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    Thompson's Point, Portland

    I went down to TP this past weekend, it is all blocked off beyond the 1st line of buildings FY. Not worth the trip anymore.
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    Merrill Marine Terminal Sold

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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    The rendition would fit quite well in Napa Valley California, but I don't care for it in this location at all.
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    Portland's Franklin Street redesign

    Spring Street actually dead ended at Center Street, before the Spring Street Arterial project.
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    Portland's Franklin Street redesign

    This street name must have changed since 2004? The treatment plant has an address of 500 Marginal Way. Link:http://data.rtknet.org/rmp/rmp.php?facility_id=100000161665&database=rmp&detail=3&datype=T
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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    I like that description, "grayscale". My sentiments as well.
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    Black & White Portland, views from the 40's and 50's

    Entirely possible, this article says Douglas Street/Circle, but may have been on the other side of Congress:http://losttrottingparks.blogspot.com/2011/03/story-of-bill-wellman-trotter-injured.html?m=0
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    Black & White Portland, views from the 40's and 50's

    There was a surface parking lot for the hotel guests from where you see the rotary to Cumberland Avenue, valet service was the norm when they first opened this end of the hotel, (also moving the registration desk to this end) there was a multi-story brick garage with an auto elevator at...
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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    The wave of the future for Portland single family? More and more of this style is evident throughout the city.
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    Portland - Civic Center

    They'll end up fencing that in after the first rock concert.
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    Portland - Civic Center

    On Saturday June 1st, they started taking down the suicide steps, but right away found an unexpected buried gas pipeline, so started taking down the concrete around the Center Street entrance instead.
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    Portland - Civic Center

    Thanks for the correction. I think from now on, I'll just lurk. LOL
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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    Good choice on the D600 Corey. There's nothing but great reviews of it. I am sure the quality will reflect in the photos you shoot, as always.
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    Portland - Civic Center

    The "suicide steps" at Center & Spring Streets is rubble in this photo. Soon after the CCCC opened these suicide steps earned their name by being too steep and not friendly to either crazed rock concert goers, or any other patron for that matter, as a result the steps were not used anymore...
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    Portland, ME - New Construction Continued

    I don't know if it has been mentioned already or not, but I have seen posts elsewhere that the old American Can building on Read Street is being torn down right now.

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