Getting Untracked On the Waterfront ; a Bit of History May Be Lost, but Proponents See the Project As a Boost for Commercial Street.
Portland Press Herald › April 27, 2008
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Work crews are ripping up the last of the abandoned railroad tracks on Commercial Street as part of a $1.2 million project to make the street easier to navigate for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
The work is another sign of the changing nature of Portland's waterfront. Long unused, the tracks once were vital to the city's role as a railroad and shipping hub. Now, they are just a nuisance, and removal could make the western part of Commercial Street more inviting for tourists.See the full content of this document
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Getting Untracked On the Waterfront ; a Bit of History May Be Lost, but Proponents See the Project As a Boost for Commercial Street.
It's a sad milestone, said Rep. Herb Adams, D-Portland.
"The city set its sight on the future behind the gleaming rails," he said. "What we are doing now i...See the full content of this document
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