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Maine State Pier, Commercial St. Coordinates missing: Moved from Rockport to Belfast in 2015 and to Portland in 2018. [8] 87: Tracy-Causer Block: Tracy-Causer Block: March 17, 1994 : 505-509 Fore St. 88: Trefethen-Evergreen Improvement Association
In 2010, at the recommendation of the Franklin Street Corridor Study, [14] the name was returned to Franklin Street, by Portland's City Council. New street signs indicating "Franklin Street" were hung in March 2011. Signage on nearby I-295, which the Maine Department of Transportation is responsible for, indicates "Franklin St.," as well.
Cumberland Avenue (formerly Cumberland Street; [1] colloquially known as Cumberland Ave) is a downtown street in Portland, Maine, United States.Part of Maine State Route 100, it runs for around 1.57 miles (2.53 km) from Merrill Street, on Munjoy Hill, in the northeast, to Deering Avenue in the southwest.
The Franklin Tower seen from City Hall parking lot. Franklin Towers is a 16-story high-rise building located in Portland, Maine, at the corner of Franklin Street and Cumberland Avenue, rising to a height of 175 feet (53 m). [1] Construction was completed in 1969, and its primary use is residential. [2]
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). [2] [3] [4]
Several streets were truncated in an attempt to limit access to outside traffic. The razing of Franklin Street began in 1967; [2] 130 homes and businesses were demolished and an unknown number of families relocated or were displaced. [13] The India Street Historic District was designated by Portland City Council in 2015 after a unanimous (8–0 ...
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. It is one of the three main routes crossing the Portland peninsula in this direction, the other two being High Street and Franklin Street.
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.