Out With the New, In With the Old

Here is a view of the gazebo in the newly renovated Fort Allen Park on Munjoy Hill. The new pathways and landscaping tastefully replicate the layout of the park at the turn of the previous century. The Friends of the Eastern Promenade are still taking donations for a capital campaign to refurbish the cannons that used to be in the park, add additional fencing, and install interpretive exhibits. 

Woodford Time

The old clock tower at the Woodfords Corner intersection:

East End Rocks

A rock formation near the East End Beach:

Looking into the Past: Old Orchard Beach Runway

If you thought my photo from nearby Old Orchard Beach posted last week was interesting (how was the beach ever deserted enough for racing cars?), here's another head-scratcher. The beach used to be used as a runway as well, as show in this photo from the 1920's via the Portland Maine History 1786-Present Facebook page. Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh even landed in town once. 

Pomroy Rock

I recently realized that this mini island off of the East End Beach has a name per Google maps: Pomroy Rock. 

Shakespeare in the Park

A shot of last night's performance of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" in Deering Oaks Park. The Fenix Theater Company is putting on the free show until August 9th. Check out their website for details. 

Looking into the Past: Old Orchard Beach Races

I was able to make a rare trip out of Portland a couple weekends ago and brought along some old-timey photos to play with. The old photo in this one is from 1922 and is from the Maine Historical Society's Maine Memory Network. Apparently the pier used to be the start/finish line for automobile races at the time. 

Pier Vision

Tourist binoculars at the end of the Maine State Pier:

Narrow Gauge & Co.

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad passing in front of the Portland Company Complex along the Eastern Waterfront:

Peaks Arrival

Arriving at Peaks Island aboard the Machigonne II: 

Under Construction: July 2014

Time again for a new entry in my "Under Construction" segment. Here are six projects under way around the peninsula.

Avesta's 409 Cumberland Avenue housing is making quick progress:

409 Cumberland Avenue peeking out in the skyline from across Back Cove (on a hazy day):

The West End Place apartments are coming along at the corner of Pine and Brackett Streets in the West End. Developed by Redfern Properties:

Maine Medical Center's main campus is expanding by adding a new wing for operating rooms:

Viewed from the Maine Med parking garage, we can see luxury townhomes of Munjoy Heights starting to make an impact on the hillside:

From the Portland Observatory a few weeks ago, here is an aerial of 118 on Munjoy Hill, another impressive luxury housing development:

And lastly, the new building on Maine Wharf is moving right along. I like the curved rooftop:

Fort Side

Still working through my photos from Fort Gorges. Here is one from alongside the fort looking back towards town: