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The Matchbox is located at 163 Brook St, right in the heart of the Fox Point Neighborhood of Providence. We're at the corner of Brook and Arnold, located diagonally across from Brassil Memorial Park & Playground, as well as a block away from Legend Bicycle. You can't miss the bright orange door. Stop by and say check us out!
The Matchbox
163 Brook St, Providence, RI 02906
Current Hours (April 2024):
Fri: 12–6pm
Sat: 12–6pm
Sun: 12–5pm
Mon–Thu: Closed
Phone: 401-699-7067
Winter is a slow time for us, so we will be back open more as we inch closer to Spring. If you need to make a shopping appt, please send us an email on our contact page.
"If you’ve attended an artisan market in Providence, chances are good that you’re familiar with the work of both Jenna Goldberg, AKA Milkcan Industries, and Bradley DiFoggio and Paul Lambert, AKA Parched. Both brands make apparel and accessories with Little Rhody as the subject. As that ol’ familiar tale goes, when coronavirus hit, all were left scrambling for other opportunities. “Opening a brick and mortar during a pandemic is a crazy proposition, but a friend of mine had a space in Fox Point that she was getting ready to fix up and put on the rental market,” says Goldberg, who walked right up to DiFoggio at a show and asked if Parched wanted to share a store. “We felt our work complemented each other more than competed,” she says. After months of prepping with renovations, DiFoggio and Goldberg got to work making cabinets and fixtures that could maximize the small space. In October, The Matchbox opened its doors. “I wanted to make it look like a sweet old store that had been there forever,” says Goldberg. “It’s still a work in progress but we are looking forward to making more Rhode Island merch and getting to know the community. We hope to be here for a long time.”
– Providence Monthly, March 2022