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    Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection

    Document Type

    Still Image

    Call number of Original

    PH 28 DEC 1995

    Contributing Institution

    Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

    Location

    Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA

    Creation Date

    12-28-1995

    Format of Original

    35mm color negatives

    Description

    Views of the Congress Street Diner, 551 Congress Street, at the northwest corner of Congress Street and Oak Street.
    The Diner closed in 1996. Immediate prior occupants of the building's ground floor included Bentley's Restaurant, and Clay City / Monroe Salt Works pottery. The building was also home to the Dreamland Theater, circa1907-1909.

    Left image: Exterior view of storefront from south.
    Right image: Interior view of dining area. Oak Street visible at right.

    Keywords

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

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    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted.