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Up To You: Wickford Lumber

Wickford Lumber closed earlier this month. What should take it's place?

From Post Road to Boston Neck Road to Quaker Lane, North Kingstown has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses.

But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each week, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in North Kingstown and ask our readers what they'd like to see there.

A skate park? A community center? A Thai restaurant? A movie theater? What do you want?

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This week: Longtime local business Wickford Lumber abruptly closed its doors last week. The property was initially a depot stop for the Newport/Wickford railroad line before becoming a lumberyard for the area.

If it were up to you, what should happen to this building?

Find out what's happening in North Kingstownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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