From Boston Globe Opinion: In the center of downtown Providence sits a beautiful embarrassment. The Industrial Trust building, a.k.a. the “Superman” building, the state’s tallest skyscraper at 26 stories, has now sat empty for 13 years.
Scaffolding and boarded up windows pockmark the iconic state landmark, which has become a symbol of economic malaise, dysfunction, and the bureaucracy of real estate funding.
