These wharves typify Newport's transformation from working city-by-the-sea to a tourist destination. Fishing boats and pleasure vessels sit around the periphery of fudge shops and clothing stores (some local, some chain) all housed in an outdoor mall on a former wharf meant to blend into the old city by virtue of the liberal use of grey shingles. Nearby Bannister's Wharf is a smaller-scale version of the same thing.
