Happy Halloween

Two Halloween/Pumpkin themed  photos for today:

Waterfront Development

Down off Commercial street, we have the Cumberland Cold Storage Building, someday this will be home to the Pierce Atwood law firm.. 

Around the Peninsula - October 29, 2010

Time for a quick Around the Peninsula feature...

• Trader Joe's is opening today! This is the biggest thing to happen in Portland since Lady Gaga visited. Munjoy Hill News has been my go-to source on the Trader Joe's subject. The Press Herald also did a solid piece of investigative journalism / advertising of the new store yesterday.

• This post over at the Maine Observer site takes a look at Portland's five architectural "wonders" (I added the quotations) that could disappear next." It's a good read.

• From Away takes a look at the sacred Amato's original Italian sandwich. My review would be 'tasty.'

• Portland Town has been busy lately between Maine Restaurant Week (which goes until this Sunday) and Harvest on the Harbor.

I could keep going, but I won't. I'd like to do these posts more often. If anyone has something that is extra newsworthy, feel free to let me know that it should be included in the next Around the Peninsula post.

Paint on the Wall

A mural going up on the side of Joe's Smokeshop, at Congress/Avon Streets. FMI, see Strange Maine.

This wall on Brown Street could perhaps using a mural also.Or maybe it looks good as-is?

Flashback: October 2008 & 2009

Time for a quick look into the archives. Here is one from that park on North Street that overlooks the peninsula, from 2008:

Duck watchers at Deering Oaks in 2008:

Forward to 2009, this is the view  from the bench in the first picture above (click it to view full size):

And also in 2009 I spent a day making this:

It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw

Portland, Maine 04102 Greyhound Station at St. John and Congress Streets:

The Greyhound Station's sign guy/gal got creative/emo for the sign this month:

Yellow and Red

Bicycle on Deering Street:

Sunday Snapshot - Congress Street Reflected

Today is a Day

Looks like a U.F.O. (unidentified floating object) hovering over town:

The side of the Old Grand Trunk Railroad Building at the bottom of India Street:

Autumnal

Market of Farmers

A few scenes from last weekend's farmers market in Deering Oaks:

State Theater

The State Theater is finally open for business again. They had an open-house on Sunday, which was also an event for the Portland Music Foundation. It was great to see the renovations that have been made inside. The venue is truly a gem and it is amazing that it was closed for as long as it was (about 4 years I think). They already have a top-notch line-up of acts scheduled for the rest of this year and I look forward to the many concerts yet to to be announced. 

This is from the balcony section:

And a couple of pictures stitched together to show a portion of the lobby: