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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.