Providence

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Richard suggested a walk along the banks of the Seekonk this evening, and I got to breathe in the scents of a New England twilight. Sun lingering down upon large painted Victorian houses and brick columned buildings; swans swirling lazily in the reeds; purple-topped wild chives gracing the bank of a dark grey pond. Definitely a place for healing.

Comments

[quillon.livejournal.com]

Weren't the cloud formations amazing tonight?

[jaelyn.livejournal.com]

You're in RI?

Maybe you could do me a favor if you have a chance?

There is (or was, maybe) a restaurant called The Purple Cat Restaurant in Chepachet, RI. I bought a tshirt from them online (All purple shirt with their logo on the front and the state on the back.) Ever since I received the shirt, all traces of the restaurant have disappeared and I can't find out why. Is there a way to find out if it's been closed down or relocated?

If you could help me in anyway, I'd really appreciate it. If you're too busy, thats okay too. I know its a strange request. *blushes*

Chasing the purple ...

[ri-whittlesey.livejournal.com]

There is (or was, maybe) a restaurant called The Purple Cat Restaurant in Chepachet, RI. I bought a tshirt from them online. Ever since I received the shirt, all traces of the restaurant have disappeared and I can't find out why. Is there a way to find out if it's been closed down or relocated?

Let me see what I can do. Not quite my usual stamping grounds - Chepachet is mid-state, and I'm in Providence, i.e. coastal Rhode Island - but there have to be some sort of clues, people to ask.

If you're too busy, thats okay too. I know its a strange request. *blushes*

Hey, I was brought up by a serious librarian (R.I.P.). There are strange information requests (yours is far from the record), but no trivial ones. It may take a bit, but let me see what I can learn.

Can you say any more? Like, when was the last date you knew it was open? What kind of restaurant - roadside steakhouse, seafood (not so likely in Chepachet), alternative-vegetarian? Ethnic identity, if any? (Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Indian are most likely around the coast; I'm not sure about inland.)

Re: Chasing the purple ...

[jaelyn.livejournal.com]

No, I am not from RI, I'm in CA. I just ordered a tshirt from their website because I loved the design (I love purple and cats, especially purple cats). I wanted to get another shirt, but it looks like they're out of business. I ordered the shirt about a year and a half ago.

I don't know anything else about the restaurant.

Finding the purple.

[ri-whittlesey.livejournal.com]

Well - I haven't been out there, but it sounds interesting. From http://riroads.com/archive/purplecat.htm:

"One of the delights of wandering the countryside is finding restaurants like the Purple Cat. ... Trusting in local experts, I followed directions: look for the sign with a big purple cougar-like cat, just north of the 44/102 split. You have to more or less know that it's there to find it on the first try.

It was a restaurant. A real restaurant, hand-carved signs and historical photographs on the walls. Of course the walls weren't the reason for being there -- I was hungry! And a good thing, too, since I couldn't resist their Friday/Saturday special -- a huge slab of black angus prime rib."

Right on the straight route from Providence to Hartford, Connecticut. Looks like worth a look.

I don't find a Web site for them, but a lot of Rhode Island review sites mention them. But if you want to gripe about your T-shirt, here's from http://www.rhodeisland-source.com/foodlist-Chepachet-Providence/1174/:

The Purple Cat Restaurant
4 Stafford Yard P.O box 316
Chepachet
Providence
Rhode Island
02814
Phone: 401-568-7161
Food style: American

Re: Finding the purple.

[jaelyn.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your help.

Their website went offline a long time ago. :/