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THE MANSIONS
OF NEWPORT R.I.
POSTCARDS
Introducing an upcoming book about "Newport Mansions / Postcards of the Gilded Age"
"THAT WAS THEN / THIS IS NOW"
In this section, we will offer interesting statistics that compare Newport past and present. We will try to represent our data as accurately as possible.
Our first list will compare the numbers of various types of businesses in Newport, Rhode Island in the year 1949 and 1997: the business classification will be listed first followed by the number of businesses in Newport for the year 1949 and then the number in Newport in the year 1997.
ACCOUNTANTS: 7 / 26
ANTIQUES: 10 / 43
ATTORNEYS: 1 / lots & lots
AUTO DEALERS: 20 / 2
BAKERS: 9 / 13
BARBERS: 38 / 5
BOAT BUILDERS AND REPAIRS: 4 / 7
BUS LINES: 2 / 1
DENTISTS: 31 / 22
DRESS MAKERS: 16 / 2
FUNERAL HOMES: 4 / 3
GAS STATIONS: 32 / 4
GROCERYS: 66 / 15
ICE DEALERS: 8 / 1
INCOME TAX CONSULTANTS: 3 / pages and pages
LIQUOR STORES: 42 / 15
NURSES 180 / 4
TO BE CONTINUED
Postcard links:
While you are viewing this site you may wish to visit our selected Newport, Rhode Island Web sites of note
This is not a link, but a list of area dealers.
Spielberg's filming of Amistad in Newport
The Newport County
Convention and Visitors
Bureau
(Newport)
The Naval 
Undersea Warfare
Center
BELCOURT CASTLE: Newport's Privately owned House Museum
The
Preservation Society
of Newport
County
Salve Regina
University
located in Newport,
Rhode Island
The Newport County Chamber of Commerce
Newport Rhode Island Fire Alarm Directory with Signal Codes.
The Redwood Library of Newport, RI, c. 1747.
The categories listed below are selections from our web gallery of The Drawing Room of Newport featuring 'Furnishings from Newport's Gilded Age' and The Zsolnay Store offering Central European Ceramics: Amphora to Zsolnay
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The Drawing Room is located at 152-154 Spring Street, Newport, Rhode Island 02840.We are open daily from 11 am to 5 pm and by appointment. If you have a question about an item listed in this document please call us at 1-401-841-5060. All images copyright by F. Santi, 1998
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