A look inside the secret apartment in the middle of Providence Place Mall.Courtesy of Michael Townsend In the early 2000s, artist Michael Townsend spotted an unused corridor inside a Rhode Island mall ...

When the Providence Place Mall was constructed in the late ’90s, it was touted by Rhode Island leaders as a sign of urban renewal for its struggling capital city. For eight artists, it became ...

While shopping malls have been hit with hard times due to the ease of online shopping, back around the turn of the 21st century, they were desirable places to go and hang out — so bustling and packed ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — One of the eight artists who built and lived in a secret apartment inside of the Providence Place mall for four years was finally welcomed back inside Tuesday. It comes ahead ...

Secret Mall Apartment both is and isn't about a secret mall apartment. The film makes a charming collective of artists surreptitiously setting up a living space in a mall its hook (and what a helluva ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The director of the upcoming Providence-focused documentary “Secret Mall Apartment” visited Rhode Island College (RIC) on Wednesday night for a behind-the-scenes Q&A and a ...

The artists were banned from the mall after the apartment was discovered Previous showing have been limited or sold out PROVIDENCE – After its debut at SXSW in Texas last year, "Secret Mall Apartment, ...

During their heyday, malls captivated Hollywood filmmakers. From 1978’s “Dawn of the Dead” and 1982’s “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” through 1991’s “Scenes From a Mall” and 1995’s “Mallrats,” ...

PROVIDENCE – The documentary "Secret Mall Apartment," about the apartment a group of artists secretly built deep in the bowels of Providence Place mall, opened in the same place it all started on ...

A third of the box office revenue is from Showcase Cinemas properties Artist Michael Townsend keeps doing surprise question-and-answer sessions after the movie The movie opened on March 18 in ...