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The city estimated that rentals brought in about $90,000 a year since the ferry service ended. [6] The second phase of the terminal project is Ocean Gateway Pier II, a deep-water pier for large cruise ships that opened in September 2011, allowing more and larger cruise ships to dock in the city. [7] [8]
The Maine State Pier is a municipal-owned deepwater marine facility and music venue located at the intersection of Commercial Street and Franklin Street on the eastern waterfront in Portland, Maine. [1] [2] Located to the north of Maine Wharf, it was completed in 1924.
The Old Port district is located on the southeastern side of the Portland peninsula, overlooking the wide mouth of the Fore River and the Port of Portland.It is bounded on the east by Franklin Street (U.S. Route 1A), with Commercial Street running southwest along the waterfront, and 19th-century buildings on its north side as far west as Maple Street.
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Portland Pier is located at the intersection of Commercial Street and Silver Street on the eastern waterfront in Portland, Maine. [1] [2] It is located between Custom House Wharf (to the north) and Long Wharf (to the south), [3] on the edge of the Fore River. Notable businesses on the pier include J's Oyster House and Luke's Lobster. [3] [4]
Fore Street was the original waterfront of Portland's Old Port, [2] prior to the reclamation of land which resulted in today's Commercial Street in the early 20th century. [3] [4] The street was laid out in 1724 to the foot of Exchange Street on the west side of Clay Cove, [5] the location of the Nathaniel Dyer Shipyard. [6]
Container shipping through Portland has increased considerably over that same period. [8] 100 cruise ships docked in Portland in 2019, making it Maine's second-largest cruise ship port behind Bar Harbor. [9] A regional ferry service, Casco Bay Lines, also operates out of the Port of Portland.