The West Side has beautiful architecture, cool businesses, and lots of fun things to do, but the #1 reason this neighborhood is so special is its diverse community of interesting, creative, and kind people.
Culturally diverse area of older homes with character and engaged citizens.
Everything is close and walkable, we don't have to travel too far for the best entertainment, food, and now pharmacy!
Community and civic engagement, great restaurants/bars, dogs per capita.
There’s a real sense of community in this neighborhood. People are settling here and making it home. It isn’t as transitory as some other areas that rely heavily on students.
It is diverse, lively yet peaceful, walkable, visually pleasant, offers responsible and efficient scale and density, provides a sense of authenticity and history, welcoming to variety of cultures and lifestyles, close to downtown, and the neighbors look out for each other.
I would describe the West End as a “Victorian Sesame Street.” It's a great diverse community with beautiful historic architecture, and there's plenty to learn from the warm and fuzzy people that live and work there.
I live and work in the neighborhood and I believe that West Broadway is a great neighborhood because of its diverse population, wonderful restaurants, and variety of services for humans and animals, multitude of culture.
The West Side is a great place to live – a nice neighborhood, is clean and a supportive community.
There is no better place to raise a family than the West Side of Providence. Great people, great food and excitement year round. I am proud to live in this neighborhood and invest in this thriving community.
I love the people who live here. The West Side is brimming with innovators, preservationists, artists, thinkers, and families; and I love that my neighbors are just as passionate about this little corner of the city as I am.
I grew up in cohousing, an intentional community that valued shared space and being close with your neighbors. In the West End and WBNA, I see the same commitment to community building, green space, and neighborhood engagement – I feel at home!
Owner, Casa Buena Builders, Inc.
I'm encouraged by what can be accomplished when neighbors work together. Cleaner streets, better housing, influencing decisions that affect the entire city. A great group of people with whom to work.
I love the people in our neighborhood.
Retired Program Director and Volunteer Manager, Providence Children's Museum, Ready to Learn Providence, Providence CityArts!
I love living in a neighborhood where people are friendly, where neighborhood events create a sense of community, and where the neighborhood group creates opportunities like the solar panel program to participate in. My electric bill is $0 because of WBNA!