Maine Memory Network

Apartment House, 633 Congress Street, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

William S. Cohen birth house, Bangor, ca. 1976

Contributed by: Raymond H. Fogler Library Date: circa 1976 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

73-75 Newbury Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: David Finkelman Use: Apartments

33-37 Casco Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ambassador Apartments Inc. Use: Apartments

St. Albans Apartment Project, FMHA Rural Rental Housing, St. Albans, 1976-1978

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1976–1978 Location: St. Albans Client: St. Albans Apartment Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Stateway Company apartment building, Portland, ca. 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Stateway Company Architect: Miller and Mayo Architects

A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh

In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.

Portland Hotels

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.

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Sometimes the cakes were broken apart. Men would guide blocks of ice towards the conveyor belt that lifted the ice into the ice houses for shipping…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Sometimes the cakes were broken apart. Men would guide blocks of ice towards the conveyor belt that lifted the ice into the ice houses for shipping…"

In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood

An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.

A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin