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Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County.Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. [4]
The Old City Hall of Portland, Maine, was located in what was then known as Market Square or Haymarket Square (Monument Square today) between 1833 and 1888, when it was demolished. In 1862, it was replaced by an earlier version of the City Hall located today on Congress Street , a short distance northeast of the original location.
The city hall built in 1867 replaced the previous city hall, built in 1862 (designed by James H. Rand) [5] and burned in the Great Fire of 1866. [2] Portland's 1825 Market House, in what was then Market Square, was remodeled in 1833 to serve as Portland's first city hall. [6] It was used again between 1866 and 1868, after the fire.
Portland's Post Office, designed by Alfred B. Mullett, stood at the location from 1871 to 1965, [4] when it was demolished and replaced by a parking lot. [5] In the 1980s, the City of Portland considered building a Japanese theme park on the lot, but—due to a recession—it did not come to fruition; instead Post Office Park was built ...
Federal Street is a historic downtown street in Portland, Maine, United States. It runs for around 0.56 miles (0.90 km), from Monument Square, in the southwest to Mountfort Street, at the foot of Munjoy Hill, in the northeast. Its middle section was wiped out by the widening of Franklin Street in 1967. [1]
Back Cove Trail is a 3.6-mile (5.8 km) multi-use trail in Portland, Maine. [1] [2] It circumnavigates Back Cove, running beside (if done in the clockwise direction) Preble Street Extension, Baxter Boulevard and Interstate 295. It is one of the oldest trails in the city. [3]
The former section of Middle Street which led to and from Monument Square.It is now pedestrianized. Middle Street is a downtown street in Portland, Maine, United States.. Dating to 1724 (although part of it was a path established by ancient settlers), [1] it runs for around 0.46 miles (0.74 km), from an intersection with Union Street, Spring Street and Temple Street in the southwest, to ...
High Street is a downtown street in Portland, Maine, United States. It runs one-way for around 0.81 miles (1.30 km), from Commercial Street in the southeast to Forest Avenue in the northwest. It is one of the three main routes crossing the Portland peninsula in this direction, the other two being State Street and Franklin Street .