The city of Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

has 25 official neighborhoods.
Many of these neighborhoods are often grouped together referred to collectively:

• East Side
  East Side, Providence, Rhode Island
  The East Side is a collection of neighborhoods in Providence, Rhode Island on the eponymous eastern part of the city. It officially comprises the neighborhoods of Blackstone, Hope , Mount Hope, College Hill , Wayland, and Fox Point.The area is separated from East Providence, Rhode Island to the...
  
   - region of Blackstone, Hope (aka Summit), Mount Hope, College Hill, Wayland, and Fox Point.

• Jewelry District
  Jewelry District, Providence, Rhode Island
  The Jewelry District is a neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island located just south of Downtown between Interstate 195 and Henderson Street. Interstate 95 lies at the western edge of the neighborhood, which includes Davol Square and the waterfront along the west bank of the Providence River...
  
   - the area around Davol Square
  Davol Square
  Davol Square is a historic public square in central Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the intersection of Point Street and Eddy Street in the Upper South Providence neighborhood, in the middle of the Jewelry District.-Description:...
  
  . This area will be united with Downtown after the completion of the Iway project to move I-195 south.

• North End - sometimes given collectively to the neighborhoods of Charles and Wanshuck.

• South Side
  South Side, Providence, Rhode Island
  The South Side of Providence, Rhode Island, originally South Providence, is a term frequently used to describe the collective region comprising the official neighborhoods of Upper and Lower South Providence, Elmwood and the West End...
  
   or South Providence - region consisting of the neighborhoods of Elmwood, Lower South Providence, Upper South Providence, and West End.

• West Broadway - an area of Federal Hill and West End along the western portion of Westminster Street.

The oldest, highest density neighborhoods are either those close to downtown or proximate to the Woonasquatucket River

Woonasquatucket River

The Woonasquatucket River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows approximately and drains a watershed of 130 km² ....

, which provided a power source for early industrialization in Manton, Hartford, and Olneyville. More distant neighborhoods developed later, mostly as transportation as public horse car and streetcar lines were added.