An Icon in the Making

Here you have a view of the Industrial Trust Building (some might know it as the "Superman Building") from the corner of Benefit and College Streets in Providence.  The photo on the left was taken in 1927; the photo on the right was taken 91 years later in 2018.  The Industrial Trust Building is still the tallest building in Providence and - despite it being mostly concealed in the 2018 photo - occupies a commanding presence in Providence's small but beautiful skyline.  For the people of Providence in 1927, the building was likely the biggest structure many of them had ever seen!  I love to imagine how they must have felt standing on this very street corner staring wide-eyed at this modern marvel of engineering.  What a time to have been alive!