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@Redfern Regarding the name, chants: "Tell Us! Tell Us! Tell Us!" ....

Proposed Housing in Portland: Parking lot next to Miss Portland Diner could pave way to affordable housing The space is about 31,000 square feet, roughly the shape of a long, narrow triangle alongside Interstate 295. The lot has been used as a park-and-ride stop and serves the diner with...

Sanford: At its meeting on April 5, 2023, the Sanford Planning Board granted preliminary approval of the site plan for the Stenton Trust mill redevelopment. Representatives from Winn Development made a presentation and talked about their plans for the project. The lead architect is a Sanford...

Looks like something out of Arizona or the midwest.

Looks like I'll need to get in there and stir the pot a little ::evil grin::

Westbrook is eager to develop. They'll take the projects Portland will dilly-dally on. Hopefully any developments here are a minimum of 4 stories. Will draw some additional restaurants and retail, which residents want. Gorham residents also enjoy coming to Westbrook too. It'll create some nice...

I realize I can be quite vociferous, but I'm passionate about Portland and its growth. Saddened by it's mistakes, but hopeful for great things to come.

Are you asking why create more density around/within Portland? Because rural and suburban sprawl destroys fragile ecosystems, habitats, leads to misguided "wildlife creep", and has a larger impact on global warming/carbon footprints. Building UP is always better than building OUT. Maine also...

Last Chance Gulch. Essentially just a small street closed to vehicle traffic. St. Augustine has something similar (St. George Street) and that area that's closed to traffic too.

Hard to believe NONE of these buildings were worth saving or are in any worse condition than what's in the Old Port. Meanwhile - space at the future One & Two Portland Square, Canal, Top of the Old Port, etc (where the buildings weren't valuable at all) could have housed One City Center et al...

Now when are the row houses being built? Haha

Pleasant memories aside, 511 Congress is ugly IMHO and the plaza space wasteful. Being "lucky" to have had these buildings built at all doesn't mean they were worth building or are well-designed. Neither does fond memories or nostalgia. It's also not as if Portland didn't have the extra space...

Sadly this is another example of beautiful buildings I would much rather still see than 511 Congress street with it's ugly brown exterior and wasteful fat bottom. The taller buildings in Portland should have all been built closer together for a city core. And 511 should have just nixed the fat...

Not sure if this is old news, but was posted by WBLM on 03/16/23: "14 Hour Train Ride from Montreal to Boston with Stops in Maine in the Making" https://wblm.com/14-hour-train-ride-from-montreal-to-boston-with-stops-in-maine-is-in-the-making/ Also, why can't we get faster trains in the US...

I accidentally came across this image recently. Maybe enough to make your eye twitch? 🤪

Wow ... Portland has been really good at ripping stuff down, but not building anything. I really wish some of the buildings in Monument Square torn down for One City Center were kept. I hate the big fat bottom of One City Center and would rather have had a taller, more attractive building...

The Boston City Hall redesign is pretty great - LOTS of trees added. Accessibility issues addressed, water feature added, farmer's market-esque space. I'd love to see Monument Square redone with better street-side trees and gardens. The massive brick and concrete plaza is ugly.

Yeah, I've definitely mentioned this. Even the "park" with the Lobsterman Statue is a blight. PHOM is a great venue for music and the other businesses are also great. The Nickelodeon is also a great niche theater where you can see some popular movies, as well as independent less known works...

Interesting that they're making the Fore Street side look like townhouses.

Agreed. They're still figuring out the senior housing across from Westbrook HS. I think the Dana St. lots on the river (I think recently sold?) would be a good location for affordable housing right in downtown. Maybe 8-12 stories.