A Look Back at Portland's Eastern Waterfront and ... - City of Portland

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Inasmuch as railroad tracks are to extend along the pier for its entire length, it will be possible for passengers of all classes to pass directly from the trans-Atlantic pier shed to trains standing on the pier… It will not be necessary to transfer passengers across Commercial Street to the Grand Trunk Station or across the city to the Union Station.
The close of the year, 1922, sees the completion of a project which owes its inception primarily to the Portland Chamber of Commerce and which it is believed by those conversant with the situation, will be of direct and lasting benefit not alone to Portland but to the whole state of Maine, namely the building of the new Maine State Pier at the Port of Portland. Doubtless, many there are who look back at the inception of the project some six or eight years ago with the feeling that it has come forward very slowly and until recently some may have wondered if the State Pier would really materialize at all. Indeed, at one time it seemed as though the project might be dead. In due time, however, all obstacles were overcome and early this year construction was started with a rush and a determination to spare no efforts to complete the pier in season to take full advantage of next winter’s business through this port. In reality, however, the progress of the State Pier project has not been slow as compared with the inception of public works generally. Usually a public undertaking to the State of Maine can only be realized after some years of agitation and public discussion. As a matter of fact, the State is to have its first state-owned, modern waterfront terminal at an earlier date than could reasonably have been expected by its proponents at the outset.
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A Look Back at Portland’s Eastern
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Falmouth Neck in 1775, shortly befo
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Portland, 1786
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Map of the City of Portland, 1837
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Drawn from memory by Charles Goodhu
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1840’s
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1850
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Grand Trunk Railroad, 1850
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19 th Century Railroad Lines into P
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USS Agawam, Built by Portland Co. u
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1866
Page 25 and 26: Galt’s Wharf Franklin Wharf View
Page 27 and 28: Detail from 1876 Bird’s Eye View
Page 29: Portland Steam Packet Co. sidewheel
Page 32 and 33: In 1853, the Sarah Sands was the fi
Page 34 and 35: Grand Trunk Railway Depot, c. 1890
Page 36 and 37: First Grand Trunk Grain Elevator fr
Page 38 and 39: Elevator and grain conveyors
Page 40 and 41: View of India Street from Grand Tru
Page 42 and 43: US Marines departing Portland, Augu
Page 44 and 45: Demolition of the First Grand Trunk
Page 46 and 47: New Passenger Station New Office Bu
Page 48 and 49: Interior of new Grand Trunk depot
Page 50 and 51: Richard’s Map Company, 1914
Page 52 and 53: Grand Trunk Grain Elevators from Fo
Page 54 and 55: Bridgton and Saco River RR #5 besid
Page 56 and 57: Portland Public Works Map, 1921
Page 58 and 59: Location chosen for new Maine State
Page 60 and 61: Building Maine State Pier 1921 - 19
Page 62 and 63: Removing Galt Wharf, February 24, 1
Page 64 and 65: Cleared site for new pier, April 26
Page 66 and 67: May 20, 1922
Page 68 and 69: June 2, 1922 Looking from northerly
Page 70 and 71: Concrete deck partially complete, J
Page 72 and 73: Pouring concrete, August 2, 1922
Page 74 and 75: August 16, 1922
Page 78 and 79: Maine State Pier workers, drop and
Page 80 and 81: Rebuilding Franklin Wharf 1923
Page 82: July 26, 1923
Page 85 and 86: September 27, 1923
Page 87 and 88: State Pier West Side Shed, March 29
Page 89 and 90: Maine State Pier shed , 1924
Page 91 and 92: Maine State Pier Aerial View, c. 19
Page 93 and 94: Maine State Pier during World War I
Page 95 and 96: Portland Terminal Co. switcher at h
Page 97 and 98: Grand Trunk passenger yard, 1965 Th
Page 99 and 100: Last Grain Elevator in 1968. The Gr
Page 101 and 102: 1980’s - Casco Bay Lines moves to
Page 103 and 104: 1980’s - 1990’s USS Samuel B. R
Page 105 and 106: 2008 - The new Ocean Gateway Termin
Page 107: Images Courtesy of Maine Historical
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