Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives (photographer uncredited).

A 1956 photograph of 1 Pleasant St., also known as the “Cinamon Building,” in Portland’s Gorham’s Corner. The “Elite Cleaners” building visible on the right edge of the photograph is today home to the Brian Boru pub.

Additional Photos

1 Pleasant Street, also known as the "Cinamon Building," in 2014. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer

The Portland Room of the Portland Public Library is in the process of organizing and conserving the archival collection of original Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram and Evening Express photographic negatives — a major collection that spans from 1937 to 2005. Find more photos at www.pressherald.com/flashback/.