51. STRANGE STREETS: The Mystery of Ridge St. and Pidge Ave.

<p><i><strong>Episode Description: </strong></i></p><p>On the border of Providence and Pawtucket, there’s a strange intersection. One single road changes its name from Ridge Street to Pidge Avenue. With Ridge and Pidge being just one letter apart, it always seemed like a mistake. With the help of Providence Journal reporter Paul Parker, we get to the bottom of the mystery. And uncover another one along the way. </p><p><i><strong>To Visit: </strong></i></p><ul><li>Intersection of Pidge Avenue and East Avenue, Pawtucket, RI</li><li>Pidge Tavern was at 586 Pawtucket Avenue</li></ul><p><i><strong>Episode Source Material</strong></i></p><ul><li><a href="https://providencejournal-ri.newsmemory.com/?token=01c0c27d149687f8eb2e2c160745dba2&cnum=ff5449f7-b1d1-eb11-a2e1-005056abcc37&fod=1111111STD-0&selDate=20220312&licenseType=paid_subscriber&">It's No Typo | Paul Parker | January 19, 2020</a> (Search “Pidge” in the Journal Archive)</li><li><a href="http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/ODN/ProJoApp/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TPJ%2F2020%2F03%2F08&entity=Ar00101&mode=text&sk=0E6314ED">Not gone after all - The Providence Journal, 3/8/2020</a></li><li><a href="https://rifootprints.com/2010/11/11/a-toll-a-tavern-and-a-farm/">A Toll, A Tavern, and A Farm: A History of Pidge Avenue</a></li><li><a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/11/18/84079164.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0">New York Times | Granville Standish Jr. Obituary</a></li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DxV_CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT121&lpg=PT121&dq=granville+standish+pidge&source=bl&ots=9QJNJpZc0a&sig=ACfU3U3NAG4ZN0e_WaX0VSsF4_yfWeM81w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjyh8S-zMD2AhVakYkEHX5VAE0Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=granville%20standish%20pidge&f=false">Historic Taverns of Rhode Island | Robert A Geake</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/rhode-island/#:~:text=En%20route%2C%20Washington%20passed%20through,Rhode%20Island%20governor%20Nicholas%20Cooke">Rhode Island · George Washington's Mount