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Published
February 10, 2014

Woodfords Corner in 1947 — Flashback

Portland's Woodfords Corner as it was on May 12, 1947.
Published
February 3, 2014

The Gorham Community Ski Tow in 1970 — Flashback

Three photos originally published in the Dec. 31, 1970, Portland Evening Express depict a small ski area that operated on the outskirts of Gorham village.
Published
January 27, 2014

Flashback: Franklin Street, before and after urban renewal

Compare historic photos of Portland's Franklin Street in 1963, before urban renewal, with the same scenes today.
Published
January 20, 2014

Flashback: Portland’s NAACP

Historic photos from 1967, 1978 and 1986 chronicle some of the activism that the Portland branch of the NAACP brought to Maine.
Published
January 13, 2014

Flashback: Ice-covered fishing vessel, 1955

A fishing boat with frozen rigging is docked in Portland Harbor in this Press Herald photograph from January 1955.

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Published
January 3, 2014

Flashback: City Hall’s lost neighbors

A photo from the Portland Press Herald's archives shows two small buildings that occupied a corner lot behind Merrill Auditorium. They were sold to the city for $5,000 and demolished.
Published
December 30, 2013

Flashback: New Years of old

New Year's celebrations from 1939, 1950, and 1988, from the Portland Public Library's archival collection of historic Portland Press Herald photographic negatives.
Published
December 23, 2013

Flashback: Dogsledding down Forest Avenue in 1947

A photo from the Portland Press Herald's archives shows Perry Greene and his dogsledding team racing down Forest Avenue near the University of Southern Maine campus.
Published
December 15, 2013

Flashback: Monument Square under renovation in 1973

A photo from the Portland Press Herald's archives shows the construction project that closed Monument Square to cars in 1973.
Published
December 8, 2013

Flashback: an aerial view of Bayside, circa 1960

A detailed bird's-eye view of the Bayside neighborhood during its industrial heyday, circa 1960.