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51. STRANGE STREETS: The Mystery of Ridge St. and Pidge Ave.

On the border of Providence and Pawtucket, there’s a strange intersection. One single road changes its name from Ridge Street to Pidge Avenue. With Ridge and Pidge being just one letter apart, it always seemed like a mistake. With the help of Providence Journal reporter Paul Parker, we get to the bottom of the mystery. And uncover another one along the way. To Visit: Intersection of Pidge Avenue and East Avenue, Pawtucket, RI Pidge Tavern was at 586 Pawtucket Avenue
Broadcast on:
15 Mar 2022

Episode Description: 

On the border of Providence and Pawtucket, there’s a strange intersection. One single road changes its name from Ridge Street to Pidge Avenue. With Ridge and Pidge being just one letter apart, it always seemed like a mistake. With the help of Providence Journal reporter Paul Parker, we get to the bottom of the mystery. And uncover another one along the way. 

To Visit: 

  • Intersection of Pidge Avenue and East Avenue, Pawtucket, RI
  • Pidge Tavern was at 586 Pawtucket Avenue

Episode Source Material

On the border of Providence and Pawtucket, there’s a strange intersection. One single road changes its name from Ridge Street to Pidge Avenue. With Ridge and Pidge being just one letter apart, it always seemed like a mistake. With the help of Providence Journal reporter Paul Parker, we get to the bottom of the mystery. And uncover another one along the way. To Visit: Intersection of Pidge Avenue and East Avenue, Pawtucket, RI Pidge Tavern was at 586 Pawtucket Avenue