Riverside, Rhode Island

[1] Despite not being an incorporated city, Riverside has its own zip code, 02915, and is an acceptable mailing address according to the United States Postal Service.

Boyden Heights and Vanity Fair each had a short run before closing down due to low attendance.

Many hotels, guest houses and shore dinner halls operated in Riverside in the late 19th century to accommodate the influx of summer visitors escaping the big city.

The Riverside Girl Scout House on Willett Avenue, built around 1870, is the oldest school still standing in East Providence.

The historic Little Neck Cemetery contains the grave of Thomas Willett, the first mayor of New York City and Elizabeth Tilley Howland (d.1687) who was a passenger as a child on the Mayflower.

The association, with a diverse membership of area business leaders, hosts member and non-member events, is a famous wedding venue and still operates today.

Narragansett Terrace, in the extreme south of town, was the site of many summer cottages for wealthy residents including Governor Case.

Bullock's Cove, nestled between the Terrace and Bay Spring, offered mooring sites for small boats.

"Our Heritage - A History of East Providence" 1976 Monarch Publishing, Inc. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-27782