Signed Back Cove Improvement Program & Industrial Land Plan, Portland ME 1953 For Sale

matched pair of original 1953 City of Portland, Maine, Planning Board publications:Back Cove Improvement Program — July 1953A Plan for Industrial Land in Portland, Maine — June 1953These reports document Portland’s major postwar plans for the redevelopment of Back Cove and the expansion of industrial land throughout the city. Topics include dredging, sewage and pollution control, creation of new land, expressway construction, transportation routes, industrial zoning, commercial development, parks, marinas and projected construction costs.The Back Cove report contains detailed engineering studies, cost tables, recommendations and appendices prepared with consulting engineers H. I. & E. C. Jordan and Fay, Spofford & Thorndike. It includes illustrated plans titled First Stage Improvement of Back Cove and Ultimate Development of Back Cove.The Industrial Land report contains numerous detailed maps showing transportation systems, industrial land use, Marginal Way, Rocky Hill, Warren Avenue, Union Station and the Presumpscot River industrial area.Both publications include pages bearing the signature of Portland City Planning Board Chairman Neal W. Allen. The signatures have not been independently authenticated and may have been reproduced as part of the original printing.These are valuable primary-source materials relating to Portland’s urban planning, environmental history, transportation development and mid-century municipal growth.Condition: Original 1953 publications with expected age-related toning, cover wear, edge wear, light creasing and minor marks. Pages and maps appear well preserved overall. Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition and contents.Both reports will be shipped together and protected between rigid boards to prevent bending.