Arts District
The Arts District is a section of downtown Portland, Maine’s designated in 1995 as to promote the cultural community and creative economy of the city. It covers a large part of upper Congress Street towards the West End and spans Congress Street toward the East ending at Portland City Hall and its Merrill Auditorium concert hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portland Museum of Art and Cross Insurance Arena.
Portland Museum of Art
Museum
The Portland Museum of Art, or PMA, is the largest and oldest public art institution in Maine. Founded as the Portland Society of Art in 1882. It is located in the downtown area known as The Arts District in Portland, Maine.
Cross Insurance Arena
Public building
Photo: Dudesleeper, Public domain.
Cross Insurance Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Portland, Maine. Built in 1977, at a cost of US$8 million, it is the home arena for the Maine Mariners of the ECHL. There are 6,206 permanent seats in the arena, and it seats up to 9,500 for concerts.
Marcy’s Diner
Restaurant
Marcy's Diner is a diner in Portland, Maine. It made international headlines in 2015 after a spat between then-cook-owner Darla Neugebauer and a patron over the latter's screaming child.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portland and Old Port of Portland, Maine.
Portland
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Old Port of Portland, Maine
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars.
West End
Quarter
The West End is a downtown neighborhood in Portland, Maine. It is located on the western side of Portland's peninsula primarily on Bramhall Hill and is noted for its architecture and history.
Arts District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Portland, Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.65489° or 43° 39′ 18″ northLongitude
-70.26137° or 70° 15′ 41″ westOpen location code
87MFMP3Q+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 8474182208OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q4801463
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In Other Languages
“Arts District” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Arts District”
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Highlights include Nagaloka Buddhist Center and Maine College of Art & Design.
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