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One thing I noticed in CIC that's I thought was cool, and it's really subtle: there are sculptural pendants hanging in the lobby, coming down from the cupola where the clock is. I believe they're intended to evoke the weights that would be there if it were a pendulum clock.

I saw an article recently that asserted that a big reason real estate prices are so high is that the industry successfully got itself exempted from most of the U.S. financial crimes reporting and Know Your Customer laws. So, if you have tens or hundreds of millions lying around from your...

I'm not sure Esposito's was a "heavy hitter"; it was a neighborhood place back when I was going to St. Pat's. It might have come up a bit when the kids took over and it became Espo's Trattoria, but comparatively speaking that didn't last long.

I've thought of the state of restaurant space at the Mall as a leading indicator for the economy for years. Right now, the former Chili's, On the Border, Macaroni Grill and even Pizza Plus are all vacant. They all may have external issues affecting their rentability. Chili's is in a hole next to...

They've announced another new restaurant: Asador Grill, by the folks behind a place in Kennebunk I've never heard of, The Lost Fire. I have no idea where it's going to go unless it's going to be part of the unbuilt stuff.

There was supposed to eventually be a light and fountain show in the quarry. However, I've also been told that every time they go down into the quarry, Westbrook Fire Dept. throws a fit.

Given that they're usually buildings of low public interest (other than the arena at Orono), it's far less confusing than the Cross Insurance Center/Arena business.

Portland actually had TWO cemeteries that weren't located in Portland: Evergreen, which was in Westbrook or Deering when it was purchased (not sure which), and Forest City, in what is now South Portland. Both are still in use for burials, but I've never known anyone who went to Forest City.

It's a pipe dream. The Union Branch is in the abandonment process if it isn't already completed. Personally, I'd be more interested in the line serving revived industrial uses on Presumpscot Street, but no one has been beating the drum for that.

If anyone else has tried to remember where Ballard Oil, with their German shepherd over the front door (and on the cab of their trucks) was located, now we know: where the Marginal Way Walgreen's is.

I'll just say, in my experience, finding any photos that show the former grandstand at the ball field is a rare feat. Great job @Portlander!

I remember the bus running to Crescent Beach when I was a kid, although I never took it there. This also makes Scarborough a possible member as well. I'd actually hope Biddeford-Old Orchard Beach-Saco stays separate, just for the acronym they could never officially use but everyone else should.

In the 80s, it was the after-5 watering hole for a lot of the blue collar industrial workers on the waterfront (Blake's, etc.) I wonder how many people in that's demographic are still around.

Pull this one out of Crazy Transit Pitches and move it to reality: After 40+ years, South Portland is merging its bus service into Metro. https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2024-10-09/south-portland-agrees-to-consolidate-bus-service-with-metro

I went searching and could not find the USL League One rules online. I did find the FIFA Laws, and they specify that for artificial turf, it's okay to have other markings on the field so long as the soccer lines are a distinctive color. I wonder if the turf itself was not sufficient for pro...

As I recall from when it adorned the front of the PMA for years, the white on the bricks is actually a natural process related to the bricks or the mortar curing in the sunlight. I'm sure someone here can explain it more precisely.

So, there's an amendment to the agreement on Monday's Council agenda, because apparently USL League One rules don't allow the existing gridiron markings to remain on the field, so the Hearts of Pine will be replacing the turf and reimbursing the city for the labor to change the markings? The...

The Press Herald today has a cover story on the reopening of the Clarks Pond cinema as "Entertainment Luxury Cinemas", and it also mentions Rock Row... So they're finally giving us a date of sorts for the cool part?

I'll be honest: it hurts my heart that that ground-floor space will be turned into a bar. It's the finest remaining space in the city that just makes you know you're in a BANK. As a kid, I remember it being the headquarters of Sun Savings & Loan, which (I just looked it up) was folded into...

Honestly, I never had an issue with the white Holiday Inn. It broke up the depressing earth tones. Great pic, TC_Zoid!