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In the 19th century the
Bayside and East Bayside neighborhoods were a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses. Manufacturing, including a foundry and a rope factory, was served, first by ship traffic on Back Cove and later, when the Cove channel was abandoned, by rail. The original rail
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began in 1967; 100 structures were demolished and an unknown number of families relocated or were displaced. The neighborhood was cut off from
Bayside and the Old Port when the four-lane, limited access Franklin Arterial was built to allow people who lived outside of Portland to enter and exit the
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In the early 1950s the newly created Slum
Clearance and Redevelopment Authority highlighted East Bayside as a target neighborhood. In 1958 the Authority demolished the Little Italy neighborhood, a portion of which was in what we now call East Bayside, razing 92 dwellings and 27 small businesses.
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The neighborhood has historically provided a home for recent immigrants with large population of Irish, Scandinavians, and
Italians in the late 19th century. During the early 20th century over 250 Armenian families settled in the neighborhood. More recently East Bayside has become home to new
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was deposited into Back Cove, significantly increasing the size of
Bayside and East Bayside. Maps produced around 1900 show an extension of the shoreline out to Marginal Way and beyond. The shoreline would not change again until the construction of the Interstate in 1974.
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on the west, Washington Avenue on the east, to the north by
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The neighborhood is also prone to severe flooding events during King Tides, rainstorms, and during the spring snow melt. This is likely due to the fact that some of the area sits on artificial land.
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city rapidly. Many existing streets, such as Oxford Street, were truncated by the creation of the road, creating a confusing street grid where roads have the same name but don't connect.
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According to the 2010 census, Census Tract 5 is the most diverse section of
Portland, Maine. It is 60% White, 21% Black, 6% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 1% Native American, and 4% Multiracial.
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Kennedy Park was built in 1965. Several streets were truncated in an attempt to limit access to outside traffic. The razing of
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