Keywords: Congress Square Garage
Item 38984
626-632 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Consolidated Industries, Inc. Use: Stores
Item 54061
48-58 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Congress Square Hotel Company Use: Garage, public
Exhibit
Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus
Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.
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.
