A 1960 news photograph shows the First Baptist Church, since demolished to make way for the ‘Top of the Old Port’ parking lot in downtown Portland.
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Bull Feeney’s storefront, 1942
A 1942 news photograph shows 375 Fore St., then the new home of the Seamen’s Friend Society, and today the site of Bull Feeney’s restaurant.
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Fire on Portland Street, 1941
A 1941 news photograph shows the Portland Street buildings that today host Bintliff’s Restaurant and Rockin’ Rickey’s Tavern.
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The Scotia Prince ferry, 1997
A Press Herald file photograph of the Scotia Prince ferry entering Portland Harbor in 1997.
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Portland’s Old Port Festival in 1974
Festival attendees browse crafts on Fore Street during the second Old Port Festival in 1974.
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Memorial Day celebrations in Monument Square, 1940 — Flashback
A detailed photograph of Memorial Day celebrations at Portland’s Our Lady of Victories monument in 1940.
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Portland’s Gay Pride Parade in 2000 — Flashback
An unpublished photo from Portland’s 2000 Gay Pride Parade shows members of Gorham High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance marching up Congress Street in downtown Portland.
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John Amato at his sandwich shop in 1959 — Flashback
A 1959 Press Herald photograph shows a familiar sandwich being made at Amato’s on India Street in Portland.
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The Portland Farmers Market in 1940 — Flashback
A 1940 photograph of the Portland Farmers Market on Federal Street next to Lincoln Park.
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Portland’s Stroudwater neighborhood in 1967 — Flashback
Two views of Congress Street and the Stroudwater Baptist Church, in 1967 and in 2014.