The Splendid, 1972 and 1975

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Creator

Collection

Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

Document Type

Still Image

Call number of Original

120809 and 129854

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Location

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Creation Date

11-7-1972

Format of Original

120mm gelatin silver negative, 35mm gelatin silver negative

Description

The Splendid restaurant, 631 Congress Street.
The Splendid was a Congress Street mainstay from 1927 to 1979.

Left image: Exterior, sidewalk view from east. The Lafayette building (638 Congress Street) at left.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 7 November 1972.

Right image: New owners of The Splendid, Joyce Green and Philip Green, holding a restaurant menu.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 8 November 1975.

Recommended Citation

"The Splendid, 1972 and 1975" (1972). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 432.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/432