GoLocal Prov — Strip Club Owner and Smiley Donor Took Control of $1 Million Camp Cronin for $17K

Owner of Club Desire bought Providence's Camp Cronin in a tax sale. PHOTO: GoLocal

Aug 2, 2023

By GoLocalProv News Team — The City of Providence’s Camp Cronin in Narragansett has been mired in controversy in recent years.

The property, valued at over a million dollars, had fallen into disrepair under former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza’s administration.

As GoLocal reported, there was “shocking” vandalism of the buildings on the grounds as recently as 2019.

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This week, the Providence Journal reported that due to unpaid tax bills, Camp Cronin was purchased at a tax sale last fall — for a little over $17,000 by Airway Leasing, LLC. The city can reportedly still retain the property if it pays off the lien with “Airway” within the year.

That is just half the story, however.

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