Maine Memory Network

Deering Avenue, Portland, 1917

Contributed by: City of Portland Dept. of Public Works Date: 1917-11-13 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Deering Center, Portland, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

788 Stevens Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Stevens Avenue Congregational Church Use: Dwelling - Single family

Assessor's Record, 790-792 Stevens Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Stevens Avenue Congregational Church Use: School

Deering Avenue Junior High School, Portland, 1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1949 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: John Howard Stevens John Calvin Stevens II Architects

House for W.W. Mitchell at 257 Deering Ave., Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Client: W. W. Mitchell Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

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.

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"Goldthwaite composed The Purple and White for Deering High School. The score, in march tempo, begins, "Deering felt the duty to own A flag, not for…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… Street (1912), the Exposition Building on Park Avenue (1914), and the Rich Building (1892) and the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company Building…"

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Becoming @ham_italian
by anonymous

@ham_italian is an Instagram account I created that celebrates the Maine ham Italian sandwich