Portland City Guide (Classic Reprint)

The Portland City Guide is an attempt in a
limited space to cover many salient facts in Port-
land's cultural, economic, and social development.
Not since John Neal, John Hull, and Edward ELwell
visualized for us the years prior to and including
the 1880s, has a comprehensive picture of the City
of Portland been ventured. This book is designed
not only as a guidebook for the interested visitor
to the city, but its factual background, based on
diligent research, should be of great value and
interest to our own citizens, revealing as it does
Portland's rich and colorful past.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword Photostat By Bertram E Packard, Commissioner of Education in Maine; Foreword Photostat By James E Barlow, City Manager; Preface ix By R Richard Ellingwood, State Supervisor, Maine Writers' Project; General Information xxiii; Calendar of Events xxvi; Hotel and Other Accommodations xxix; Recreational Facilities xxxiii; I PORTLAND: THE GENERAL BACKGROUND; Natural Setting 3; Name 3; Geography and Topography 3; Harbor and Bay 4; The Islands 6; Geology and Paleontology 11; Climate 13; Flora and Fauna 15; History 18; Government 53; The Pattern of the People 59; xiv; Contents; II ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; Commerce 65; Industry 71; Finance 78; Labor 86; Education 93; Religion 103; Transportation 118; Arts and Crafts 127; Architecture 143; Literature 149; Newspapers 169; Music 177; Theater 195; Radio 206; III SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS; Downtown Section 211; Bramhall Hill Section 262; Munjoy Hill Section 274; Woodfords Section 288; Stroudwater Section 301; Riverton Section 313; Selected Reading List 317; Index 319

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