Bangor, Maine

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I love how the Kenduskeag Stream meanders through portions of downtown Bangor and the 6 story Eastern Trust Building on the right was one of the finest commercial structures in the entire state when it was completed in 1914.
 
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Built in 1931, the former New England Telegraph and Telephone Exchange Building has been touted as the tallest building in downtown Bangor at a height of 118'. At seven floors, I'm not buying it and I think that figure was derived many decades ago when there was substantial communications equipment on the roof.
 
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Surprised you didn't capture some photos of the (relatively) new Bangor Savings HQ while you were at it
 
I was going to and the new complex is attractive, but I concentrated my efforts in the central core where I actually parked. The Bangor Savings Headquarters is kind of on the fringe of downtown and is a couple of blocks on the other side of Union Street.
 
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Portlander said:
I was going to and the new complex is attractive, but I concentrated my efforts in the central core where I actually parked. The Bangor Savings Headquarters is kind of on the fringe of downtown and is a couple of blocks on the other side of Union Street.
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Makes sense, certainly a nice addition to the area.
 
Bangor has certainly turned into a different city than it was a couple of decades ago. I'd still include Bangor Savings campus as "downtown"....although I get what you are saying. Main St from I-395 to downtown is unlike any other 1 mile strip in Maine...Bass Park, Cross Insurance Center, Hollywood Slots, Maine Savings Amphitheater...and then into downtown proper.

I don't see the casino surviving much longer...I foresee Penn Gaming selling to another entity...the hotel should be branded and converted to a hotel/conference center.

Bass Park is a huge plot of land that is owned by the city and should be developed as residential/commercial. The Bangor State Fair is dead and the racetrack is too. The location is primo real estate! It could be a really neat bookend on that side leading to downtown. Imagine a "Rock Row" done right!
 
mainejeff, some great ideas and potential insight to future changes to Bangor and is the casino and hotel struggling? The Bangor Savings campus and all of the other significant properties on "outer" Main reminds me of the Marginal Way build up with the Intermed Building, Trader Joes, AAA, Miss Portland Diner, Bangor Savings, Bayside Village Apartments, Planet Fitness, etc. It's kind of downtown but not really downtown if that makes any sense. In fairness to Bangor, anything to the north of Railroad Street on Main (which includes the Police headquarters) should now be considered downtown. :)
 
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I may have missed it but does anyone on this forum actually live in Bangor?
 
Groundbreaking yesterday for Tyler Technologies new offices in Orono. The software company based in Plano, TX will move its 30 existing Bangor employees to the new facility in 2024 with space for an additional 75 future employees. The site of the new facility is on the banks of the Stillwater River where the iconic University Inn once stood.

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Software company moving from Bangor to Orono adding jobs with new office

A software company plans to move one of its locations from Bangor to Orono, adding new jobs and internship opportunities.
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The developers of Rock Row are eyeing a similar project in Bangor

Developer behind Westbrook's Rock Row is eyeing Bangor (bangordailynews.com)

Bangor is such an untapped, incredible market, and it serves such a large area" Waterstone Co-founder Josh Levy said. "We would love to do a version of Rock Row there"
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Levy is still trying to find the right site for such a project. .....Anne Krieg, director of community and economic development said that there are large properties available near the airport and the Bangor Mall"
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Great aerial of downtown Bangor in the 60's. Portland may have lost a few downtown landmark structures like the classic Post Office building on Exchange Street during the urban renewal craze, but a large portion of central Bangor was leveled. In this photo. almost every structure was razed to the left (Broad Street) and to the right (Exchange Street) of the Kenduskeag Stream in the center. Union Station was also demolished which is located to the lower right of the stream with it's tracks positioned along the Penobscot River.
 
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