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PORTLAND CITY GUIDE
.THE AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES.
GC 974.102 P837WR
PUBLIC LIBRARY FORT WAYNE & ALLEN CO., IND.
M. L.
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00466 5029
GC 974.102 P837WR
MAR 6 '46
PORTLAND CITY GUIDE
AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES
PORTLAND CITY GUIDE
Compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Maine
Illustrated
Sponsored by the City of Portland
THE FOREST CITY PRINTING COMPANY
1940
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, State-wide Sponsor of the Maine Writers' Project
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FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY JOHN M. CARMODY, Administrator
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION F. C. HARRINGTON, Commissioner FLORENCE KERR, Assistant Commissioner JOHN C. FITZGERALD, State Administrator
COPYRIGHT 1940 BY THE CITY OF PORTLAND
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCE THIS BOOK OR PARTS THEREOF IN ANY FORM
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.
THE FOREST CITY PRINTING COMPANY PORTLAND . MAINE
Rivers 2.50
OCT 2 6 1948
BERTRAM E PACKARD COMMISHONER
EDWARD E RODERICK
DEPUTY
STATE OF MAINE Department of Education AUGUSTA
589058
The compilation and editing of the Portland City Guide has been one of several activities of the Maine Writers' Project during 1939-40. This project, under direct sponsorship of the State of Maine Department of Education, has prepared several volumes pertaining to the Maine scene, enriching the source material on the State to a great extent.
Bertram E. Packard, Commissioner Department of Education
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CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
CITY COUNCIL HARRY E. MARTIN, CHAIRMAN W. EARLE ESKILSON WILLIAM J. WARD EDWARD G. BERRY ADAM P. LEIGHTON
RESURGAN
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CIVITATIS POR
JAMES E. BARLOW CITY MANAGER
TELEPHONES DIAL 3-0682 - 3-3307
The Portland City Guide is an attempt in a limited space to cover many salient facts in Port- land's cultural, economic, and social development. Not since John Neal, John Hull, and Edward Elwell visualized for us the years prior to and including the 1880's, has a comprehensive picture of the City of Portland been ventured. This book is designed not only as a guidebook for the interested visitor to the city, but its factual background, based on diligent research, should be of great value and interest to our own citizens, revealing as it does Portland's rich and colorful past.
Lamano EBasilico James E. Barlow CITY MANAGER
PREFACE
AS prepared by the Maine Writers' Project this volume represents the col- lective labor of many persons - writers, research and clerical workers, su- pervisors, photographers, artists, and others. Although comprehensive, the purpose of the Portland City Guide is not to catalog all of the facts of the city's three hundred-odd years of existence, but to present and preserve significant facts. It goes beyond the limits of a conventional guidebook, first, in its attempt to picture and explain contemporary Portland by present- ing its people, government, arts and crafts, physiography, and industry in relation to its historical background; and second, in its narrative detailed description of hundreds of points of interest. The State Supervisor and Editors realize that in presenting material so detailed, and in many cases drawn from fragmentary and conflicting sources, there is possibility of mis- interpretation. Also, it should be obvious that, in discussion of the many widely diverse subjects by many different writers, various personal opinions are bound to find expression. These are not necessarily the opinions of the Work Projects Administration or the sponsors of this book or the consult- ants whose names appear below.
The book may be considered the result of community effort rather than the achievement of any person or group of persons. The interest and as- sistance of individuals not connected with the project during the months of preparing the manuscript have been a constant source of encouragement.
Project workers wish to express their especial appreciation to Mr. John C. Fitzgerald, State Administrator for the Work Projects Administration in Maine, and to Miss Helen I. Twombly, Director of Professional and Service Projects in Maine, for their support during the Maine Writers' Project work program. Also, we wish to thank Dr. Bertrand M. Packard, Commissioner of Education, Mr. James E. Barlow, City Manager of Port- land, Mr. A. Edwin Smith, City Clerk, and members of the Portland City Council for their continual assistance.
To list and give credit to all who have generously given time and aid in the preparation of this book would take pages. However, we wish to give special thanks to those consultants who often put aside important duties to render service on the final manuscript.
We are indebted to Mr. Richard Gould, Treasurer of the Maine Histori-
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cal Society, Mr. William Hutchinson Rowe, author of many historical studies, and Miss Mae Gilman and Miss Marion B. Rowe, Librarians of the Maine Historical Society, for their invaluable aid in their review of the history essay.
Several consultants served on the various parts of natural setting. Mr. Bryan O. Whitney and Mr. Charles A. Jones of the Portland Department of Public Works reviewed the study on geography and topography. Leon Tebbetts, author of the Amazing Story of Maine, was consultant for the paper on geology and paleontology. The climate essay was revamped by Mr. Robert Dole, official in charge of the U. S. Weather Bureau in Port- land. Mr. Arthur Norton, Curator of the Portland Society of Natural History, greatly assisted in the preparation of the flora and fauna article.
Mr. Philip Milliken, of the Canal National Bank, assisted on the finance paper, and Mr. Charles H. Priest, Manager of Port of Portland Develop- ment, worked with us on the commerce essay. Mr. Richard Hebert, Presi- dent of the Maine State Industrial Union Council, and Mr. David Hast- ings, Executive Secretary of the Central Labor Board, served on the labor study. Mr. Arthur Noon of the Portland Chamber of Commerce acted as consultant on the industry essay.
We are deeply indebted to Miss Jane Burbank, Librarian of the Port- land Public Library, Mr. Harold Oliphant, chief editorial writer for the Portland Press Herald, Edward F. Morrill, Chairman of the Board of Re- view of the Poetry Fellowship in Maine, and Ray Carter, book department head of Loring, Short & Harmon, for their work on the literature essay.
We were particularly fortunate in having Mrs. Sidney St. Felix Thaxter, authority on the Maine theater, Mr. Albert Hickey, formerly of the famous Jefferson Players and onetime State Director of the Federal Theater Pro- ject, Mr. Albert Willard Smith, Director of the Portland Players, and Mr. Michael J. Garrity, active for many years in the Maine theater, as con- sultants on the study of the theater in Portland.
Sister M. Honoratus, Dean of St. Joseph's College, Dr. Milton D. Proctor, President of Westbrook Junior College, and Mr. William B. Jack, Superintendent of the Portland Public Schools, reviewed the essay on edu- cation.
The study on radio was made possible through the co-operation of Mr. P. W. McCrum, Secretary of the Portland Amateur Wireless Association, Mr. Creighton Getchell, General Manager of Station WGAN, and Mr. L. T. Pitman, General Manager of Station WCSH.
Although nearly all of the local architects were consulted, the final paper on architecture was submitted to Mr. John P. Thomas, Mr. Ambrose
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Stevens Higgins, and the late John Calvin Stevens, dean of Maine archi- tects.
We deeply appreciate the close co-operation of the Right Reverend Mon- signor George P. Johnson, of the Portland Diocese, the Reverend Ernest W. Robinson, District Superintendent of the Methodist Churches, the Reverend G. Ernest Lynch, of the First Parish Church, and Rabbi Mendell Lewittes, of the Portland Jewry, in the preparation of the religion essay.
The arts and crafts essay could not have been completed without the co- operation of Mrs. Dorothy H. Jensen, State Supervisor of the Maine Art Project, and Mr. Seldon Fox, local authority on art. We are particularly grateful to Mr. Alexander Bower, Director of the L. D. M. Sweat Me- morial Art Museum, who spent many hours revising this essay.
The study on Portland newspapers was submitted to Colonel Henry Bigelow, former editor of the Portland Press Herald, and Mr. William H. Dow, former editor of the Portland Evening Express.
The manuscript on music was submitted to Miss Louise Armstrong, President of the Rossini Club, Mr. Alfred Brinkler, founder of the Port- land Polyphonic Society and conductor for many years of the Portland Men's Singing Club, Mr. Herbert Barnard and Mr. Herbert G. Jones, local music authorities, and Mr. Reginald Bonnin, State Supervisor of the Maine Music Project.
The government essay was submitted as a whole to members of the Port- land City Council; the section on army and navy to Brigadier General James W. Hanson, Adjutant General for the State of Maine; and the sec- tion on courts to Mr. Benjamin G. Ward, Secretary-Treasurer of the Cum- berland Bar Association.
We must make composite acknowledgment of the sympathetic and valu- able aid given by State and City departments, by Federal agencies, by his- torical societies, colleges, and libraries, all of whose research facilities have been made available to the project. We wish to give special thanks to the staff of the Portland Public Library, and particularly to Miss Emma Gould and Miss Olive Lee of the reference room, Miss Marion Fryatt of the art room, and Miss Virginia R. Desmond of the periodical room, all of whom were particularly helpful to research workers. Also, a great deal of as- sistance was extended by Miss Anne Freeman, Librarian of the Nathan and Henry B. Cleaves Law Library, Miss Helen M. Libby, Librarian of the Maine Charitable Mechanics' Association, Miss Bernice Breck of the L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Mr. Louis Tappe Ibbotson, Librarian of the University of Maine, Mr. Gerald G. Wilder, Librarian of Bowdoin College, the staffs of the Maine Historical Society, the Maine State Library,
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the Portland Society of Natural History, and the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
We wish to thank the various artists and photographers who have gen- erously allowed us to include their work in the Portland City Guide, credited in the List of Illustrations. The decorations and chapter headings are the work of Fred S. Humiston, Jr., a member of the Maine Art Project.
The Portland City Guide was prepared through the collaboration of many workers of the Project: Continuity-Herbert G. Jones, Adeline E. Putnam, Helen A. Campbell, Donald M. McCormick, Frank A. Howe, and Herbert H. Fernald; Research and Field Work-Mildred M. Welch, Ursula Tighe, Frances Wright Turner, Mary O'Neil, Lulu G. Ryan, Alice M. Donley, Kate R. Farnham, Clarence H. SeeHusen, William H. O'Brien, Roscoe Hilborn, Ralph L. Gardner, Robert J. Flaherty, Thomas E. Martin, and Leslie C. Turner; Maps-Donald G. Ward and Henry E. Sylvester; Librarians- Willard E. Locke and Arthur B. Vaughan.
This volume was prepared under the technical and editorial advice of Dr. Frank Manuel, former Technical Advisor of the WPA Writers' Program in New England, without whose staunch support this volume might never have been published.
R. RICHARD ELLINGWOOD, State Supervisor MARIE T. HOWE, State Editor EDWARD F. MORRILL, State Editor KENNETH H. TOLMAN, Research Editor
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
Photostat
By Bertram E. Packard, Commissioner of Education in Maine
FOREWORD
Photostat
By James E. Barlow, City Manager
PREFACE
ix
By R. Richard Ellingwood, State Supervisor, Maine Writers' Project
GENERAL INFORMATION
xxiii
Calendar of Events xxvi
HOTEL AND OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS
xxix
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES XXX111
I. PORTLAND: THE GENERAL BACKGROUND
NATURAL SETTING
3
Name
3
Geography and Topography
3
Harbor and Bay
4
The Islands
6
Geology and Paleontology
11
Climate
13
Flora and Fauna
15
HISTORY
18
GOVERNMENT
53
THE PATTERN OF THE PEOPLE
59
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II. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
COMMERCE
65
INDUSTRY
71
FINANCE
78
LABOR
86
EDUCATION
93
RELIGION
103
TRANSPORTATION
118
ARTS AND CRAFTS
127
ARCHITECTURE
143
LITERATURE
149
NEWSPAPERS
169
MUSIC
177
THEATER
195
RADIO
206
III. SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS
DOWNTOWN SECTION
211
BRAMHALL HILL SECTION
262
MUNJOY HILL SECTION
274
WOODFORDS SECTION
288
STROUDWATER SECTION
301
RIVERTON SECTION
313
SELECTED READING LIST
317
INDEX 319
ILLUSTRATIONS
TALL MAST AND RESTLESS SEA between 2 and 3
PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT, a Water Color
Alice Harmon Shaw
REFLECTIONS
Ralph F. Blood
WRECK NEAR PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT
Collection of Richard K. Gould
CAPE SHORE SURF
Ralph F. Blood
LUMBER SCHOONER, an Etching
WIDGERY WHARF, an Etching
Linwood Easton
THE EDNA HOYT
Ralph F. Blood
CASCO BAY SUNSET
Sachelie Studio
GROTTO SUNRISE UNKNOWN PATHS
Ralph F. Blood
between 18 and 19
OLD TOWN HALL (1830's) IN MARKET, NOW MONUMENT SQUARE OLD EXCHANGE BUILDING (1835-54)
Collection of Richard K. Gould
CUMBERLAND AND OXFORD CANAL BOAT ON SEBAGO LAKE (1860) CUMBERLAND AND OXFORD CANAL (1860's) Collection of Philip I. Milliken
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT AND UNITED STATES HOTEL THE PREBLE HOUSE (1892)
STEAMER Portland WHICH SANK IN 1898
OTTAWA HOUSE ON CUSHING ISLAND, BURNED IN 1917
BIRTHPLACE OF THOMAS BRACKETT REED, DEMOLISHED IN 1938 Collection of A. Edwin Smith
A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST between 50 and 51
THE 'DESERT OF TENTS' AFTER THE 'GREAT FIRE' SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OAK AND CONGRESS STREETS (1866) Collection of Richard K. Gould
IN RETROSPECT
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MIDDLE STREET FROM CROSS STREET AFTER THE 'GREAT FIRE' OLD FLUENT BLOCK ON CONGRESS STREET (1870's) VIEW DOWN EXCHANGE AND LIME (MARKET) STREETS (1862) PORTLAND CITY HALL (1866)
SOUTHEAST FROM OLD CITY HALL TOWARD WATER FRONT (1860) NORTHEAST CORNER OAK AND CONGRESS STREETS (1866)
CONGRESS STREET, LOOKING WEST (1866) Collection of Richard K. Gould
EXCHANGE STREET (1894)
FOREST AVENUE NORTH FROM PARK AVENUE (1870)
Collection of City of Portland
EARLY PORTLAND FIRE ENGINE, a Pencil Sketch
C. A. Goodhue
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
between 66 and 67
SOUTHWEST SECTION OF PORTLAND, a Linoleum Print
Dorothy Hay Jensen
BALED PULP
John A. Marshall
DRYING NETS
Donald Loveday
LONGSHOREMEN
Dominick Avanzato
FISHING BOATS
Gannett Publishing Co.
FOOD PACKING (2)
Burnham & Morrill Packing Co. Dominick Avanzato
PORTLAND IS IMPORTANT AS A PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTING CENTER POTTERY KILNS
Donald Loveday MANY MODERN INDUSTRIAL PLANTS ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY American Can Co.
COAL POCKETS, an Etching
Josiah Tubby
EDUCATION
between 98 and 99
DEERING HIGH SCHOOL
William E. Wing
PORTLAND JUNIOR COLLEGE
Richard H. Woodbury LIFE CLASS AT PORTLAND SCHOOL OF FINE AND APPLIED ART Dominick Avanzato
PORTLAND JUNIOR TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Everett W. Lord
Illustrations
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PUBLIC SCHOOL MANUAL TRAINING PUBLIC SCHOOL MECHANICAL TRAINING PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN
Collection of City of Portland
MAY DAY AT WAYNFLETE SCHOOL
MAINE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT AND ACADEMY WESTBROOK JUNIOR COLLEGE PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Gannett Publishing Co.
Dominick Avanzato
Donald Loveday
Jackson-White Studio
Kennedy Studio
PORTLAND'S ENVIRONS
between 130 and 131
ISLAND STEAMERS, a Linoleum Print
BRIDGE AT YARMOUTH SEBAGO LAKE
Dominick Avanzato
Alice Harmon Shaw GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD BRIDGE, EAST DEERING, an Etching Josiah Tubby
SPURWINK MEETINGHOUSE, CAPE ELIZABETH, a Painting
'BUGGY' MEETINGHOUSE, SCARBOROUGH, a Painting
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, BRUNSWICK PRESUMPSCOT RIVER FALLS
Dominick Avanzato
ARCHITECTURE
between 146 and 147
BELFREY OF GREEK HELLENIC CHURCH, a Pencil Sketch
PORTLAND CLUB
Allen Hubbard
NEAL SHAW MANSION
Collection of Richard K. Gould
CANAL NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
Allen Hubbard
UNION STATION
Gannett Publishing Co.
Ralph Frizzell
ISLAND EBB TIDE, an Etching
Alexander Bower
Josiah Tubby
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L. D. M. SWEAT MANSION
Dominick Avanzato
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH
Gannett Publishing Co.
FIREPLACE IN MEANS HOUSE
Dominick Avanzato
PASSING GLANCES
between 178 and 179
NEWBURY STREET FROM FORE STREET, a Water Color
Herbert G. Jones
PORTLAND FIRE BOAT
Sachelie Studio
CENTRAL FIRE STATION
Dominick Avanzato
FIRE FIGHTERS
John A. Marshall
KOTZSCHMAR MEMORIAL ORGAN AND PORTLAND SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Collection of City of Portland
LONGFELLOW HOUSE
H. J. Burrowes Co.
FREE STREET
Dominick Avanzato
GRAND TRUNK GRAIN ELEVATOR
Donald Loveday
FROM LINCOLN PARK, an Etching
Linwood Easton
CITY AND SUBURBS
between 194 and 195
CORNER OF FORE AND CHATHAM STREETS, an Etching
OLD BAILEY HOUSE TATE HOUSE
Dominick Avanzato
SUMMER NIGHT
Eugene Adams
WINTER
Ralph F. Blood
SPRINGTIME SURF FISHING
Gannett Publishing Co.
BIRTHPLACE OF HENRY W. LONGFELLOW, an Etching
NOVEMBER, an Etching OLD FORE STREET JUNK SHOP, an Etching
Linwood Easton
Linwood Easton
Illustrations
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS PORTLAND CITY HALL, a Pen and Ink Sketch
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE
Dominick Avanzato
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE
W. N. Gay
OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING
Dominick Avanzato
CITY HOME
John A. Marshall
MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL
SHOPS AND STOREHOUSE OF PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT
Donald Loveday
CITY GREENHOUSES
Dominick Avanzato
CITY HALL ENTRANCE
John A. Marshall
HEART OF THE CITY
Portland Flying Service
PORTLAND'S SEVERAL CITY HALLS
Collection of Richard K. Gould
COMPARISONS
between 242 and 243
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CITY, a Pencil Sketch
Josiah Tubby
MONUMENT SQUARE AND CONGRESS STREET (1890's)
Collection of A. Edwin Smith
MONUMENT SQUARE TODAY
John A. Marshall
AIR VIEW (Western and Eastern Sections)
Portland Flying Service
CONGRESS STREET (1890's)
Collection of A. Edwin Smith
CONGRESS STREET TODAY
John A. Marshall
VIEW OF PORTLAND HARBOR (1855)
Photograph of old print
HERE AND THERE IN TOWN FIRST PARISH CHURCH, a Linoleum Print
between 258 and 259
Ralph Frizzell
SCHOOL OF FINE AND APPLIED ART
Alexander Bower
between 210 and 211
F. S. Humiston
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THE PORTLAND PLAYERS
Alexander Bower
PORTLAND YACHT CLUB LIGHTHOUSE WHARF L. D. M. SWEAT MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM PORTLAND OBSERVATORY
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Gannett Publishing Co.
Dominick Avanzato
CASSIDY HILL, an Etching
Linwood Easton
MEMORIALS, PARKS, AND PLAYGROUNDS FORT ALLEN PARK
DEERING OAKS PLAYGROUND
John A. Marshall
CORNER BASEBALL
Dominick Avanzato
EAST END BATHING BEACH
John A. Marshall
'THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE'
Dominick Avanzato
WILDE MEMORIAL CHAPEL, EVERGREEN CEMETERY
John A. Marshall
FLOWER CIRCLE, DEERING OAKS
Gannett Publishing Co.
GULLIVER FIELD POND
BAXTER BOULEVARD MEMORIAL
Dominick Avanzato
FESSENDEN PARK
John A. Marshall
WESTERN PROMENADE
Donald Loveday
LONGFELLOW MONUMENT
Dominick Avanzato
SPORTS AND RECREATION
between 306 and 307
PORTLAND-GATEWAY TO MAINE'S BIG GAME HUNTING COUNTRY SWIMMING
Gannett Publishing Co.
Dominick Avanzato
Gannett Publishing Co.
Dominick Avanzato
between 290 and 291
Sachelie Studio
xxi
Maps
YACHTING
Gannett Publishing Co. DUCK SHOOTING IS EXCELLENT IN NEAR-BY MERRYMEETING BAY Kennebec Journal
GOLF
Gannett Publishing Co.
OPEN-AIR HORSE SHOW
Tomlinson Riding School
POLO
Reginald T. Lombard
RACING
Gannett Publishing Co.
PROFESSIONAL BOXING
Coley Welch
ANNUAL PATRIOTS' DAY MARATHON BASKETBALL
Portland Boys' Club
BASEBALL
FOOTBALL
Gannett Publishing Co.
SKIING
Eugene Adams
MAPS
DOWNTOWN SECTION
pages 212 and 213
BRAMHALL HILL SECTION
263
MUNJOY HILL SECTION
275
WOODFORDS SECTION
289
STROUDWATER SECTION
302
RIVERTON SECTION 314
GENERAL INFORMATION
Highways: Two Federal highways, US 1, Fort Kent to Florida, and US 302, Portland to Montpelier, Vt. Five State highways, Me. 3, 9, 25, 26, 100. State police patrol the highways.
Railroad Stations: Union Station, 242-296 St. John Street, for Boston & Maine and Maine Central Railroads; Grand Trunk Station, 15 India Street, for Grand Trunk - Canadian National Railways; Deering Junction Station, 1201 Forest Avenue, and Woodfords Station, 729 - 756 Forest Avenue, for Maine Central Railroad.
Bus Stations: Portland Bus & Travel Terminal, 159 High Street, for Maine Central Transportation Co., Boston & Maine Transportation Co., Checker Cab Co .; Greyhound Bus Terminal, 600 Congress Street, for Greyhound and affiliated lines; Portland Bus Co., 498 Cumberland Avenue, for surburban lines, and Gorham, Sanford, and South Windham lines.
Airport: Portland City Airport, 7 Westbrook Street, for Boston & Maine Airways, Northeast Airways, Inc., and Portland Flying Service. Fifteen minutes from Monument Square. Taxi, 50c per passenger, each way. Stroudwater bus, 10c fare.
Street-cars and Local Busses: Cumberland County Power and Light Co .- trolley and motor-busses serve all sections of the city; fare 10c with univer- sal transfer; additional 5c fare to Westbrook, Riverton, Cape Cottage or South Portland Heights. Portland Bus Co .- motor busses on several city and surburban lines. All trolley and bus lines start at Monument Square.
Taxis: All meter cabs; rate, 20c for first 1/3 mile and 10c for each addi- tional 1/3 mile. No charge for additional passengers.
Ferries: Peaks Island Ferry, 60 Portland Pier, passengers and automo- biles; Casco Bay Lines, 24 Custom House Wharf, for passenger and freight service to principal Casco Bay Islands and to South Harpswell; Inner Bay
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Line (summer only), operating in conjunction with bus from Greyhound Bus Terminal, for passengers between Falmouth Foreside and Chebeag Island; Island Evening Line, (summer only), 50 Portland Pier, for pas- sengers to Cushing Island.
Excursions and Sightseeing: Casco Bay Lines, 24 Custom House Wharf, for daily Casco Bay excursions; Eastern Travel Bureau-Town Motor Tours Co., 155 High Street, for local sightseeing and out of city motor tours; Portland Bus Co., 155 High Street, for inland, lake-country motor tour (see also Recreational Facilities) .
Yacht Club and Anchorages: Portland Yacht Club, end of Merchants Wharf, has landing facilities for member and visiting yachtsmen. An- chorages in both inner and outer harbor. Fuel is available at Yacht Club wharf. Seaplane anchorage in harbor.
Street Order and Numbering: Streets in metropolitan area are num- bered from the water front (northwest and southwest). Avenues and boulevards are numbered from the heart of the city, irrespective of the di- rection.
Traffic Regulations: Care must be taken to observe the signal lights and direction signs at street intersections. These lights and signs are either in the center of street or on sidewalk. Many one-way streets, indicated by arrow signs, will be encountered throughout the city. No U turns allowed on Congress Street between State and Chestnut streets. Parking regula- tions are indicated by signs and painted curb markings-red indicating no parking, and black and white indicating passenger loading zones; between 12 p.m. and 9 a.m., where a shorter period is not indicated, four hours parking is the limit. Non-resident passenger cars may operate on Maine highways for a period of 30 days in any one year; operators duly registered in their state are not required to take out operator's or chauffeur's licenses.
Accommodations: Hotels, inns, tourist homes, and boardinghouses; rates vary. Tourist and trailer camps are located on the several main highways entering the city. Consult the Chamber of Commerce or the Maine Pub- licity Bureau (see Hotel and Other Accommodations) .
Theaters and Motion-Picture Houses: Ten motion-picture theaters in metropolitan area; one theater-workshop, producing ten plays yearly; oc- casional road shows; concerts and ballets at Municipal Auditorium in City Hall.
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Concert Halls and Auditoriums: City Hall Auditorium, 389 Congress Street; Portland Exposition Building, 239 Park Avenue; Frye Hall, 78 Spring Street; Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, 142 Free Street. Con- certs, plays, etc., are also held at Portland High School Auditorium, 284 Cumberland Avenue, and Deering High School Auditorium, 370 Stevens Avenue.
Newspapers: Portland Press Herald, morning daily; Portland Evening Express, late afternoon daily; Portland Sunday Telegram, weekly. Out-of- town papers available at Union Station and several newsstands in the metropolitan area.
Broadcasting Stations: WGAN-The Portland Broadcasting System, with studios in the Columbia Hotel, 645A Congress Street, and WCSH- Congress Square Hotel Co., with studios in the Congress Square Hotel.
State Liquor Stores: 227 Middle Street and 959 Congress Street; open week days 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m .; Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m .; closed Sundays, Government court holidays, State election and primary days. Single purchases of more than five wine gallons must be made through State wholesale liquor store, 98 Water Street, Augusta.
Information Service: Chamber of Commerce, 142 Free Street; Maine Publicity Bureau, 3 St. John Street; Travelers' Aid Society, 120 Free Street, and Union Station; State Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural League, City Hall; American Automobile Association, 212 Middle Street; Automobile League of America, 142 High Street; Gannett Publishing Co., 177 Federal Street; all bus terminals and leading hotels.
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