City by the Sea

City by the Sea: A Photographic History of Portland, Maine by John R. Moon

Providing a unique look at the way Portland, Maine has preserved its built environment while adapting to a new century, City by the Sea features many of the city's greatest works of architecture and some of its most enchanting places.  Two years in the making, City by the Sea documents the city's transformation over the past one hundred years by presenting an amazing array of vintage photographs culled from public and private collections all over the state and comparing each one with a contemporary image of the same vista, beautifully illustrating for modern viewers Portland's rich cultural heritage, that which has been lost, and that which remains.