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Keywords: Baxter Boulevard

Historical Items

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Item 71616

Baxter Boulevard, Portland, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 103529

Aerial view of Baxter Boulevard on-ramp, Portland, 1953

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1953-10-07 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print

Item 104555

Payson Park and Baxter Boulevard WWI memorial tree dedication, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Tax Records

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Item 32535

13 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Augustine Francois Comeau Style: Georgian Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 32915

Assessor's Record, 976 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Greenfield A Randall Use: Storage

Item 32533

934 Baxter Boulevard, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ansel E Hamlin Style: Colonial Revival Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111268

Proposed park for Portland Public Development Commission, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920 Location: Portland Client: Portland Public Development Commission Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 112002

Recreation Park, Portland, 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Portland Client: Portland Public Development Commission Architect: John Calvin Stevens II

Item 112003

Eastern Civic Center, Portland, 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938 Location: Portland Client: Portland Public Development Commission Architect: John Calvin Stevens II

Online Exhibits

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WWI Memorial Trees along Portland's Baxter Boulevard

On Memorial Day of 1920, the City of Portland planted 100 Linden trees on Forest Avenue, each dedicated to the memory of one military service member who had died in World War I, or who had served honorably.

Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

My Maine Stories

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Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars