Item 71631 - Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1938

Item 71631 - Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1938
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Item 71631
Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1938
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A postcard of the Western Promenade. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as an 18.5 acre public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine's West End neighborhood. A number of historic properties, including the Adam P. Leighton House and Bramhall, as well as the Maine Medical Center are also located in the area.

The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard about 1930-1945. It was part of the Tichnor Brothers Maine series of postcards that they created to bolster tourism, in Maine. The caption reads, "Western Promenade, Portland, Me."

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