We wanted to know what’s missing in Providence’s North End. So we asked.

We wanted to know what’s missing in Providence’s North End. So we asked.

Paulette Lewis, left, delivers a sandwich to Norman Mack, right, during lunch for seniors at the DaVinci Center for Community Progress on Charles Street in Providence on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)Just minutes from luxury downtown and university campuses in downtown Providence, lies a starkly different reality in the city’s North End. Providence is made up of 25 neighborhoods. The North End — which in…