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Description
The Portland Chamber of Commerce building with a banner welcoming tourists, the Old YMCA Barber Shop, as well as the Goodyear shoe repair establishment on Free Street.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce purchased the 85-year-old Free Street Baptist Church building in 1926. The structure was built in 1830 as a theater.
It later became home to the Children's Museum of Maine.
About This Item
- Title: Free Street, Portland, ca. 1926
- Creation Date: circa 1926
- Subject Date: circa 1926
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Local Code: Coll. 4014, Portland--Buildings
- Collection: Postcard collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Barbershops--Maine--Portland
- Chambers of commerce--Maine--Portland
- Free Street (Portland, Me.)
- Museums--Maine--Portland
- Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce (Me.)--History
- Stores & shops--Maine--Portland
- Theaters--Maine--Portland
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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