Angell Street

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Angell Street is a major one-way thoroughfare on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. It was named for Thomas Angell, an early settler in Providence. [1]

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HP Lovecraft Memorial Square intersection of Angell St and Prospect St in Providence. HP Lovecraft Memorial Square intersection of Angell St and Prospect St in Providence.2013-07-27.jpg
HP Lovecraft Memorial Square intersection of Angell St and Prospect St in Providence.

Route

Angell Street runs roughly east to west across the East Side of Providence. The street begins in Wayland at the Henderson Bridge and extends westward, bisecting the Brown University campus and then continuing down College Hill. The street ends at Benefit Street, immediately east of the First Baptist Church in America, where its path becomes Thomas and later Steeple streets.

Angell intersects other thoroughfares in the area, including Thayer Street and Hope Street.

Famous inhabitants

Structures

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References

  1. "View of Historic Names of Providence's Waterfront and College Hill | Names". ans-names.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. Lovecraft, H. P. (2014-10-13). The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN   978-1-63149-055-2.

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