It was completed in 1924. In the mid-2000s, competing proposals were examined to redevelop the Maine State Pier into a tourist destination, but difficulties with state regulations and the late-2000s recession halted proposed redevelopment.[3] In 2009, the first annual Portland Lobster Fest was held at the State Pier.[4]
In 2009, the Portland City Council approved spending $2.4 million to redevelop the end of pier. Improvements included the creation of an outdoor music venue.[5] In 2011, rapper Wiz Khalifa and others appeared at the venue. In 2016, Maine native Howie Day performed "Collide" and other songs at the pier. In '07, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals from Vermont played there. Boston acts Guster played there in '09, and Rachel Platten in 2015. The venue has a maximum capacity of 3,000.[6]
During the 2011 Portland mayoral campaign, several candidates, including former State Senator Ethan Strimling made the lack of redevelopment at the Maine State Pier a key campaign issue. Many of Strimling's largest campaign donors were employees of Ocean Properties, one of the companies which sought to redevelop the pier during the 2000s.[7]
^"Walk the Working Waterfront" - PortlandMaine.com
^Billings, Randy (November 15, 2011). "Lobster dealer prepped for new lease at Maine State Pier in Portland". The Forecaster. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^Parkhurst, Emily (June 21, 2010). "Falmouth Rotary brings 2nd annual LobsterFest to Maine State Pier in Portland". The Forecaster. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^Bucklin, Kate (August 18, 2009). "Portland councilors eye music venue, public dock for state pier". The Forecaster. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^"Maine State Pier" (PDF). PortlandEvents.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
maine, state, pier, 657476, 248634, 657476, 248634, casco, lines, mist, aucocisco, lined, pierthe, municipal, owned, deepwater, marine, facility, music, venue, located, intersection, commercial, street, franklin, street, eastern, waterfront, portland, maine, c. 43 39 27 N 70 14 55 W 43 657476 N 70 248634 W 43 657476 70 248634 Casco Bay Lines Bay Mist and Aucocisco III lined up at the pierThe Maine State Pier is a municipal owned deepwater marine facility and music venue located at the intersection of Commercial Street and Franklin Street on the eastern waterfront in Portland Maine 1 2 It was completed in 1924 In the mid 2000s competing proposals were examined to redevelop the Maine State Pier into a tourist destination but difficulties with state regulations and the late 2000s recession halted proposed redevelopment 3 In 2009 the first annual Portland Lobster Fest was held at the State Pier 4 In 2009 the Portland City Council approved spending 2 4 million to redevelop the end of pier Improvements included the creation of an outdoor music venue 5 In 2011 rapper Wiz Khalifa and others appeared at the venue In 2016 Maine native Howie Day performed Collide and other songs at the pier In 07 Grace Potter amp the Nocturnals from Vermont played there Boston acts Guster played there in 09 and Rachel Platten in 2015 The venue has a maximum capacity of 3 000 6 During the 2011 Portland mayoral campaign several candidates including former State Senator Ethan Strimling made the lack of redevelopment at the Maine State Pier a key campaign issue Many of Strimling s largest campaign donors were employees of Ocean Properties one of the companies which sought to redevelop the pier during the 2000s 7 See also edit2024 Portland floodReferences edit Policy Statement for Maine State Pier Portland Maine City Council September 18 2006 Retrieved 20 July 2014 Walk the Working Waterfront PortlandMaine com Billings Randy November 15 2011 Lobster dealer prepped for new lease at Maine State Pier in Portland The Forecaster Retrieved 15 November 2011 Parkhurst Emily June 21 2010 Falmouth Rotary brings 2nd annual LobsterFest to Maine State Pier in Portland The Forecaster Retrieved 15 November 2011 Bucklin Kate August 18 2009 Portland councilors eye music venue public dock for state pier The Forecaster Retrieved 15 November 2011 Maine State Pier PDF PortlandEvents com Retrieved 15 November 2011 Woodard Colin Who bankrolled Portland s mayoral candidates Portland Phoenix Retrieved 15 November 2011 This article about a building or structure in Maine is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maine State Pier amp oldid 1209843855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
