Exchange Street, viewed from near its intersection with Middle Street
Exchange Street is a main commercial thoroughfare in the Old Port of Portland, Maine, United States. It features a number of designer clothing stores, as well as several small, locally owned businesses.[1]
Before the 1970s, Exchange Street and the Old Port area had become largely run-down and deserted. Gentrification began in the early 1970s and continues to this day.
Historically, Exchange Street was where many printers and newspapers were located. At the top of Exchange Street, strategically located across Congress Street from Portland City Hall, is the Press Herald Building built in 1923 and expanded in 1948 as the headquarters of the Portland Press Herald. In 2015, the renovated building became the Press Hotel.[2]
Notable buildings
- Printers' Exchange Block, intersection of Exchange Street and Federal Street
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References
- ↑ CBS 13 (2023-06-03). "Portland eyes closing Exchange Street to cars on Sundays". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Bair, Diane (2015-04-05). "Hotel opens in old Portland Press Herald building - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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