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djpicard Says: The Stadium Theater, built in 1925, was once one of the finest theaters in Rhode Island. As a child in the 1970's, I remember going to the Stadium on Saturdays to see feature films for a buck. As a teenager, I remember the sad marquee that never changed, displaying 'XXX...
Churches built by Woonsocket's...
djpicard Says: Churches built by Woonsocket's ImmigrantsSt. Ann's Church is a city landmark with its two cupola-topped steeples. The church, once a center of the Sentintellist movement, is decorated with frescoes modeled on those in Rome's Sistine Chapel. Sadly, St. Ann's recently closed...
djpicard Says: A hockey game at Adelard Arena, Mt St Charles Academy.Hockey is king at Mount Saint Charles Academy. State champions with alarming regularity and the number one schoolboy hockey team in the country on more than a few occasions makes the word 'dynasty' seem almost inadequate...
The Museum of Work and Culture
djpicard Says: The Blackstone Valley, running from Worcester, Mass., to Pawtucket, once housed hundreds of textile mills, some dating to the early 19th century. Woonsocket came into its own toward the end of the 19th century, with the influx of Canadian immigrants when it was referred to...
djpicard Says: Autumnfest is held Columbus Day Weekend, (This year, on October 6th, 7th and 8th, 2001). There is a 10K road race, talent shows, sports competitions for teams representing local businesses, continuous live entertainment, dozens of food booths, a beer tent with ongoing...
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mmsdragon Says: woonsocket motor inn is a great place to stay when visiting woonsocket. they are located within walking distance to anything you might need. the rooms were clean and reasonably priced.coffee free in lobby for those of you who can't get started without it. :-)we paid about...
New York Lunch on Main Street: New York Lunch on Main Street
djpicard Says: The 'wiener man' stands over a grill that is visible to main street passers-by and arranges wieners down the length of his forearm. He uses a long spoon to drizzle hot chili on each before removing them two at a time to wrap in waxed paper. Order weiners by the half-dozen...
Ye Olde English Fish and Chips
djpicard Says: Ye Olde English Fish and ChipsThe best Fish and Chip place ever! Packed on Fridays, expecially during Lent (the weeks preceeding Easter). Wrapped in unprinted newspaper. Make sure to ask for plenty of ketchup (or malt vinegar if you prefer). Resist the urge to order anything...
mmsdragon Says: many good eating places here.old english fish and chips. there's a great chinese buffet in the same parking lot with hotel..Yummy must also th\ry the weiners.out of this world :-)lots of small family run eating places remember when ordering coffee in this part of the states...
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Yes you can have chinese food and egg rolls while you watch the show. We would only go for drinks and the attraction of the night. Chan's gets great entertainment and it's always wonderful music. Gives you a funny feeling to walk thru the front of the restaurant...quite Chinese... and then into a room which is the nightclub where you see the actual performance.
Highly recommended for good jazz and other top flight evenings of entertainment.
Egg Rolls and Jazz
Updated Mar 28, 2008
Address: 267 Main Street, Woonsocket.RI 02895
Phone: 401.765.1900
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Woonsocket is a melting pot of French-Canadians, Portuguese, Italians, and recently a large number of Southeast Asians. Many restaurants still retain a very ethnic flavor unlike the large 'chain' restaurants (Chili's, TGIF, Ruby Tuesdays) that you find in most cities. Things to find & try: (1) J'aime la Tourtiere...a french pork pie (2) Dynamites: (look for them at Autumnfest) a sloppy joe with large pieces of onion and green pepper (3) Coffee Cabinets: (sometimes shortened to Coffee Cab...look for them at the Castle Luncheonette) a thick, flavorful coffee-flavored milkshake (years ahead of Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts!) (4) Italian Grinders: You might know them as poorboys or hoagies. (5) Onion Rings: The way they SHOULD be made...thin, battered first, then covered in cornmeal and served in white cardboard boxes with red stripes (6) Whole fried clams: Make sure you ask for them 'with the pushers' so that you don't get clam strips. Get plenty of tartar sauce with these! (7) Chowder and Clamcakes: With a red tomato broth, just like they used to serve up at Rocky Point. (8) Bijou's French Onion Soup. Coma bien!
Written Aug 25, 2002
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take a walk on main street and see the old bldgs. some off downtown has been refurbished, some replaced. still beautiful.
Written Aug 24, 2002
Visit main street (especially...
djpicard Says: Visit main street (especially during the Christmas season) During the blizzard of '78, I was 12 and we were out of school for almost a month. My dad came home from work one night and decided we were all going to walk to Ye Olde English for dinner (we were getting tired of...
visit the old mills. so much...
mmsdragon Says: visit the old mills. so much history here.this area of rhode island was used by early settlers because of the blackstone river, and its downward flow, help to run the water wheels that ran the mills. today only a couple still operating anyone remember joyland? many fond...
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When I was a girl living in Warwick and Quonset Point RI, I wanted to go to Woonsocket. I knew that they spoke French there because of the large population of French Canadians and I wanted to learn to...
Woonsocket...trying to be reborn...
The Rhode Island Historical Society created a small interactive museum to depict the struggles and culture of the French Canadians who migrated from Canada to work in the mills during the...
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I was born here in 1953 and lived here until 1968, when family moved away to california. I went back to visit long lost relatives, and friends after 28 years. what memories came flooding back. i...
I've been a Woonsocket resident all my life. I currently travel between Woonsocket and Las Vegas for job purposes. Las Vegas is a great place, and when I'm there I live up in the mountains with a...
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