This timeline pays homage to them.
Some represent the stories of immigrants bringing their foods to America and building livelihoods. All recount the ambitions and passions to create something successful, memorable and delicious.
This list of also recalls beloved restaurants and places gone but not forgotten. Those are part of each of our individual histories and memories.
The state s oldest restaurants were established long ago as taverns. Yes, it seems George Washington did sleep, and eat, here.
A timeline of Rhode Island s restaurants:
1673:
The White Horse Tavern begins serving guests. The business claims to be the “oldest operating restaurant in the U.S.” and the 10th-oldest in the world. In 2014, a Newport-based group acquired the property and became the ninth owner in the more than 350-year history of the tavern.
French Canadians left an indelible mark on the business district around Lafayette Square
Mike Richard
Special for The Gardner News
While the businesses in the cluster at 110-134 Parker St. were never part of a named block, there were many stores and shops that flourished in the area over the years.
The structure at 110-118 Parker St. was built in 1900 and located just to the right of Robillard’s Pharmacy approaching Lafayette Square.
This section of Gardner, near Nichols and Parker streets, was once dubbed Canuck Corner because of the large French-Canadian population that settled there. In time, the French Church (Holy Rosary) was built a short distance away, while the Acadien Social Club was also in the neighborhood.