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September 1988 Salt Magazine, View From Pier Road
Year
1988
Short write ups on the lawyer George Willard, the Custom House Wharf in Portland, and the Colony Inn.
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published content
Title
Selling the Folk: Marketing Maine Culture
Year
1990
There was a time when Maine was marketed as a landscape for escape, known as vacationland. Brett Jenks explores how Maine is now marketed as "The Way Life Should Be."
Type
published content
Title
First Come the Artists
Year
1990
When artists enter towns, they usually herald incoming change. Jennifer Ouellette documents how this is taking place in Belfast, and how some people in the community do not want the change.
Type
published content
Title
Two City Streets
Year
1990
In Portland, Tate and Tyng Streets hold a history of displacement, change, and decay. Amanda Holmes vists people in the neighborhood to discuss why they still cling to Tate and Tyng.
Type
published content
Title
Getting Off the Streets
Year
1987
While Portland is heralded as a city that is too good to be true, Maria Hazen explored the other side of the story. Hazen documents the lives of individuals who are struggling to get off the streets.
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published content
Title
Digging for Gems
Year
1991
In Oxford County, the mineral-rich veins keep gem and rock collectors returning for more. Jeffrey Schlegel documents how the lure of digging for treasure is seen in Oxford County.
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published content
Title
Water Street: From the Waco Diner to the Customs House
Year
1983
Pamela Wood documents the history of Water Street in Eastport. Wood speaks to locals about the activity on the street.
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published content
Title
Unemployed Mother, Woodstock, 1987
Year
1995
Pam Berry captures the life of Monica, a mother who lives in a schoolbus with her daughter while she builds a house for the future.
Type
published content
Title
Breathing In The Day
Year
2002
Jessica Misslin highlights the history of Peabody House in Portland and lives of its residents. These individuals live with HIV/AIDS and are offered place to stay and call home.
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published content
Title
Engine House
Year
2000
Jennifer Acker discusses the lives of locomotive maintainers for the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad.
Type
published content
Title
Under One Roof: the YMCA
Year
1993
The YMCA organization serves multiple purposes within a local community, from offering recreational sports to housing. Jim Chilsen speaks with patrons and residents of the Portland YMCA to discuss programs and activities related to recreation and social services.
Type
published content
Title
Lonely Transitions
Year
1993
Bert Cass documents the lives of individuals who live at the YMCA.
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