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Great question but too many infrastructure, parking and emergency access issues for it to be feasible. Plus the remaining parcels are spoken for with the planned addition of residential units and a hotel at last check. There is probably no one on the planet that would love to see a new 10K...

Without question I feel that greater Portland could easily support a larger arena. My "decade" notation was based on how long I think it would take to pull a venture like this off knowing that the current venue was renovated 10 years ago with taxpayer money and the thrifty locals will want a...

I love these black and white photos from the 50's and 60's! The downtown proper of this New England city has changed very little since this shot and the tower on the far left used to be the tallest.

Well said Lrfox and by the time (decade) Portland would be able to pull off a new 10K seat arena the minimum requirements to host an NCAA basketball tournament will probably be increased to 14K for the first round. Nice work with your design efforts Archarte and that long vacant parcel would...

nomc, is there any activity at 465 Congress Street yet? Have not been downtown in a while due to an escape to Florida.

It will hide the massive garage when viewed from the Interstate which is a positive and will add another 10 story building to the skyline. (y)

Two recent photos (Google Earth) of Manchester and Portland from 1500 ft showing the downtown cores from similar angles. Manchester does have a couple of taller buildings but Portland has many more and appears to be at a higher level of density even after trimming out a large portion of the Old...

So this building will get demolished and there is no group trying to save it for its historical value? I'm shocked! :)

Nothing yet but it would sure be nice if it would happen in the near future! Distance to Provo Municipal Airport is 2120 miles which is 373 miles further west than DEN.

I think that the flight would need to depart PQI at 5:15 to help compensate for the quick turn in Portland in order to maintain the early morning sweet spot in Boston, but definitely workable. Have been to Presque Isle a few times and the region feels like you're in a different country with the...

Great idea and it probably would fill the remaining seats and add another option over the train or bus ride to Boston.

Myself and others appreciate your research and it is the collaborative efforts by many on the Portland threads that helps maintain its popularity on archBOSTON when compared to the limited interest generated from some of the other equally impressive New England cities. (y)

Your question would be in Cosakita's area of knowledge but I would add that Manchester has mainline service via the legacy airlines to only ONE destination and that is Charlotte with zero Delta and United options. Even Southwest service which has been MHT's bread and butter for decades has...

The building needs an ownership group with the financial resources to pull off the restoration properly because a half ass effort won't cut it.

Citizens in Nashville would revolt against your nickname choice Daniel! :)

Some previous proposals during the past few decades that never materialized and the one on the left included an 80,000 sf convention center. I've been waiting half a century for that prime downtown lot to be developed! :)

Mainebiz article from today.