Providence's Broken-Down Recreation Centers
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Providence's Broken-Down Recreation Centers
Together, the combined wealth of the PawSox ownership group is in the billions.
Meanwhile, the City of Providence's nine recreation centers are crumbling. Here's a look at some of the inadequate facilities Providence's youth face at city funded recreation centers, as the city considers special tax treatment of the PawSox ownership group.
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Davey Lopes
Davey Lopes Recreation Center
227 Dudley Rd.
Providence, RI 02907
Torn and worn down workout equipment is shown in this picture. Old and rusty weights are all over the gym with no organization.
Davey Lopes
Davey Lopes Recreation Center
227 Dudley Rd.
Providence, RI 02907
Here is another picture of a bench press rack that has been used a few too many times. This rack is ripped up and has lost pretty much all of its padding.
Davey Lopes
Davey Lopes Recreation Center
227 Dudley Rd.
Providence, RI 02907
Davey Lopes' pool, which reopened last year after repairs, appeared to have some structural issues as well as rust, sediment and debris, as the facility prepared for another summer season.
Neutaconkanut
Neutaconkanut Recreation Center
675 Plainfield St.
Providence, RI 02909
Inside the basketball gym at Neutaconkanut Recreation Center the padding on the wall is very worn and ripped along the top.
Neutaconkanut
Neutaconkanut Recreation Center
675 Plainfield St.
Providence, RI 02909
The lights underneath the scoreboard in the basketball gym appear to have been hit a few times to the point where one of the lights is barely attached.
Neutaconkanut
Neutaconkanut Recreation Center
675 Plainfield St.
Providence, RI 02909
The lockers in the men's room are extremely rusty from top to bottom and are beat up.
Sackett Street
Sackett Street Recreation Center
159 Sackett St.
Providence, RI 02907
The paint on the walls of Sackett Street Recreation Center is chipping away fairly quickly. This wall has lost a good amount of paint already and there is more falling off.
Sackett Street
Sackett Street Recreation Center
159 Sackett St.
Providence, RI 02907
Torn wall padding seems to be the pattern throughout these recreation centers and Sackett Street is no different.
Selim Madelin Rogers
Selim Madelin Rogers Recreation Center
60 Camden Ave.
Providence, RI 02908
The door to one of the stalls in the men's restroom is hanging by a hinge.
Selim Madelin Rogers
Selim Madelin Rogers Recreation Center
60 Camden Ave.
Providence, RI 02908
One of the water fountains at Selim Madelin Rogers is missing muliple cover pieces and has a small leak.
Selim Madelin Rogers
Selim Madelin Rogers Recreation Center
60 Camden Ave.
Providence, RI 02908
Walking along the side of the recreation center there was a large tear in the fence. This tear was big enough for a person to walk through without any problem.
Selim Madelin Rogers
Selim Madelin Rogers Recreation Center
60 Camden Ave.
Providence, RI 02908
The playground was in decent shape for the children, but there was one thing missing. The chain was the only thing left of the swing.
South Providence
South Providence Recreation Center
674 Praire Ave.
Providence, RI 02905
There doesn't seem to be enough storage space at South Providence, due to the fact that there are all sorts of items stored in the locker room showers.
Vincent Brown
Vincent Brown Recreation Center
438 Hope St.
Providence, RI 02906
The walls need to have a little work done. Inside the basketball gym the paint is very faded and falling off.
Vincent Brown
Vincent Brown Recreation Center
438 Hope St.
Providence, RI 02906
Another piece of padding in the basketball court is falling apart.
West End
West End Recreation Center
109 Bucklin St.
Providence, RI 02907
At first glance it is hard to tell what this building is because of the missing letters on the sign, but this building is the West End Recreation Center.
West End
West End Recreation Center
109 Bucklin St.
Providence, RI 02907
To add on to the missing sign, one of the entrances consists of a broken floor and stained carpet.
West End
West End Recreation Center
109 Bucklin St.
Providence, RI 02907
An entrance to West End has a lot of the paint peeled off which doesn't make a great appearance.
West End
West End Recreation Center
109 Bucklin St.
Providence, RI 02907
A tile is missing underneath the water fountain at the West End Recreation Center.
Zuccolo
Zuccolo Recreation Center
11 Gesler St.
Providence, RI 02909
The Zuccolo Recreation Center was in good shape, with only one of the things that stood out was the broken water fountain.
