Keywords: 16 Casco Street
Item 96130
Portland Water District Casco Street Meter Shop, Portland, 1931
Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1931 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 81553
Portland Water District Casco Street office, 1964
Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1964 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 35928
14-16 Casco Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Water District Use: Office
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Story
Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
