Story #10: On this spot in 1872, the first Jewish wedding in Portland took place. India Street is a historically Jewish neighborhood. In a conversation with Rabbi Gary at Etz Chaim, we learned [...]
Story #9: On this spot every Christmas Micucci’s is packed with friends and family. Miccuci’s is a staple of The India Street Neighborhood. It’s an Italian grocery store frequented by many [...]
Story 8: On this spot in 2014 Eden wondered if adolescence ever ends. During the fall of 2014 I collaborated on Portland Brick with a freshman seminar class at The Maine College of Art. Students [...]
Story #7: On this spot in 1632, you would have been swimming in Broad Cove. Over time the physical features of The India Street neighborhood have changed. In the words of tour guide Jeane Boule, [...]
Story #6: On this spot in 1932, the Ringling Brothers marched their elephants up India St. In the 1900’s India Street was home to many Italian Americans. Louis Germani grew up in The India Street [...]
Story #5: On this spot in 2014, one snowy owl took up residence. There are some stories about One India Street, the lone historic brick building that was the train station that was Mile 0.0 for [...]
Story #4: On this spot in 1680, India Street became one of Portland’s first streets. The base of India Street was one of the first European settlements in Portland. Well actually, Portland wasn’t [...]
Story #3: On this spot in 1898 The Abyssinian Meeting House tragically lost a third of its members in a shipwreck. During the research phase of Portland Brick, Ayumi and I took a walking tour of [...]
Story #2: On this spot every year Ghassan Hassoon celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen. Ghassan Hassoon is twenty-one years old. He is studying to become a biochemist. Ghassan moved to Maine from [...]