Planning the Portland waterfront began in the days when the settlement was called Falmouth. It is a dynamic and continuous process that will continue well into the future.
In the last two decades, the community has undertaken a major study or initiative on its waterfront every year. Many plans have been put into place, new facilities developed, and our marine industries today are a major part of the City’s economic health. In that same time period, development has taken derelict buildings and streets and transformed them into a living community.
The redevelopment of Portland’s East End on twenty-four acres of prime waterfront real estate is just one more challenge that Portlanders will face with the same determination and fortitude that they have mustered over the years.
More information on the history of the City's Department of Transportation and Waterfront is available
in these PDF documents
- The history of the Portland Waterfront
PDF (47kb) | HTML
- The history of the Ocean Gateway Marine Terminal Project
PDF (51kb) | HTML
- The history of the construction of the Maine State Pier in 1923
PDF (141k) | HTML
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