Item 25036 - Columbia Hotel, Portland, ca. 1937 Item 25036 - Columbia Hotel, Portland, ca. 1937 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Item 25036 Zoom 4703px x 3061px - 15.7"w x 10.2"h @ 300dpi | Need a larger size? *Credit line must read: Collections of Maine Historical Society Image Info Postcard showing the Columbia Hotel on Congress Street in Portland, with a painted sign on its wall advertising "American and European Plan." The Columbia Hotel was built in 1895 and is thought to be named in honor of the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893. Show Details