Less than a mile away is the circa 1825 Providence Arcade, which is the oldest indoor shopping mall in the country. A few years ago they remodeled the entire se

Less than a mile away is the circa 1825 Providence Arcade, which is the oldest indoor shopping mall in the country. A few years ago they remodeled the entire second level into tiny apartments. It’s not just a floor of an apartment building that happens to be above a mall— the entrances to their apartments and stores are all in the same big room. The second-floor balcony above the main shopping area forms their collective front porch. It really would be like living in the mall. What a strange experience that must be.