Exchange & Federal

The corner of Exchange Street and Federal Street.

Eyes on the Street

Behind Maine College of Art on Free Street.

Welcome to the City of Portland

A welcome to Portland sign on Allen Avenue in the North Deering neighborhood. I think I will start collecting photographs of the many "welcome to Portland" signs. I might have mentioned previously that I now have a bicycle again so it makes getting out of the center of Portland a bit easier.

Portland Mayoral Election 2011 - Social Media Standings Round 2!

Here is the latest Mayoral Social Media Standings graphic, current as of 10/31/2011. I have put the 15 candidates in order of their combined amount of Twitter and Facebook numbers. This is still a photo blog, but as I have said before, I like to share my thoughts on other Portland related topics from time to time. This will likely be the last mayoral social media graphic I make before the election. I might make one after the votes are counted just to compare the results versus social media totals.

A few observations concerning social media and the Portland, Maine mayoral election of 2011:

• Social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, are not that reliable in predicting a candidate's success at the polls. The numbers are interesting to look at though (for me at least). 


• Jed Rathband has run the most successful online campaign, as evidenced by his social media presence and overall polish of his websites.


• Peter Bryant appears to have run the least successful online campaign. 


• Jodie Lapchick, who is a marketing strategist and who is running on the idea of better promoting and marketing the city, should be one of the leaders in social media success.


• Michael Brennan and David Marshall are equally savvy with the social media.

This photo was shot, as you might guess, around the same time as last Thursday's photo. I'm not sure which one I like more, but this one does have the long exposure tail lights which is a bonus.

Congress & North Streets, Munjoy Hill.

First Snow

As you can see, we didn't get much snow in downtown Portland, but it was enough to be noteworthy. 

Snow & Foliage in Lobsterman's Park

A bit of snow on Congress Street.

Oak Street, with Oak Street Lofts under construction on the left.

Last Night

All the Leaves are Brown

Vines on stones.

Looking up Deering Avenue. The vehicular entrance to deering oaks is directly to the left of this photo.

Red leaves, grey sky.

Flashback: October 2010

Remember October of 2010? It was the month before the State Theater reopened, the same month that Trader Joe's opened on Marginal Way, and the month that I posted the below pictures. You can always check out all of my posts from that month by going here.

A bicycle on Deering Street, in the Parkside neighborhood.

Renovations to the McLellan House, part of the Portland Museum of Art.

Tracing the Fore, Fore Street in the Old Port.

Maine Medical Center, West End

Congress & North Streets

The intersection of Congress and North Streets on Munjoy Hill. Portland Observatory is on the left and Colucci's is on the right:

In Colucci's related news, they are now using my photo of their store that was published in the print and web versions of the Washington Post (link) a few years back as the image on their take-out menu. If anyone from Colucci's reads this, I would be happy to be compensated with a free slice of pizza. 

Three Pumpkins

Three Pumpkins on the steps of The Danforth, an historic inn on Danforth Street in the West End.

Alternate View

East Deering

A few photos from the East Deering neighborhood area:

Train tracks from Veranda Street. The bridge ahead carries I-295. You can see the old swing bridge in the distance that used to connect Munjoy Hill and East Deering via rail.

Looking back from where Veranda Street meets Route 1. Munjoy Hill is on the left, part of East Deering on the right.

Tukey's Bridge

Tukey's Bridge on a crisp autumn morning. The current bridge opened in 1960, per wikipedia. It carries US Route 1, I-295, and Washington Avenue from Munjoy Hill to East Deering.