Panoramic Portland

Panoramic from the Holiday Inn, click for larger view. The large building in the middle foreground, some sort of YMCA (or was it YWCA?) affiliated building was torn down last year and the lot awaits development.

Monument Square, Summer

Still working on the internet situation, in the meantime 'new' posts will be from the archives. As I am posting from work, I can't upload and new shots but have access to some older stuff that is already being stored online.

Boats

Jigsaw

Jigsaw effect courtesy of Big Huge Labs, a very cool site for doing stuff with your photos.

More trees

More pretty trees on Cumberland Avenue.

Mr Blue Sky

Pardon the lack of a daily photo for the last two days, the internet wasn't working at home this weekend, and wasn't this morning either. (Currently 'sharing' a wireless connection so it randomly stops working sometimes) I have some older photos hosted on a web site that I can access at work during times like these, so here's one from the archives.

Seagulls

For more information than you may ever want to know about these birds, go here.

Fishing

A small portion of the working waterfront. I do believe the temperature hit 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26 Celsius) today.

Before and After #3

A before and after of the current 'Post Office Park' in the Old Port, former site of a post office, pictured above, from here. The picture below wasn't taken with the intention of doing a before and after segment, but it gets the job done. There are not always clowns present here but it's a nice touch.

I'm not sure when the old post office was demolished (long before I was born, I'm guessing the 50's or 60's), but I do know that the space it occupied was a dirt parking lot for a few decades before becoming a nice little park. I think the post office here was a beautiful structure, but the park makes for a nice public area and doesn't make this part of the old port feel any less dense.

Something is Fishy

An older shot from Exchange Street.

Colucci's

North St. @ Congress St.

Corner Office

In the shadows

Mt. Washington

A photo from last May, of Mt. Washington, which is 68 miles away in New Hampshire and stands as the highest peak in the northeastern United States at 6,288 feet(1,917 meters). On clear days it can be seen from certain parts of Portland. I just checked the Mt Washington Observatory site and it looks to have about the same amount of snow on top right now as it did when this picture was taken. Here's a current webcam shot.

A fact verified by wikipedia....

Mount Washington holds the world record for directly measured surface wind speed, at 231 mph (372 km/h), recorded on the afternoon of April 12, 1934.

Brick Removal

Some sort of renovation taking place, looks like a fun job.

First Parish

In response to yesterday's question and some google image searaching, I am going to say that it does indeed look to be a cherry tree in the picture in front of city hall. Good answers!

From just a bit down the road, another tree is in bloom...

I waited about 5 minutes for some people to walk by, but didn't catch anyone. This is usually a pretty busy sidewalk and in general, most of my photos just happen to make it look like no one lives in Portland. I aim to take more 'people shots' in the future.

The church in the picutre is the First Parish Church, and is Portland's oldest place of worship.

Spring Tree

A look up at city hall from behind a pretty colored tree. Any guesses on what type of tree this is? There seems to be quite a few of them in the area and I think they are quite nice.

Vehicles Parked

Just a sign.

Portland Freedom Trail

The Portland Freedom Trail was established in 2007, and marks important sites relating to the underground railroad and the abolitionist movement. According to the site, there are no less than 75 underground railroad sites in the state of Maine.

A readable (click to enlarge) close up of the marker pictured above, 1 of 16 in Portland:

Neon Sign

A local eatery with a bright sign.

Cobblestone

Fore Street, with power line obstructions.

Spring afternoon

Fire Escape

Most of these external emergency exits don't look too safe, but I think I would trust this one. Well done.

Casco Bay Lines

Waiting for a boat or just watching the ferries come in and out? A good day for either option.

USM Portland

Just a shot of the USM campus on the other side of I-295.

Drains to Casco Bay

Night light

View from Cumberland Avenue, towards (a portion of) the night skyline.

Thanks for all the recent comments and returning visits! Have a nice Friday everyone.

Eastern Promenade

The good weather of late lures folks outside, as evident in this image.

Portland Pottery

A sort of aerial shot of Portland Pottery and a convenience store on Washington Ave. Beyond that, the sun sets on Back Cove.

Spring weather continues this week, creating more opportunities for me to get out and get some new shots.

Portland Square

A shot from last summer, of a couple office buildings (One and Two Portland Square) downtown. I liked being able to capture the rugged islands in the background and making them appear to be a stone's throw away despite being miles away. (click for larger version!)