The lengths that some will go to leave their mark on a city never cease to amaze me. The graffiti painted on this walkway across the Moshassuck River in Providence had to have been painted from above. That does add a certain amount of admiration for the talent of the individuals that painted this bit of street art. The concrete pillars in the foreground are the remains of the old section of canal street that was removed in 1987 when the course of the rivers in Providence was redirected. As part of the Providence Renaissance, and in conjunction with the building of Citizens Plaza, the city redirected the Blackstone River, the Woonasquatucket River, and the Moshassuck River. The three now merge just south of the plaza.
The river in today's photo, as stated, is the Moshassuck. It flows from Lincoln to Providence and is just about 10-miles in length. Six dams still exist along the length of the river. The name "Moshassuck" means "river where moose watered" in the Algonquian tongue spoken by the Narragansett Indians, providing a good indicator of the wilderness that once existed in the northern part of the state. The river was central to the numerous 17th and 18th century mills that would become the base of the American Industrial Revolution. Despite numerous cleanup efforts that now span three centuries - the first in 1897 after the cholera outbreaks of 1849 and 1854 were attributed to pollution in this river - the Moshassuck remains the second most polluted river in the state.
Post processing started with a brilliant warm filter in Topaz Adjust. I then adjusted adaptive exposure, contrast, and protect highlights. In PSE I added a levels adjustment and then added a warming filter just to the water.
