Bayside Under Water
Portland / 2:00 PM
Walk Chestnut St from Congress to Marginal Way tracing five historic shorelines of Back Cove—filled in stages from 1837 to 2003 for railroads and industry.
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I-295: Portland’s Greatest Nemesis
Portland / 11:30 AM
I-295 sliced through neighborhoods, wetlands, parks, and rail yards when it was built in the early 1970’s. It promised to bring economic revitalization to the city through improved automobile mobility and access. Portland had been in decline for decades, with businesses relocating to the the outskirts of town and residents heading for rapidly-growing bedroom suburbs […]