Alternate
Neighborhood Names
This page provides an explanation of how the official Neighborhood
boundaries, established by the Planning Commission in 1977,
relate to other commonly used names for areas within the
City of Providence.
Jewelry District:
Just south of Downtown
and formerly within the Upper
South Providence neighborhood, it is nestled within
the curve of I-95 to the south and I-195 to the north (I-195
is currently being redirected south of the Jewelry District,
then it will become part of Downtown)(MAP
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North End: A
vague term used sometimes by the real estate industry, it
seems to apply mostly to the neighborhoods of Wanskuck
and Charles.
West Broadway:
An officially recognized neighborhood with its own association,
West Broadway spans the southern part of Federal
Hill and the top third of West
End.
West Side: A fairly vague
term for the area including West
End, Olneyville,
and adjacent parts of other neighborhoods.