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Chinese-Americans in Portland, Maine refers to the Chinese-American residents and businesses of Portland, Maine, United States. An informal and small Chinatown once existed around Monument Square . The first Chinese person arrived in 1858 with the Chinatown forming around 1916, mainly lasting until around 1953.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1]
This is a list of notable Chinese restaurants.A Chinese restaurant is an establishment that serves Chinese cuisine outside China.Some have distinctive styles, as with American Chinese cuisine and Canadian Chinese cuisine.
The Spring Street Historic District encompasses surviving elements of the 19th-century commercial and surviving residential areas of Portland, Maine.Encompassing a portion of the city's Arts District and an eastern portion of its West End, the district has a significant concentration of residential and commercial buildings that survived the city's devastating 1866 fire.
The Market House of Portland, Maine, was located in what was then known as Market Square or Haymarket Square (today's Monument Square) between 1825 and 1888, when it was demolished. In 1833, the building was modified to become Portland's first city hall. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, which now stands in its place, was dedicated in 1891.
The Western Cemetery, Portland's primary cemetery from 1829 to 1852, is located in the neighborhood as well. Maine Medical Center, Maine's largest hospital and Portland's largest employer, is also located in the West End. Queen Anne's Hospital was established in the West End in 1918.
State Street is a downtown street in Portland, Maine, United States.Part of Maine State Route 77, it runs one-way for around 0.95 miles (1.53 km), from an intersection with Forest Avenue in the northwest to York Street in the southeast.
Maine Wharf is a historic wharf in Portland, Maine. It is located on Commercial Street , between Franklin Street and Pearl Street, [ 1 ] on the edge of the Fore River . On the waterfront side, it is situated between Maine State Pier (to the north) and Custom House Wharf (to the south).