25 Apr 2021
My wife and I took a guided Providence Walking Tour with Sarah yesterday and learned all about the literary history of the city. Sarah did a great job explaining the connections between the industrial side of Providence and how it influenced writers like Edgar Allen Poe and HP Lovecraft, among others. As someone who's lived in Providence for many years, I have to admit that her range of knowledge about different literary entities was vast but she did a great job of keeping the information accessible! The East Side, where the tour took place, is a beautiful part of the city and as someone who lives on the other side of the highway, I never get the chance to explore that area so it made the tour all the better. Now that I know so much more about it, I can't wait to visit the Providence Athenaeum when it opens again to the public. A great COVID safe way to spend an afternoon in Providence.