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This is an aerial view showing Portland in 1948. Main Street is in the upper left quadrant. The old mill building is just past the Y in the road about midline on the right. In the very top upper right corner you can just see the Methodist Church…

The gentlemen are unidentified. The building on the left was the original post office, a store and a residence at different times. The building on the right at times belonged to O.O. Massey and Beeler Dye.

The depot is the building on the right with a railroad flatcar and steam roller parked at the loading ramp. The logs that the men are sitting on are black walnut logs.

Main street is in the center of the picture, the railroad depot is on the right and the Baptist church would be on the top left side.

Main Street is bottom left of picture, water tower is in the center on the left and Market Street is running horizontal in the center of picture. The street running vertical thru picture is what would become Highway 109.

The roads shown are High Street and South Russell Street

This is the Hiram Moore house after the second floor was added. This is now the front part of the 5 Chefs Restaurant and houses Occasions Too Boutique.

Aerial view of Wheeler Street. The white loop was the second location of the Portland Planing Mill. The first location was across the street. (Information taken from the back of the photo.)

This is an aerial view of both the Jr. High and High Schools. The picture states a date of April 22, 1937. Note that there is no gym on either building.

This picture shows Portland Blvd. and Wheeler St. The empty field in the top right quadrant at the curve would become home to the Methodist Church.