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William David Barry and Patricia McGraw Anderson’s invaluable history of Deering.
Ducks on the pond at Evergreen Cemetery. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh.)
Handsome buildings on the University of New England (formerly Westbrook College) campus. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh.)
Deering Center’s Best Street – well named, in the “City of Homes.” (Staff photo by Whitney Hayward.)
Musicians rehearse at Ludcke Auditorium on the University of New England campus. (Staff photo by John Patriquin.)
A bicyclist navigates a path in Baxter Woods. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette.)
Evergreen Cemetery’s Wilde Memorial Chapel, designed by Portland architect Frederick Tompson, was built in 1902. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh.)
Now condominiums, this handsome home on Pleasant Street was Maine’s first osteopathic hospital when it opened in 1937. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh.)
A bicycle basket sign marks the fourth annual Porchfest last Sept. 10. The event features musicians playing on neighborhood porches. (Staff photo by Joel Page.)
The Odd Fellows published the pamphlet “Deering: A City of Homes” in 1897. (“Deering: A Social and Architectural History,” by William David Barry and Patricia McGraw Anderson.)
St. Joseph’s Convent, long a landmark on Stevens Avenue, is being converted to senior housing. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh.)
Houses along Ludlow Street border Presumpscot Park. (Staff photo by Derek Davis.)
The Burbank Branch of the Portland Public Library moved to its present location in 1995. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh).
Pedestrians pass the Quality Shop on Stevens Avenue. The store has been owned by the same family since 1945. (Staff photo by Joel Page.)
Deering High School’s students are from more than 30 countries and speak more than 50 languages. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh.)
Businesses along Stevens Avenue in the heart of Deering Center. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh.)