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    Collection

    Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

    Document Type

    Still Image

    Call number of Original

    140255-1

    Contributing Institution

    Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

    Location

    Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Creation Date

    7-26-1982

    Format of Original

    35mm gelatin silver negative

    Description

    Full exterior view of Maine Savings Bank Plaza, 511 Congress Street, from southeast. Maine Savings Bank acquired the buildings between Mechanics Hall, and Brown Street (including the Motley Block), which were demolished in 1972 and 1973. The bank plaza was completed by December 1974, and in January 1975 Maine Savings Bank opened its corporate headquarters in the building.
    The bank closed in 1991.

    Businesses located in the lower level of Maine Savings Plaza included Bookland book store, and a Deering Ice Cream restaurant (at right in the photo).
    At the top of the office building, the bank's "ONE" logo, based on the U.S. one-dollar bill motif, which was used on Maine Savings Bank advertisements and credit cards.

    Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 26 July 1982

    A full exterior view of the Plaza in 1997 can be seen at this link.

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    Keywords

    Portland, Me., Downtown Portland, Businesses, Congress Street

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    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.