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"Too old to be hip but too young to be venerated" – say good-bye to the brutalist Fogarty building in downtown Providence

No love for middle-aged béton brut: the iconic Fogarty building in Providence, RI has been scheduled to meet the wrecking ball this year. (Photo: James Baumgartner / RIPR) Rendering of the proposed extended stay hotel that has been OKed by Providence City Council to replace the Fogarty building. (Image via providencejournal.com)

No love for middle-aged béton brut: the iconic Fogarty building in Providence, RI has been scheduled to meet the wrecking ball this year. (Photo: James Baumgartner / RIPR)

No love for middle-aged béton brut: the iconic Fogarty building in Providence, RI has been scheduled to meet the wrecking ball this year. (Photo: James Baumgartner / RIPR)