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Saint Patrick's Day Parade on Brackett Street, 2001
View of front of Saint Patrick's Day parade with bagpipe player, on Brackett Street, near Spring Street.
Photo published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, on 18 March 2001.

Boothby Square repaving, 2000
View of Boothby Square roadway from northeast.
Article caption: "Jim Neptune, a mason for LaBrecque Construction, bundles against the cold as he shapes bricks Thursday for the new median on Boothby Square in Portland. Those working on refurbishing the Old Port landmark will see more cold weather today."
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 8 December 2000.

Habitat for Humanity construction on Mayo Street, 2000
Exterior view of homes under construction by volunteer crew from Habitat for Humanity, at 13-15 Mayo Street, from southwest. The volunteers were visiting from the Family Motor Coach Association's chapter of Habitat for Humanity- a national nonprofit organization the builds and helps finance homes for low-income families.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 1 September 2000.

East view of Congress Street from Portland Observatory, 2000
Eastbound view of Congress Street, from the top of the renovated Portland Observatory. Lafayette Street at left, Saint Lawrence Congregational Church, 76 Congress Street, at right. Mackworth Island and Casco Bay in background.
Photo published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, on 11 June 2000.

Franklin Arterial, 1997
General view of Franklin Arterial at Fox Street, from northwest. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (190 Cumberland Avenue) at left. Franklin Towers (211 Cumberland Avenue) apartment building at right.
Photo published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, on 2 March 1997
An aerial view of the area, taken in 1960, can be seen at this link.
A 1969 view of the latter stages of the demolition of the original Franklin Street can be seen at this link.
An aerial view of the construction of Franklin Arterial (1969) can be seen at this link.

Congress Square Park, 1995
Congress Square Park, viewed from west, along High Street.
H.H. Hay Building (588 - 598 Congress Street), and Portland Museum of Art in background, right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 12 September 1995.

Union Wharf, 1992
View of Union Wharf at Commercial Street, from north. Union Wharf Market (1 Union Wharf) at left. Portion of South Portland in distant background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 30 March 1992.

Hacky Sack on Middle Street, 1989
Group enjoying a game of hacky sack, at the corner of Middle Street and Temple Street (Lobsterman Park). Temple Street garage in background.
From left: Bob Fernald, Diane Horvat, Dan Jolicoeur.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 4 May 1989

Commercial Street at Central Wharf, 1987
General view of Commercial Street intersection with Dana Street and Central Wharf, from northwest. Dana Street in foreground. Central Wharf at center. Chandler's Wharf condominium development at center background. The Harris Company (188 Commercial Street at left). Shore Sails (202 Commercial Street), Sam's Harbor Lunch (210 Commercial Street) at right. Widgery Wharf in right background.
At the time of this photograph, the Central Wharf and Harris Company property had been purchased by Liberty Group.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 16 January 1987

Portland Pier, 1984
Views of Portland Pier (between Long Wharf and Custom House Wharf).
Left image: High-angle view from northwest. Portland Pier at left-center. Custom House Wharf at left. The Harbor Supply building (40 Portland Pier) is the former Sargent Lord and Company building (see link for view from 1940).
J's Oyster Bar (5 Portland Pier) in foreground center. Long Wharf at right.
Right image: Portland Pier from southeast. J's Oyster Bar (5 Portland Pier) at center. Commercial Street in background.
Photos published in the Evening Express, on 14 February 1984

Commercial Street at High Street, 1984
General view of Commercial Street at High Street, from south. Wright Express gas station (393 Commercial Street), Rufus Deering Lumber (383 Commercial Street), in left foreground. Portland Sebago Oil and Ice Company (302 Commercial Street) at center. View of Munjoy Hill, in distant background, with Portland Observatory at left, and Saint Lawrence Congregational Church steeple at center.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 7 February 1984.

Freight train traffic on Commercial Street, 1983
Views of freight trains along Commercial Street, between Dana Street and Union Street, from northeast. Carr Brothers Company Wholesale Distributors (217 Commercial Street) at right.
Photos published in the Evening Express, on 27 September 1983
See Additional Files link, below, for an eastbound view of Commercial Street, with Moulton Street at left.

"The Golden Triangle," 1983
High-angle view of triangular block flanked by Middle Street (left), Temple Street (foreground), and Federal Street (right). Free Street is in the background, left.
The block was nicknamed "The Golden Triangle" after all the buildings lining these streets were demolished (ca.1968-1974), during the Maineway urban renewal projects (which began in 1963).
A 1966 aerial view can be seen at this link.
The triangle was eventually filled by the construction of the One City Center, office building, which opened in 1985.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 23 May 1983

Apartment houses on Deering Street (42, 44-46, 48-50, 52), 1983
General view of town houses along the southern side of Deering Street from east, between State Street and Mellen Street. From left: 42 Deering Street, 44-46 Deering Street, 48-50 Deering Street, 52 Deering Street.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 2 May 1983

Apartment houses on Deering Street (73, 57-59, 51-53, 49), 1983
General view of town houses along the northern side of Deering Street from east, between State Street and Mellen Street. From left: 73 Deering Street, 57-59 Deering Street, 51-53 Deering Street, 49 Deering Street.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 2 May 1983

Apartment houses at 33-39 Deering Street, 1983
Exterior view of row houses at 33-39 Deering Street, from west, along the north side of Deering Street. 33 Deering Street is at the northwest corner of State Street and Deering Street. The triple mansard-style houses are also known as the Simon H. Libby Block, constructed in 1866.

Commercial Street between Silver Street and Pearl Street, 1982
Views of northwest side of Commercial Street, between Silver Street and Pearl Street.
Top image: View of the block from south. From left: Silver Street, 136-125 Commercial Street, 121 Commercial Street (the original DiMillo's Restaurant location), and 109 Commercial Street (the original Sam's Harbor Lunch location), Pearl Street, United States Custom House.
Bottom image: View of the block from northeast. DiMillo's Restaurant (121 Commercial Street) at center. Sam's Harbor Lunch (109 Commercial Street) at right. Southwest corner of Commercial Street and Pearl Street, at right edge.
Photos published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, on 27 June 1982

Congress Street at High Street, 1982
HIgh-angle view of future site of Congress Square Park, at northeast corner of Congress Street and High Street, from south. Photo taken from top of Portland Museum of Art construction site.
State Theatre building (609 Congress Street) at left. Deering Street in background left. Eastland Hotel, and cleared site for Congress Square Park, at center. At right: Alpha Delta House of Pizza and Grinders (593 Congress Street); Valu-Plus Center (589 Congress Street; Paul's Food Center (583 Congress Street). Congress Square Plaza Apartments building (579 Congress Street), in background right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 18 March 1982.

Portland Museum of Art construction site, 1981
High-angle view of construction site for the Payson Wing of Portland Museum of Art, from south. High Street at left, Congress Square in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 11 December 1981.

High Street from Portland Harbor, 1980
General view of High Street, from Portland harbor. Portion of West End neighborhood at left; HIgh Street at center; Hobson's Wharf in foreground. State Theatre building, 609 Congress Street, in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 25 September 1980.

Exchange Street, 1980
View of Exchange Street, looking north from Fore Street.
Chips of Portland Cookies vendor with pushcart and customer. The Movies, 10 Exchange Street, at left. Welch Stencil Company, 7 Exchange Street, at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 26 August 1980.

Fore Street, 1980
High-angle view of Fore Street, between Market Street and Exchange Street, from southeast. Mariner's Church building, 368-374 Fore Street, at left. Sulkowitch Hardware store, 363-365 Fore Street, at right. Buildings between 2 Exchange Street and 399 Fore Street, at center. Fore Street Parking Garage construction site in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 26 August 1980.

Fore Street at Silver Street, 1980
General high-angle view of Fore Street, between Pearl Street and Exchange Street, from northeast. Fore Street side of Milk Street Armory (357 Fore Street), Silver Street, 345 Fore Street, at center. Pearl Street at right. Boothby Square in foreground. Canal Bank Plaza building (Middle Street at Union Street) in background, center. Photo taken from top of Custom House (312 Fore Street).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 26 August 1980.

Maine State Pier and vicinity, 1980
High-angle views of the Maine State Pier, 40 Commercial Street, and vicinity. Photos taken from the United States Custom House, 312 Fore Street.
Top photo: View from southwest. Williams Brothers Machinists and Welders (72 Commercial Street) in right foreground. Portland House (45 Eastern Promenade) in left background.
Bottom photo: View from north. Maine State Pier at left. Randall and McAllister Coal Company (84 Commercial Street) at left foreground.
Photos published in the Evening Express, on 26 August 1980

Free Street near High Street, 1980
Southeastern portion of Free Street, near Congress Square, from northwest.
Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce, 142 Free Street, at left. Adam's Tailor Shop, 150 Free Street, and Grimaldi's Barber Shop, 150 Free Street, at right. Billboard advertising The Hour Glass Restaurant (located at 133 Free Street) atop the building at 150 Free Street.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 30 January 1980

Congress Street southwest of High Street, 1979
General view of businesses along southwest side of Congress Street, immediately west of High Street. From left: Cut Above (604 Congress Street), Hu Shang Restaurant (608 Congress Street), Crazy Ed's Music Center (610 Congress Street).
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 27 November 1979.

Farmers Market on Temple Street, 1979
Views of Farmers Market on Temple Street, between Federal Street and Middle Street. The market was held on the "Golden Triangle," which was the triangular block flanked by Federal Street, Middle Street, and Temple Street after all the buildings had been demolished (Maineway project) before the construction of One City Center in 1985.
Photos published in the Evening Express, on 7 August 1979.

Northwest corner of High Street and Congress Street, 1977
View of northwest corner of High Street and Congress Street, from south (Congress Square). Eastland Hotel in left background.
Left to Right: Dunkin' Donuts, 601 Congress Street; Head Hunter School of Hair Design, 601 Congress Street; Snyder's Mens Wear, 599 Congress Street; Shirt Shack, 599 Congress Street; Stationery Center, 595 Congress Street; Pine Tree Billiards, 595 Congress Street; Harmon's Florists, 597 Congress Street; Rix Discount Center, 597 Congress Street; Paul's Food Center, 585 Congress Street.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 9 July 1977
[View of the newly-built 601 Congress, as Walgreen's Drug Store, in 1941 at this link.]

Boothby Square, 1974
General view of Boothby Square (Fore Street, between Market Street and Pearl Street), from west, with U.S. Custom House in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 15 February 1974.

Moving into Reiche School, 1973
Groups of elementary school pupils and teachers moving into the newly-built Howard C. Reiche Community School, 166 Brackett Street. Left image shows Clark Street side of the school building. Right image shows Brackett Street, with the former Brackett School building (155 Brackett Street) in background.
Photos published in the Evening Express, on 26 November 1973.
[More views of the Reiche School building at this link.]

Monument Square, 1973
General view of Monument Square, from north, during construction and paving project. The rotary around the Soldiers and Sailors memorial was filled in and changed into a pedestrian plaza, as part of the city's downtown Maine Way project.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 17 August 1973.

Canal Bank Plaza construction site, 1972
General view of Canal Bank Plaza construction site, Middle Street at Union Street, from east. Spring Street arterial and Holiday Inn (88 Spring Street), both under construction, in background. Staples School (70-74 Center Street), at center-left. Remaining portions of E.T. Burrowes buildings in process of demolition at center-right.

Brackett Street and Bartlett Radio, 1972
General view of northeastern portion of block of Brackett Street, between Pine Street and Spring Street, from west. Turner's Tailors, 183 Brackett Street at left. Bartlett Radio, 181 Brackett Street, at center, Brackett School, 155 Brackett Street, at right.
Bartlett Radio vehicles in foreground (on site of future Reiche School).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 23 June 1972.

Pleasant Street at Maple Street, 1972
View of south side of Pleasant Street at Maple Street, from northeast. 54 Maple Street, at left. Nathan Nutter House, 68 Pleasant Street, at center. Pleasant Street in foreground and at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 6 June 1972.

Pleasant Street protest, 1971
Pleasant Street Apartments (87 Pleasant Street), with protest sign attached to exterior wall: "Who's Home is Next? Don't Think About It, Do Something About It NOW." 85 Pleasant Street, at right. Portion of Oak Street at right edge of image. These buildings were at the northwest corner of Pleasant Street and Oak Street. Two blocks of Pleasant Street apartment houses were demolished to make way for the Holiday Inn hotel and its accompanying parking garages.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 16 April 1971.

Spring Street between Oak Street and High Street, 1971
General view of south side of Spring Street block (76 - 86 Spring Street), between Oak Street and High Street, from west. Frye Hall, 76 Spring Street, at left. House at 86 Spring Street, at right. Grand Trunk Railroad grain elevator visible at distant left background.
This block was demolished as part of the construction of the Spring Street arterial and the Holiday Inn By the Bay (88 Spring Street).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 15 April 1971.

Spring Street during E.T. Burrowes demolition, 1971
General view of Spring Street, west of Center Street, from west. Southern building of E.T. Burrowes Company in the process of being demolished (at right), with northern building (at left) still intact. The walkway between the two buildings was demolished before the photo was taken. Staples School, 70-74 Center Street, visible at right edge of image. Two Portland Police Department officers standing near demolition vehicles and police car.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 27 March 1971.
[Note: This location can be identified at the center of this 1966 Aerial Photo.

Holiday Shopping on Congress Street, 1970
General view of Congress Street, west of Casco Street, from west. The shopping district is pictured in full Christmas season decoration. Monument Square area in background. Markson Brothers store at center right. Porteous, Mitchell, and Braun department store (522 Congress Street) at right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 22 December 1970

State Street at Gray Street demolition, 1970
View of 92 State Street apartment house from northwest, at northwestern corner of State Street and Gray Street. Sites from demolished 94 State Street, and 98 State Street, in foreground. Banner on northern wall of 92 State Street reads, "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's House." Gray Street and Saint Dominic's Church (34 Gray Street) in background.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 3 December 1970.

Brown's Wharf, 1970
Brown's Wharf, viewed from Skipper's Dock Marina Service.
Commercial Street and York Street in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 17 July 1970.

Portland band, Zeus, 1970
Members of the Portland band Zeus, posing with MG convertible, parked in front of New England Music Systems store, 109 Center Street. Group in doorway of store.
Left to right: Alan Freedman, Dave Kelley, Metry Kelly, Daniel Barter, Larry Wooten.
The band was preparing for a May 8th concert at the Portland Exposition Building. Zeus won first place in the "Search for the New Sound" contest at the Portland Expo, and was named by Billboard Magazine as one of the top 50 acts in the United States.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 6 May 1970.

Student anti-war protests at University of Maine in Portland, 1970
Anti-war protests at University of Maine in Portland [University of Southern Maine]:
Left: Casualty banner draped over university sign, which reads, "Cambodia. Killed:11, Wounded: 38." Payson Smith Hall, in background. Falmouth Street at left.
Right: Large protest rally on University campus, near Payson Smith Hall, 96 Falmouth Street. Copy of The North Country newspaper on ground.
Photos published in the Portland Press Herald, on 6 May 1970.

Yarmouth Clam Festival Apollo 11 parade float, 1969
View of Cub Scout Pack 86 (from Ellsworth, Maine) tractor-pulled parade float, during Yarmouth Clam Festival parade. Large model of a rocket has sign, "Pack 86. Good Luck Apollo 11," on trailer. Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main Street, at right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 19 July 1969.

Franklin Street demolition, 1969
General view of demolition of Franklin Street, from south, as part of the widening of the roadway to create Franklin Arterial. Franklin Towers apartment building, under construction, in background, center. Middle Street in foreground. Building at 95 Middle Street, at left foreground, in process of demolition. Apartment house at 65 Franklin Street (corner of Newbury Street) at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 8 April 1969.

Oxford Street at Stone Street, 1969
View of southeast corner of Oxford Street and Stone Street, from north. Full exterior view of house at 176 Oxford Street at center. 180 Oxford Street, 182 Oxford Street, at right. Stone Street at left.
These buildings were demolished as part of the Bayside renewal project, and the subsequent construction of the Kennedy Park housing development.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 6 April 1969.

Street-crossing guide with school children in Bayside, 1969
Phyllis DiDonato, school crossing guide with children, "speeding her charges off to the classroom," on Cumberland Avenue at Pearl Street.
Franklin Street and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (190 Cumberland Avenue) in background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 26 January 1969.

Congress Square from southwest, 1968
High-angle view of eastern portion of Congress Square from southwest. Congress Street at left. Free Street at right. H.H. Hay Block building, 594 Congress Street, at center. Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce (142 Free Street,) and entrance to Bowlaway Bowling Alleys (156 Free Street) at right.
Preparation for the annual Sidewalk Art Festival in progress.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 17 August 1968
[View of the H.H. Hay Block in 1978 can be seen at this link.]

"Freedom Can't Wait," 1967
Article caption:
"NAACP Leaders March:
NAACP leaders lead off in a march down Congress Street Saturday afternoon [22 April 1967]. From left are Kivie Kaplan, of Newton, MA, national president; Donald Fisher, of Portland, president of the local area branch; Boston attorney Keesler H. Montgomery, regional conference president, and Gerald Talbot, of Portland, chairman of the regional conference."
"Freedom Can't Wait:
Despite a police refusal to issue a march permit before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, a group of NAACP members, here for a regional convention, started down Congress Street at 2 p.m.; hence the sign proclaiming that 'Freedom Can't Wait.'
Police refusal was based on an agreement with merchants that no marches will be allowed on Congress Street Saturday afternoon."
[PHOTO OF SIGNS ATTACHED BELOW, as supplementary image file]
Photos published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 23 April 1967.

Fore Street between Exchange Street and Market Street, 1966
View of Fore Street block between Exchange Street and Market Street, from south. Left to right: Keniston Brothers, Inc. Floors (379 Fore Street), The Seamen's Club (375 Fore Street) Sulkowitch Hardware and Paint Company store, (363-365 Fore Street).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 10 August 1966

Anti Vietnam War Protest on Forest Avenue, 1965
Views of anti war and anti draft protesters demonstrating outside U.S. military recruitment offices, 500 Forest Avenue.
Photos published in the Evening Express, on 15 October 1965.

Views from 510 Fore Street, 1965
Views taken from 510 Fore Street (Pine State Beef warehouse building), at southeast corner of Fore Street and Center Street.
Left: Looking east, along Fore Street. Louis Mack warehouses in background (Fore Street at Union Street)
Right: Looking west, along Fore Street, facing Gorham's Corner. York Street, and Phillips 66 billboard, at left. Pleasant Street at center. Cinamon Building (1 Pleasant Street) at right.
Photos published in the Evening Express, on 1 October 1965.

Park Street, 1966
Views of Park Street, from east (at left) and north (at right). Includes the Clifford Rooming House, 106 Park Street.

Demolition on Lancaster Street near Wilmot Street, 1965
View of demolition of apartment building at 82-84 Lancaster Street, from north. Number 82 was demolished earlier, leaving number 84, in the photo. Lincoln Place, and rear of apartment building at 91 Wilmot Street, at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 12 March 1965

Pending Demolition Site on Clark Street, 1965
Full exterior view of apartment house at 156-158 Clark Street, from northeast. Rear of apartment house at 8 Cushman Street in background. Parking lot in foreground.
The Clark Street building was demolished by order of the City of Portland, after this photo was taken.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 12 March 1965

Demolition Site on Oxford Street near Franklin Street, 1965
View of pending demolition site at southwest corner of Oxford Street and Franklin Street, from west. Full exterior view of apartment house at 114 Oxford Street, at center. Rear of apartment house at 162 Franklin Street, at left. Rear of house at 158 Franklin Street, in background. Spire of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 190 Cumberland Avenue, in right background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 12 March 1965

Commercial Street near Merchants Wharf, 1964
View of Commercial Street, between Merchants Wharf and Center Street, from east. Railroad track workers at center. Portland Sebago Oil and Ice Co., 302 Commercial Street, at left. Sealtest Dairy, 329 Commercial Street, at right. West Commercial Street in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 9 July 1964.

Cumberland Avenue at Wilmot Street, 1964
Views of north side of Cumberland Avenue, between Wilmot Street and Frankllin Street, from south. Wilmot Street at left. Victory Market, 222 Cumberland Avenue (northeast corner of Cumberland Avenue and Wilmot Street) at right. Block of row houses, from 221 Cumberland Avenue to 211 Cumberland Avenue, in background. The row houses demolished to make way for Franklin Towers construction (completed in 1969). At the far right edge of the right image is Neal Court, which was immediately west of Franklin Street and Cumberland Avenue.
A 1969 aerial view of Franklin Towers and the Franklin Arterial can be seen at this link.

Deering Avenue at Woodfords Corner, 1964
View of Portland Fire Department pumper truck, H.P. 4, in front of Engine 8 firehouse, 536 Deering Avenue, from south. Woodfords Corner at left, including detail of Dudley Weed drug store sign. Gigino's Woodfords Sandwich Shop, 539 Deering Avenue, at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 24 February 1964.

Sidewalk scene, Owen Moore Department Store : 1963
Girl on roller skates pouring hot coffee for Christmas shopper, in front of Owen Moore department store (505 - 511 Congress Street).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 21 December 1963.

Bridgton Road repaving, 1963
View of road paving project on Bridgton Road (U.S. Route 302), south of Pride's Corner, from south near Reed Street. House at 126 Bridgton Road, and 130 Bridgton Road, at left.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 17 June 1963.

Center Street, 1963
View toward Center Street, between Spring Street and Fore Street, from west. Staples School, 70-74 Center Street, at left edge of image. Garage building on Cotton Street, at background center. Quality Cleaners, 57 Center Street, at right. Parking lot in foreground.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 23 January 1963.
[notes:
57 Center Street was the address of the pub Brian Boru, from 1993-2019.
The garage on Cotton Street, in the photo, displayed a large sculpture of an iguana, in 1982- see supplemental photo, below.]

Congress Street near Forest Avenue, 1962
View of pedestrians on Congress Street, near Recordland (574 Congress Street). Len Libby's, 576 Congress Street, at right. Blaine Restaurant in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 31 December 1962.

Union Station Shopping Center site, 1962
General view of Union Station site after the demolition of the railroad station, from northwest. The cleared lot became the site of Union Station Shopping Center. Maine Central Railroad building at center background. Saint John Street at center. Western Promenade in distant background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 15 May 1962.
[For full view of Union Station, click here]

Oxford Street from Smith Street, 1962
View of northeast corner of Smith Street at Oxford Street, from west. Smith Street in foreground. House at 49 Oxford Street in left foreground. Oxford Street at right. Anderson Street, at right background.
Article caption:
“Bayside Project Three Years Old”
“Much of the project area still contains blighting influences- disabled automobiles, rundown buildings, vacant lots, and the scars of vandalism. Among the chief problems is the existence of houses which have been spared on the condition that owners bring them up to standard. In many cases, the owners have given up and the Portland Renewal Authority has stepped in and torn the buildings down, creating new vacant lots...”
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 10 May 1962.

Lancaster Street near Anderson Street, 1962
Full exterior view of house at 12 Lancaster Street, from west. Rear of apartment house at 62 Anderson Street, at left.
Article caption:
“Bayside Project Three Years Old”
“Much of the project area still contains blighting influences- disabled automobiles, rundown buildings, vacant lots, and the scars of vandalism. Among the chief problems is the existence of houses which have been spared on the condition that owners bring them up to standard. In many cases, the owners have given up and the Portland Renewal Authority has stepped in and torn the buildings down, creating new vacant lots...”

Smith Street from Lancaster Street, 1962
Full exterior view of house at 79 Smith Street, from west (looking northeast from Lancaster Street).
“Bayside Project Three Years Old”
“Much of the project area still contains blighting influences- disabled automobiles, rundown buildings, vacant lots, and the scars of vandalism. Among the chief problems is the existence of houses which have been spared on the condition that owners bring them up to standard. In many cases, the owners have given up and the Portland Renewal Authority has stepped in and torn the buildings down, creating new vacant lots...”

Oxford Street from Mayo Street, 1962
Full exterior view of apartment house at 62-64 Oxford Street, from northwest. Northwest corner of Oxford Street and Mayo Street in foreground.

Mayo Street, 1962
View of vacant lot at site of 22-26 Mayo Street, from northeast (north of Cumberland Avenue and south of Oxford Street). Houses on Boyd Street, in background.

"Bayside Park pedestrian mall" area, 1962
View of "mall" on western boundary of Bayside renewal project area. Boyd Street at left. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 190 Cumberland Avenue, at center. Rear of houses along east side of Franklin Street, at right. Children playing baseball, in foreground.

Oxford Street sidewalks, 1962
View of children playing along Oxford Street sidewalks and roadway, from northeast (looking southwest). Oxford Street, at center and right. Mayo Street in right background.
ADDITIONAL IMAGE [SEE LINK BELOW] shows children playing along Oxford Street curb.

Oxford Street vacant lots, 1962
General view of vacant lots at former site of 38 Oxford Street, from north (southwest of Anderson Street). Rear of houses on Smith Street, in background.

Monument Street from southwest, 1961
View of Monument Street, between Ponce Street and Sheridan Street, from southwest.

Congress Street at Sheridan Street, 1961
View of southern side of Congress Street between Sheridan Street and Ponce Street, from north. Sheridan Street, C. D'Alfonso and Sons General Contractors (174 Congress Street) at left. Ponce Street, in right background.

Ponce Street, 1961
Ponce Street, viewed from northwest on Congress Street. House at 190 Congress Street at left. From center to right: 11 Ponce Street, 7 Ponce Street, 115 Monument Street. House at 116 Monument Street in background.

Monument Street at Ponce Street, 1961
View of northeast corner of Monument Street and Ponce Street, from southeast. Ponce Street at left. From left: 115 Monument Street, 111-113 Monument Street.

Congress Street between Sheridan Street and Ponce Street, 1961
View of southern side of Congress Street between Sheridan Street and Ponce Street, from west. Sheridan Street, in left background. Sam's Barber Shop, 188 Congress Street, at center. House at 190 Congress Street, at right. Ponce Street at right edge of image.

Oxford Street, 1961
General view of Oxford Street near Cleeve Street, from west. Nissen Baking Company, 59 Washington Avenue, in background.

Lancaster Street at Boyd Street after Bayside Renewal Project demolition, 1961
General view of barricade marking end of Lancaster Street at the northern terminus of Boyd Street, from southwest, during Bayside Renewal Project demolition. Cleared spaces in preparation for construction of Kennedy Park (initially Bayside Park) Houses, and Franklin Arterial roadway. Fox Street at left. Munjoy Hill in background.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 4 March 1961.

Federal Street near Church Street, 1961
View of northeast corner of Federal Street and Church Street, from north. Italian Methodist Church (130 Federal Street) at left. Portland Police Department police station (132 Federal Street) at right. Church Street and eastern portion of Cumberland County Court House at right edge of image.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 6 February 1961

Cumberland Avenue at Franklin Street tree-planting, 1960
Group of 4 men, members of the National Guard 103rd Armored Cavalry, excavating site for their donated Christmas tree on north side of Cumberland Avenue, between Boyd Street and Franklin Street.
Left to right (standing): T5 Robert Harriman; Kenneth M. Price, of Portland Parks Department. Left to right (seated): T5 Michael Minervino; T5 Richard Foster.
Portions of Cathedral Grammar School (14 Locust Street), Cathedral Junior High School (186 Cumberland Avenue), and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (190 Cumberland Avenue) in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 17 November 1960.

Park Avenue near Deering Avenue, 1960
General view of Park Avenue, between Weymouth Street and Deering Avenue, from east. House at 183 Park Avenue at right. Traffic in the photo related to teachers conference attendees at nearby King Junior High School (92 Deering Avenue).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 7 October 1960.

Deering Avenue firehouse, 1960
Article caption: "City Council Chairman Mitchell Cope, right, accepts the keys to Portland's newest fire truck from Owen J. Blaisdell of Mack Trucks, Inc., the builder. The truck, a 750-gallon-a-minute pumper, was commissioned Friday as the city's new Engine 8, stationed at Woodfords. City Manager Julian H. Orr (left), and Fire Chief Carl P. Johnson look on as the new truck is put into service."
Group of 4 men, with Portland Fire Department Engine 8 fire truck, at entrance of firehouse at 536 Deering Avenue, southwest of Woodfords Corner. Portion of Seltzer and Rydholm Carbonated Beverages building (540 Deering Avenue) at right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 9 July 1960.

Caleb Street, 1960
General view of Caleb Street, south of Brighton Avenue, from northeast. House at 195 Caleb Street, at left.

Oak Street at Spring Street, 1960
Scene of felled telephone pole at intersection of Spring Street and Oak Street, viewed from north. Mailbox attached to telephone pole. Portland Police Department officer, diverting traffic. Oak Street in foreground. Spring Street at right, including Frye Hall, 76 Spring Street.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 26 June 1960.

Greenleaf Street, 1960
View of apartment houses at 41 Greenleaf Street (at center) and 39 Greenleaf Street (at right), from south. House at 15 Everett Street, at left. Fox Street, in distant background.

Danish Village, 1960
Corinne Strout, Louise Leavitt, and Lillian Sawyer walking along lane in the Danish Village, Scarborough. The Danish Village, also known as Den Danske Landsby, was a motor hotel on U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough developed by the Rines Family in 1928- a year after Henry Rines opened the Eastland Hotel (157 High Street) in downtown Portland.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 20 June 1960.
For more about the Danish Village, see this essay from Scarborough Historical Society .

Allen's Corner, 1960
View of Washington Avenue between Allen's Corner and Auburn Street, from southeast, during road surface repair project. Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Avenue, at left. Gulf gas station, Esso gas station, in left foreground. Chevron gas station in right background. Mobil gas station at right (28.9 cents per gallon).

Construction of Tukey's Bridge roadway approach, 1960
General view of roadway construction site for Tukey's Bridge approach, from east. New construction to move U.S. Route 1 traffic between Marginal Way and East Deering. Back Cove, in background.

Family group with Volkswagen Bus, 1960
Frederick Day, Florence T. Day, and Donald Day, posing with their dog and Volkswagen Bus.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 12 June 1960.

New car from France, 1960
Sara Pew, seated along the Market Street side of the Gannett Building (390 Congress Street) with her new Peugeot 403 sedan brought back from France. Newspaper delivery truck, at right. The "TT75" on the French license plate indicates the car was purchased in the city of Paris and shipped back to the United States by the owner.

Marshall Street, 1960
View of Marshall Street, with the city's only public sidewalk that led to the side of a barn (between 17 and 21 Marshall Street), from south. Barn at center-right.
20 Marshall Street, and 24 Marshall Street, at left. 17 Marshall Street at right.

Deering Oaks tennis courts, 1960
View of Deering Oaks tennis courts, from east. Washburn Avenue in background.

Children in Peary School playground, 1960
Prizewinners of the Bicycle and Doll Carriage Parade, at the annual Kiddie Karnival of the Peary School (75 Florida Avenue): Peter E. Brown with decorated bicycle, and Andrea J. Bennett with decorated doll carriage.

Forest Avenue at Marginal Way, 1960
General view of intersection of Marginal Way and Forest Avenue, from northwest. Noyes Tire at left (191 Marginal Way). Miss Portland Diner (175 Forest Avenue; the diner's location prior to 49 Marginal Way, and 140 Marginal Way) in right background.

Kennebec Street at Elm Street, 1960
Loading dock areas along Kennebec Street, viewed from Elm Street. Cushman's Baking Company, 107 Elm Street, at right. Vehicles, Flaherty Trucking van, and railroad boxcar in background.

Street Paving on York Street, 1960
Street paving on York Street, in the West End, viewed from northeast. Fore River in background right.

Newbury Street between Pearl Street and Market Street, 1960
View of Newbury Street between Pearl Street and Market Street, from east. Rear of 85 Exchange Street, in background.

Fairfield Street, 1960
View of Fairfield Street, from northwest. House at 31 Fairfield Street at center right. This portion of the street was later demolished to make way for highway I-295 construction and its merge with U.S. Route 1, in East Deering.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 11 March 1960.

Veranda Street near Martin's Point, 1960
General view of Veranda Street, southeast of Wordsworth Street, from west. House at 169 Veranda Street at center. Marine Hospital (Martin's Point) in background. House at 220 Veranda Street, at distant background left.
This portion of the street was later demolished to make way for highway I-295 construction and its merge with U.S. Route 1, in East Deering.

Upland Avenue, 1960
View of north side Upland Avenue, halfway between Veranda Street and Casco Bay, from southwest. House at 42 Upland Avenue at center.
This portion of the street was later demolished to make way for highway I-295 construction and its merge with U.S. Route 1, in East Deering.

Whittier Street at Veranda Street, 1960
Intersection of Whittier Street and Veranda Street, from south. House at 13 Whittier Street, at left. House at 202 Veranda Street at center.
This portion of the street was later demolished to make way for highway I-295 construction and its merge with U.S. Route 1, in East Deering.

Fayette Street, 1960
View of intersection of Fayette Street and Veranda Street, from north. House at 17 Fayette Street at left. House at 14 Fayette Street at right. Barrier preventing vehicular traffic spanning across Fayette Street.

Fairfield Street at Veranda Street, 1960
View of houses on Fairfield Street, at Veranda Street, from southwest. House at 38 Fairfield Street, at left. Casco Bay in background. Veranda Street road surface in foreground.

Cumberland Avenue between Casco Street and Oak Street, 1960
General view of south side of Cumberland Avenue between Casco Street and Oak Street, from northeast. House at 376-378 Cumberland Avenue in left foreground.

Deering Street, 1960
Exterior view of southern side of Deering Street, between High Street and Avon Street, from west. Eastland Hotel (157 High Street) at left background. From center-to-right: 6 Deering Street, intersection of Deering Street Place and Deering Street, 10 Deering Street, 12-14 Deering Street, intersection of Henry Street and Deering Street, 16 Deering Street, 18-20 Deering Street. Intersection of Avon Street and Deering Street at right.

Myrtle Street, 1960
View of northwest corner of Myrtle Street and Congress Street, from south. Eastern edge of Portland City Hall at left. Mann's Furniture Company (383 Congress Street) and Livingston's Men's and Boys' Clothing store (385 Congress Street) at right.

Spring Street near Oak Street, 1960
View of northeast corner of Spring Street and Oak Street, from south. Rear entrance of Sears Roebuck department store building (57 Spring Street) at left. (Sears' front entrance was 110 Free Street). Tyler Apartments building (55 Spring Street) at center. North side of Spring Street, between Oak Street and South Street, at right.

Pearl Street at Cumberland Avenue, 1959
View of eastern side of Pearl Street, between Congress Street and Cumberland Avenue, from south. Cumberland Avenue in background.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 28 May 1959.

Hammond Street, 1959
Full exterior view of house at 39 Hammond Street, from southwest. 41 Hammond Street at left. 37 Hammond Street at right. Unfinished road surface in foreground.

Anderson Street between Monroe Street and Oxford Street, 1959
View of northeast block of Anderson Street, between Monroe Street and Oxford Street, from southwest. From left: Apartment houses at 49 Anderson Street, 47 Anderson Street, 45 Anderson Street. Portion of 41 Anderson Street at right edge. Portion of Cumberland County Jail, 25 Monroe Street, at left edge.
The buildings were demolished as part of the Bayside Slum Removal project, and the subsequent construction of the Kennedy Park housing development.

Cumberland Avenue between Franklin Street and Boyd Street, 1959
North side of Cumberland Avenue block between Franklin Street and Boyd Street, from south. Full exterior view of double town house at 185-187 Cumberland Avenue, at center. The buildings were demolished as part of the Bayside Slum Removal project, and the subsequent construction of the Franklin Arterial roadway.

Post Office loading dock and Brattle Street, 1959
View of loading dock behind main U.S. Post Office (125 Forest Avenue) with workers, from southwest. Brattle Street in background. House at 33 Brattle Street in left background. Apartment house at 27 Brattle Street in right background.

Boyd Street near Lancaster Street, 1959
View of northeastern block of Boyd Street between Anderson Lane and Lancaster Street, from south. Full exterior view of building at 67 Boyd Street (Bayside Junk Shop, Bayside Motors), with Goodrich Tires sign. 73 Boyd Street and Anderson Lane at left. Rear of apartment building at 45 Lancaster Street, at right edge.
The buildings were demolished as part of the Bayside Slum Removal project, and the subsequent construction of the Kennedy Park housing development.

Oxford Street between Mayo Street and Boyd Street, 1959
View of southern block of Oxford Street between Mayo Street and Boyd Street, from north. House at 76 Oxford Street at center. 74 Oxford Street at left. 78 Oxford Street at right. Back porches of 27 Boyd Street, in left background. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (190 Cumberland Avenue) spire visible in distant background, above roof of 76 Oxford Street.
The buildings were demolished as part of the Bayside Slum Removal project, and the subsequent construction of the Kennedy Park housing development.

Lancaster Street at Smith Street, 1959
View of southwest corner of Smith Street at Lancaster Street, from north. Smith Street at left. Full exterior view of Leo's Handy Store, 18 Lancaster Street, at center. Robin Hood Flour advertisement on Smith Street wall of building. 22 Lancaster Street at right. House at 24 Lancaster Street, at right edge of image.
How the same corner looked in 1924

Federal Street between Fremont Place and Church Street, 1959
General view of southeast side of Federal Street, between Fremont Place and Church Street, from northwest. Italian Methodist Church, 130 Federal Street, at center. Portland Police Department headquarters, 134 Federal Street, at right. Intersection of Fremont Place and Federal Street, at left. Franklin Street, at distant left. The police station was at the southeast corner of Federal Street and Church Street.

Brown's Wharf, 1959
General view of Brown's Wharf, from north along Commercial Street. Full exterior view of R. J. Peacock Canning Company, at right. Waterfront trash dump in foreground.

High Street at Congress Street, 1958
View of High Street, south of Congress Street, from southeast. First Universalist Church, 132 High Street, at center. State Theatre building, 609 Congress Street, in background. Portion of Libby Building, Congress Square, at right edge of image.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 13 September 1958.
See Additional Files link- below for view of the same street corner, from east. Shwartz Building (602 Congress Street) is at center.

Maine State Pier entrance on Commercial Street, 1958
View of Maine State Pier entrance, 40 Commercial Street, from north (southwest of Franklin Street at Commercial Street). Maine Port Authority sign, above vehicle bay. Superintendent's office, at right of entrance. Warehouse at 48 Commercial Street, at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 10 September 1958.

Custom House Wharf and Thomas Block from southeast, 1958
General view of Thomas Block (rear of the building), 118 Commercial Street, from southeast. Portland Pier at left. Custom House Wharf at right.
A front view of the Thomas Block, in 1980, can be seen at this link.

Congress Street at Temple Street, 1957
High-angle view of northeastern corner of Congress Street and Temple Street, from west. Photo taken from roof of Metropolitan Building (439 Congress Street). First Portland National Bank (400 Congress Street) at center foreground. The construction of the bank was completed in 1956.
Kendall and Whitney store building (207-213 Federal Street) at center right. Intersection of Temple Street at Federal Street at right. Lincoln Park in left background. Portland harbor in distant background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 8 December 1957

Park Street, 1957
View of Park Street, near Gray Street, from north. The Sherwood rooming house, 88 Park Street, at center. Danforth Street in distant background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 23 October 1957.

High Street near Spring Street from north, 1957
View of southwest side of High Street, near Spring Street, from north.
From left: Cumberland Club (116 High Street), High Street Garage (122 High Street), Congress Square Apartments building at 126-128 High Street (including Tony's Dairy Mart, Harvey's Window Shades), southern portion of First Universalist Church (132 High Street).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 12 October 1957
[View of demolition of building at 126-128 High Street (Congress Square Apartments) 1 May 1958, at Additional Files Link below.]

The Woman's Shop, 1957
Full exterior view of The Woman's Shop clothing store, 545 Congress Street, from east. Southwest corner of Tolman Place and Congress Street at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 12 October 1957

Deering Street, 1956
General view of Deering Street, from west, between Mellen Street and State Street during snowstorm. Man pushing automobile at left. Scribner's delivery truck at center. From left: eastern edge of building at 57 Deering Street, 53 Deering Street, 51 Deering Street (at center), 49 Deering Street.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 3 December 1956

Veterans Day Parade, 1956
View of the Veterans Day Parade, processing along Congress Street through Congress Square, from east. Lafayette Hotel (638 Congress Street) in center. State Drug Store (603 Congress Street) at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 12 November 1956

Portland Museum of Art outdoor exbition, 1956
View of northern corner of High Street and Spring Street, outside the Portland Museum of Art, from west. House at 99 High Street, in background. High Street is at right.
Bradford Brown (at right), director of the Museum, and Michael Ricci prepare for an outdoor exhibit of paintings. The event was in cooperation with Maine's Millionth Visitor Celebration. The paintings, by 58 artists, were mounted on the Museum's fence; it was the first-ever outdoor exhibit by the Museum.
(See this link for a view from the parade during the city-wide event in 1956 for the Millionth Visitor, and this link for the 1957 Millionth Visitor event, in front of Benoit's department store.)
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 2 August 1956

Brown Street at Cumberland Avenue, 1956
High-angle view of southeastern corner of Brown Street and Cumberland Avenue, from west. Casco Bank Drive-In Branch, 348 Cumberland Avenue, parking lot, at center. Rear of Day's department store, 489 Congress Street, in background. Rear of Civic Theater, 477 Congress Street, at left.
See also same street corner in 1941

Henry Street, 1955
High angle view of 9-13 Henry Street, from south, looking from the rear of the Columbia Hotel, 645 Congress Street. Deering Street in background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 16 December 1955

World Premiere of Bette Davis movie at Strand Theater, 1955
High-angle view of Strand Theater, 565 Congress Street, on the occasion of the world premiere of the film The Virgin Queen, with Bette Davis. The ticket sales proceeds were donated to Children's Theatre of Maine.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 23 July 1955.

Mayo Street from Boyd Street, 1955
High-angle view toward Munjoy Hill, from southwest atop 7-9 Boyd Street. Saint Ansgar Lutheran Church, 10 Mayo Street, at center. Worker repairing church steeple. Munjoy Hill water tower (North Street at Walnut Street) in left background. Shailer School (58 North Street) in right background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 27 February 1955.
(More about Portland's Scandinavian communities at this link.)

Congress Street between Forest Avenue and Oak Street at night, 1954
High-angle night view of Congress Street, between Forest Avenue and Oak Street, from west. The Empire (573 1/2 Congress Street) at left.
From right: Blaine Restaurant (572 Congress Street), Bernie's Fashions (570 Congress Street), Puritan Tea Room (566 Congress Street), Bell Shops & Montgomery Ward department store (554 Congress Street), Oak Street.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 23 December 1954

Congress Street at Center Street, 1954
Congress Street, near Center Street, viewed from east. Center Street at left. Rines Department Store, 535 Congress Street, in background. Civic Theatre, 477 Congress Street, at right.

Tenements at 73 and 71 Chestnut Street, 1954
Left: Condemned tenement buildings at 73 Chestnut Street and 71 Chestnut Street, from southwest, between Lancaster Street and Oxford Street.
Right: Portland Police Department officer and city inspectors at entrance of 71 Chestnut Street.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 4 October 1954.

Tenements on Chestnut Street at Merrill Court, 1954
Full exterior views of condemned tenement buildings on Chestnut Street at Merrill Court, from southwest. Merrill Court at left. 77 Chestnut Street at right.

Lincoln Park fountain, 1954
Full view of Lincoln Park fountain, with large group of children playing near and in the water. after their last day of the school year. A boy stands at the top of the fountain. Congress Street in background. Portion of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Kavanagh School (Congress Street at Franklin Street) in background right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 23 June 1954.

Memorial Day on Monument Square, 1954
High-angle view of Monument Square, with Soldiers and Sailors memorial at center, viewed from southwest during Memorial Day observance. Elm Street at background right. Novick Building in background (451-461 Congress Street), including (from left) Hobby Center, Louie's Lunch, Your Host diner, and D.A. Schulte diner.

Memorial Day parade on Congress Street, 1954
View of Memorial Day parade along Congress Street, near Preble Street, from west. Preble Street at left. Congress Street at center. Edwards and Walker at right. Soldiers and Sailors memorial near right edge of image. Church steeples in background.

Congress Street crosswalk west of Oak Street, 1953
View of pedestrians traversing Congress Street, west of Oak Street, from southeast. From left: Oscar L. Benoit Inc., men's clothing (559 Congress Street), Walk-Over Shoes (555 Congress Street), W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. (553 Congress Street).
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 21 July 1953

Cumberland Avenue at Cedar Street, 1953
Group of children, with horse-drawn Warner's Ice Cream cart, in front of Warner's Grocery Store, 291A Cumberland Avenue at Cedar Street, viewed from west. Additionally from left: Millet's Beauty Parlor (289 Cumberland Avenue), Nick's Lunch (285 Cumberland Avenue), Portland Boys Club (287 Cumberland Avenue). Cumberland Avenue at center. Portland High School at right edge of image. Chestnut Street in right background.
Article caption: "Drawing Power Here:"
"Where there's ice cream or a pony, you can depend on a crowd of kids, and the combination is irresistible. The Welsh pony, Ginger, enjoys the attention and driver Richard Lawler is kept busy dishing out the cold stuff. Old timers can't recall when they saw the last ice cream wagon hauled by a pony over Portland streets."

Franklin Street between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street, 1951
General view of eastern side Franklin Street block between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street, from southwest.
Cumberland Avenue in background. Spire of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (190 Cumberland Avenue) in right background. House at 117 Franklin Street at right.

Franklin Street at Cumberland Avenue, 1951
General view of eastern side of Franklin Street, between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street, from south. House at 127-129 Franklin Street at center. Portion of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (190 Cumberland Avenue) at left.

Armistice Day parade, 1951
General view of Armistice Day parade, along Congress Street, from southwest. Novick Building (451-461 Congress Street) and Clapp Building (449 Congress Street), at center. Edwards and Walker building, Monument Square, at right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 12 November 1951

Memorial Day parade in Westbrook, 1951
View of Memorial Day parade at intersection of Main Street and Bridge Street, Westbrook, from west. Bridge Street, and Vallee Drug Store, at in foreground left. Bank building at 850 Main Street, at center left. Hood's Drug Store at right. Parade procession turning from Main Street, onto Bridge Street.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 30 May 1951.

Downtown Gorham, 1950
Northwest corner and intersection of Main Street and School Street, Gorham, viewed from south. From left: Sawyer's Stationery, Cressey Radio Service, Kimball's Meat Market, I.G.A. Stores, First National Stores.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald State of Maine Edition, on 6 July 1950.

Commercial Street at Market Street, 1950
Trucker and teamster Jacob Geller of 51 Middle Street, with his horse, on Commercial Street at Market Street viewed from southeast. 161 Commercial Street at left.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 22 February 1950

Laurel Lane, 1948
Front and rear views of 10 Laurel Lane, on the south side of the street. Laurel Lane ran east-west, between Pearl Street and Myrtle Street, north of Oxford Street, and south of Lancaster Street.
Article caption: "This building at 10 Laurel Lane houses three families and its dangerous and unsanitary condition today brought a move by city officials for its condemnation."
Photo publlshed in the Evening Express, on 15 December 1948.

View from Pleasant Street near South Street, 1948
Rooftop view from west of Pleasant Street at South Street, looking northeast. Staples School (70 Center Street) at left. Falmouth Hotel (212 Middle Street) in background, center.
Unpublished photo taken circa 18-23 December 1948.

Smith Street at Oxford Street, 1948
View of southeast corner of Smith Street and Oxford Street, from south. Full exterior view of house at 55 Smith Street, at center. Oxford Street in background left. Smith Street in foreground.
Unpublished photo taken circa 18-23 December 1948.

Congress Street near Locust Street, 1948
Snowstorm view of north side of Congress Street, near Locust Street. Saint Paul's Anglican Church, 279 Congress Street, at center. Locust Street at left. Church rectory at right.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 1 February 1948

Merchants Wharf, 1947
Klein Yacht, the Anstan III, docked perpendicular to Merchants Wharf (the far end of Merchants Wharf included a landing owned by Portland Yacht Club), viewed from southwest. Merrill's Wharf in center background. Union Wharf, with F.J. O'Hara and Sons building at right background.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 11 August 1947

Woodfords Corner, 1947
General view of Woodfords Corner (intersection of Forest Avenue, Deering Avenue, Woodford Street) from northeast. Dudley Weed Drugstore (652 Forest Avenue) at center.

View from Central Fire Station, 1947
View toward Congress Street from southeast at Portland Fire Department Central Fire Station (380 Congress Street). Firefighters aboard ladder truck in foreground. Second Parish Presbyterian Church, 371 Congress Street, at left. Pearl Street at right.

Spring Street at Oak Street, 1947
High-angle view of Spring Street, from northwest corner of Oak Street and Spring Street, looking east toward Portland harbor. Shell gas station (60 Spring Street) at right. Calderwood Bakery (61 Pleasant Street), and Pleasant Street at right background.
(Additional view from high vantage point at link, below.)

Dog Sledding on Forest Avenue, 1947
View of sled dog team, pulling a rolling dog sled along Forest Avenue, from southeast. Earle Griffin and Perry Greene, with sled. Palmer Spring Company, 355 Forest Avenue, at right.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 10 January 1947.

Louie's Lunch, 1947
Interior view of Louie's Lunch, 457 Congress Street, with Richard B. Luther and Keith I. Luther at work serving customers.
The exterior of 457 Congress Street (within the Novick Building) can be seen in this aerial photo, though in 1961 the storefront was occupied by a Your Host diner.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 4 January 1947

Spring Street at High Street, 1946
Southwestern corner of Spring Street and High Street, viewed from northeast (Portland Museum of Art, 105 Spring Street). Spring and High Street Service Station, 110 Spring Street, at right. Apartment building at 98 High Street, at left.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 20 November 1946

West Commercial Street, 1946
General view of West Commercial Street, between Beach Street and Clark Street, from south. Tugboat, the Joseph York at foreground center. Maine Central Railroad freight building at center. Portland Gas and Light Company gas tank at left. Clark Street and York Street, at right. Portion of West End in distant background.

Commercial Street at Union Street, 1946
View of Cummings Brothers building, 241-243 Commercial Street (near Union Street), from east. Southwest corner of Commercial Street and Union Street. John Kern and Son (251-253 Commercial Street), and Hannaford Brothers (247 Commercial Street) at left. Queue of pedestrians along the length of the Commercial Street block and around the corner of Union Street.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 5 October 1946

Custom House Wharf, 1946
Group of striking National Maritime Union workers, standing in front of Williams Brothers Company, 21 Custom House Wharf.

Fore Street at Center Street, 1946
High-angle view of southeastern intersection of Fore Street and Center Street, from west. Smith and Rumery, 35 Center Street, at center of image. Eastern extremity of York Street at right. Cumberland Cold Storage building, 323-329 Commercial Street, at right background.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 24 January 1946.

Center Street at Commercial Street, 1946
Northern intersection of Center Street and Commercial Street, viewed from southeast. Center Street at left. F.A. Rumery Company (Frank A. Rumery building contractors, Brown and Berry Contractors) building, 291 Commercial Street. at center of photo. At right: Negrini's Diner (279 Commercial Street), Talbot, Brooks, and Ayer (269-273 Commercial Street). (273 Commercial Street was home to E. Swasey and Company crockery and glassware in the 19th century).
Railroad tracks in foreground.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 24 January 1946.

View of Monument Square During Snowstorm, 1945
View of Monument Square, downtown Portland, from west. Congress Street in foreground, Edwards and Walker hardware store, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial at center. Lancaster Block at right edge.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 30 November 1945.

George W. Sullivan Square (Gorham's Corner), 1945
George W. Sullivan Square dedication (Gorham's Corner), with neighborhood group and military officer placing flowers on lamp post. Corner Lunch, 517 Fore Street (at northeast corner of Fore Street and Center Street), in background. 515 Fore Street, at right.

Congress Street at State Street fire scene, 1945
View of Portland Fire Department fighting building fire at Philip H. Talbot (673 Congress Street), and Bill's Café (671 Congress Street), from southwest. Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church (669 Congress Street) at right. Trelawny Building (655 Congress Street) in right background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 7 June 1945

Caldwell Square, 1944
Mrs. Lena Caldwell, mother of Ralph D. Caldwell (at left) watches again as the marker in Caldwell Square is decorated on another Memorial Day by members of the American Legion Post which bears her son's name. With her are Mrs. Mae Coyne, a past president of the Caldwell Auxiliary, and her husband William H. P. Coyne.
View taken at southeast corner of Woodford Street and Stevens Avenue.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 31 May 1944.

Portland Street fire scene, 1941
Portland Fire Department fighting a fire at 98 Portland Street, from west. Sid's Lunch on ground floor. Griffin's Fish Market (100 Portland Street) at right. Portion of building at 94 Portland Street at left.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 13 September 1942

Organ grinder on Grant Street, 1942
Organ grinder with group of children on Grant Street. 124 Grant Street at left. 130 Grant Street, at right.
Article caption: "The organ grinder still appears on Portland streets; however, lacking is the ever-so-polite monkey to gather the coins. Where in former times there were numerous grinders daily making the rounds, today each neighborhood gets only a few visits during the Summer. The audience is a receptive one, as this picture indicates."
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 31 May 1942.

Memorial Day parade on Congress Street, 1942
View of Memorial Day parade on Congress Street, west of Congress Square, en route to Monument Square, from northeast atop State Theatre marquee.
Maine Hardware, 618 Congress Street, at left. Lafayette Hotel, 638 Congress Street, in background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 31 May 1942.

Pickett Street, 1942
View of Pickett Street, northeast of Broadway, from west. Todd-Bath Shipyard (later, New England Shipbuilding Company) at left. Portland city buses lined up along Pickett Street, as shipyard workers rotate their shifts constructing the Liberty Ships. Munson's Fried Clams at right, 128 Pickett Street. Luncheonette, at 158 Pickett Street, in background right. Henley Street at right.

Monument Square, 1941
General view of Monument Square, from south. Congress Street at left. Middle Street at right. Edwards and Walker, Soldiers and Sailors memorial, at center. Benoit's department store, 270-278 Middle Street, at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 25 November 1941.

Brown Street at Cumberland Avenue, 1941
View of southeastern corner of Brown Street and Cumberland Avenue, from west. Full view of house at 69 Brown Street at center. Rear of Chapman Building, 477 Congress Street, in background.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 1 November 1941.
see also same street corner in 1956

On the steps of Portland High School, 1941
Portland High School Riding Club ("The Mounties") group of 8 young women, holding "Portland" pennant, seated on school building steps, 284 Cumberland Avenue.
Front row, left to right: Peggy McDonald, Constance Pettingill, Beverly Townshend.
Second row: Jeanne Eskilson, Barbara Presnell.
Third row: Anita McCormick, Natalie Murphy, Ruth Haley.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 26 September 1941.

Shipyard workers at Bath Iron Works, 1941
General view of shipyard workers after completing their shifts at Bath Iron Works.
Article caption: "Maine shipyard workers who loom large in the production of fighting and merchant ships in the defense of America, even as they did in the last World War."

Pearl Street between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street, 1941
View of east side of Pearl Street, from northwest. Knights of Columbus building, 103 Pearl Street, at center. The building had been slated to be converted into a community center for military service personnel, acquired by the National Catholic Community Service and the U.S.O.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 14 August 1941

Legion Square in South Portland, 1941
High-angle view of heavy traffic near Million Dollar Bridge approach along Ocean Street near Legion Square, South Portland, from southeast. D Street, and Esso gas station at right. Portland in distant background.

Columbia Barber Shop, 1941
View of Columbia Barber Shop store window, 643 Congress Street, with "V" for Victory emblem on the glass. The storefront was on the first floor of the Columbia Hotel, 645 Congress Street.

Aluminum for National Defense, 1941
Group in front of Portland City Hall (389 Congress Street) with contributions of household aluminum. Banner reads: "For National Defense Our Country Needs Every Piece of Aluminum You Can Spare."

Higgins Motor Sales, 1941
Full view of Higgins Motor Sales, 14 Cottage Road, South Portland.
Banner advertising 1941 Hudson automobiles and Tydol gasoline.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 6 July 1941.

C.M. Rice Paper Company, 1941
Exterior view of C.M. Rice Paper Company, 6-16 Exchange Street, from north. sign reads, "C.M. Rice Paper Co. Warren's Printing Papers." Lettering along building façade reads, "Paper Warehouse. Printer's Supplies. C.M. Rice Paper Co. Bags and Twine." Newly-painted loading zone stripes on curb, at center.
Photo printed in the Portland Press Herald, on 28 June 1941.

Civilian Conservation Corps, 1941
Civilian Conservation Corps Enrollment Team group, standing with CCC vehicles in front of Portland City Hall. Congress Street in foreground. Myrtle Street at right.

Congress Street near India Street, 1941
View of Congress Street cobblestone surface repairs and workers, near India Street, from west. Tommy's Hardware, 273 Congress Street at left. Etz Chaim Synagogue at background left. Smith Street, Montgomery Street, at left. India Street at right edge of image.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 11 April 1941.

Congress Street, East End : 1941
Congress Street cobblestone surface repairs, near India Street, eastbound view, with E.C. McDonough druggist (235 Congress Street, near Montgomery Street) at center.

Stevens Avenue near Pleasant Avenue, 1941
Northbound view along Stevens Avenue, from southeast, with Pleasant Avenue at right background. From left: Leland School (432 Stevens Avenue), Longfellow School (454 Stevens Avenue), Central Square Baptist Church (466 Stevens Avenue).
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 28 March 1941

Lemonade Stand in Lincoln Park, 1940
Group of children with their lemonade stand in Lincoln Park. 3 boys in the group have scooters made from wooden crates. Federal Street in background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, 25 August 1940.

Danforth Street at Saint John Street (Maine Information and Publicity Bureau), 1940
Maine Information and Publicity Bureau Workers, with student group, standing in front of Maine Publicity Bureau building, 501 Danforth Street, at Saint John Street.
Man standing in back row, right, holding a Speed Graphic 4x5" camera.

Red Cross Motor Corps on Plum Street, 1940
Red Cross Motor Corps group of 6 women charity collection coin boxes, standing at southwest corner of Plum Street and Middle Street. Red Cross car parked behind group. Keefe's Pharmacy, 205 Middle Street, in background. Northeast corner of Falmouth Hotel (212 Middle Street) at left.
From left: Mrs. Albert Knudsen, Mrs. Kenneth Russell, Mrs. Chester Soule, Mrs. Edward L. Clark, Miss Alberta Robinson, Mrs. Frank B.W. Welch.

Forest Avenue at Congress Street, 1940
General view of intersection of Forest Avenue and Congress Street, from south. Congress Square Hotel (579 Congress Street) at left, Jackson School (34-40 Forest Avenue) in background, YMCA (70 Forest Avenue) in distant background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 31 March 1940.

Forest Avenue and Congress Square Hotel, 1940
General view of Congress Square Hotel block, 2-24 Forest Avenue, from north. From left: Congress Square Hotel (2 Forest Avenue), Colonial Wall Paper, Kimball Music, Felix Dresses, Congress Square Tailor Shop, Elliott Jewelers. Congress Street in distant background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 31 March 1940.

Forest Avenue northwest of Congress Street, 1940
View of northeast side of Forest Avenue, immediately northwest of Congress Street, from south. The Strand Office Building (9-17 Forest Avenue) at center.
From right: Bowman's Café (5 Forest Avenue), Bowlodrome Alleys [entrance] (9 Forest Avenue), Peacock Beauty Salon (11 Forest Avenue), Apollo Lunch (13 Forest Avenue), Purinton's Show Shop (15-17 Forest Avenue), Odd Fellows Hall (25 Forest Avenue).
New England Telephone and Telegraph building (45-55 Forest Avenue) and Cumberland Avenue in distant left background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 31 March 1940

Temple Street at Federal Street, 1940
Snowstorm view at intersection of Temple Street and Federal Street, from southeast. Lido Café, 215 Federal Street, at left; Kendall and Whitney, 207 - 213 Federal Street, at right. First Parish Church, 425 Congress Street, in background.

Commercial Street at Maple Street, ca.1941
View of Commercial Street, at Maple Street, from south. Maple Street at left. 49 York Street, in left background. Sealtest Dairy Company, 329 Commercial Street, at center. Painted sign on building reads, "In Maine, it's Sealtest Ice Cream. Portland Plant. General Ice Cream Corporation."
Rock Wool Insulation Company building (311-319 Commercial Street)- in this photo with the top floor dismantled, and Milliken Tomlinson building, (295-309 Commercial Street), Union Street, at right.
Unpublished photo circa1941.

Soapbox Derby Racing on Park Avenue, 1939 and 1940
Soapbox derby racing.
Top image: General view of soapbox derby course, Park Avenue, from east. Portland Stadium at right. Railroad bridge in background. Launching ramp in foreground.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 16 July 1939.
Bottom image: Soapbox derby race, Park Avenue. Portland Stadium and Portland Exposition Building (239 Park Avenue) in background.
Photo published in the Portland Sunday Telegram, on 14 July 1940.

York Street, 1939
View of portion of York Street, north side, between High Street and Maple Street, from south. Fire-damaged apartment building at 83 York Street, center. 85 York Street at left. 81 York Street at right.
Article title: "5 Escape Unhurt In York Street Blaze. Oil Lamp Dropped by Woman In Early Morning Encounter With Marauder Starts Flames."

Congress Street at Center Street, 1938
View of southwest corner of Congress Street and Center Street, from north. Center Street at left. Portland's Bargain Center, 478 Congress Street, at center. Sammy's Shoes, 480 Congress Street, at right.
Photo published circa 22-25 September 1938.

Monument Square on Memorial Day, 1938
General view Monument Square, during Memorial Day observance, from northeast.

Longfellow Square, 1938
View of pedestrians walking across State Street, toward Pine Street, from west. Two people at center holding Easter lily plants. Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, 669 Congress Street, in left background. Sherwin Williams paint store in right background.
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 18 April 1938

Preble Street at Kennebec Street, 1938
General view of Preble Street intersection with Kennebec Street, from northwest (southwest corner of Kennebec Street and Preble Street). At right: John W. Burrowes Building Contractors (114 Preble Street) and Kennebec Diner (118 Preble Street ). Boston and Maine Railroad tracks in foreground.

Commercial Street near Custom House Wharf, 1938
View of south side of Commercial Street, between Portland Pier and Custom House Wharf, from west. Thomas Block (102-130 Commercial Street) at center. Ballantine Ale delivery vehicles parked along length of block.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 19 February 1938

Monument Square, 1938
Monument Square, from southeast. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial at left, Chapman Building and Fidelity Trust Building at center; Kraeglund Building and Novick Building at right.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 26 January 1938.

Brighton Avenue at Saint John Street, 1938
Views of the intersection of Brighton Avenue and Saint John Street. The photographs show the future site of a filling station to be built at 180 Brighton Avenue.
Top image: General view of southeast corner of Brighton Avenue at Saint John Street, from northwest. Dartmouth Street in background. Brighton Avenue at left; Saint John Street at right.
Bottom image: General view of intersection of Brighton Avenue and Saint John Street, from southeast. Saint John Street and Maine Central Railroad crossing at left. Brighton Avenue Pharmacy (183 Brighton Avenue) in center background, at Devonshire Street. Brighton Avenue at right. Deering Highlands in distant background.
Photos published in the Portland Press Herald, on 15 January 1938

Union Wharf, 1938
View of Union Wharf roadway, from northwest on Commercial Street, after snowstorm. Leavitt and Parris (230 Commercial Street) loading dock at right. Sargent, Lord, and Company Ship Chandlers, in left background. Cushing's Clams, in right background.
Photo published in the Evening Express, on 3 January 1938.

Custom House Wharf, 1938
View of southeastern portion of Custom House Wharf, from north, after a snowstorm. At the left edge of the image is the Randall and McAllister coal company section of the Maine Wharf.

Congress Street between Park Street and High Street, 1937
High-angle view of north side of Congress Street, between Park Street and High Street. State Theatre (609 Congress Street), Congress Square, and Libby Building at background center. From left: The Splendid Café (621 Congress Street), Loew's Casco Theatre, Portland Public Library (619 Congress Street), Congress Building (615 Congress Street).
Photo published in the Portland Press Herald, on 29 November 1937.

Motor Vehicle Accident on Danforth Street, 1937
View of disabled Oakhurst Dairy delivery truck, after accident on Danforth Street near Storer Street, viewed from southwest. 326 Danforth Street, in background center.

Cumberland Avenue at Preble Street, 1937
View of southwestern corner of Cumberland Avenue and Preble Street, from north. Full exterior view of Dyer Knight Company building, 42 Preble Street, at center. Portion of the Wadsworth Building, 30 Preble Street, at left. Cumberland Avenue in foreground and right.