Mashapaug Commons Plaza
When and why was the Mashapaug Commons plaza built? What did it replace? What businesses have occupied this plaza?
Maria Quintero
Gorham Manufacturing Company Building Complex
How did the physical plant of the Gorham Company change over time? When and why did the Gorham manufacturing buildings get demolished?
Ria Fulton
Interview with Greg Simpson
Greg Simpson, the project manager for Textron Corp. in charge of the cleanup of the former Gorham Manufacturing Company site, discusses the relationship between Textron and the community.
Interview with Ana Quezada
Ana Quezada is a board member of the Environmental Justice League of RI, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic and a resident of the Mashapaug Pond area. She describes some of her perceptions of the community’s connection to the pond and contaminated land near a high school, the process of pressing Textron to clean up the Pond and the land that is contaminated, and conducting community meetings as well as meetings with the city of Providence. She reflects on immigrants’ (from Third World countries) relationship with environmentalism as well as her own motivation to keep on working on remediation efforts.
October 29, 2011