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

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Gr<strong>and</strong> Trunk passenger yard, 1965<br />

The April 28th, 1963 edition <strong>of</strong> the Portl<strong>and</strong> Sunday Telegram announced "Depot to Become<br />

Discount Store - Gr<strong>and</strong> Trunk Depot Discount Mart Corp. will reopen the Gr<strong>and</strong> Trunk<br />

Railway Depot <strong>at</strong> India <strong>and</strong> Fore Streets Thursday as a discount grocery store. The st<strong>at</strong>ion's<br />

waiting room will be the display section <strong>and</strong> another part <strong>of</strong> the building will be used for wholesale<br />

business. Louis Botto, a local grocer, is head <strong>of</strong> the corpor<strong>at</strong>ion. The railroad closed the terminal<br />

last December, but will continue a once-a-week run to Montreal during the summer<br />

months. Passengers will use rail cars as waiting rooms."

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