Bangor's Cityscape: How we got here

with Matt Bishop from Bangor Historical Society and Anne Krieg from the City of Bangor

Saturday, May 6 at 9:30 AM

Estimated duration: 90 minutes

Bangor, Maine is a unique city with a unique cityscape. Please join the Bangor Historical Society's Curator Matt Bishop and the City of Bangor's Anne Krieg for a walk through Bangor where we will travel through many different details involving our cityscape. We will learn about how the city has been planned and built over the years, how we faced disasters, and how our city is expanding to how it looks today. This 90-minute walk will start at the front steps of Bangor's City Hall and traverse through downtown to the Penobscot River and back. We will look at historical maps and photographs along the way as we see the changes in our cityscape. Some of the key topics that we will cover will be why we are located here and early city planning, the lumber boom, the Fire of 1911, and Urban Renewal. Questions are welcome along the walk and we do encourage comfortable shoes to walk in.

Accessibility: The path will follow the sidewalks, there are some small hills. There are parking spaces including handicap spaces near City Hall.

Starting and ending point: Bangor City Hall

For questions about this walk, please email janeswalkme@gmail.com.