On June 23, 1972, the site for the
proposed $5 million Cumberland County Sports & Convention Center was chosen
from among three finalists; Gorham, a site on 20 acres in South Portland by
the newly constructed Maine Mall, and the site on which it stands today in
downtown Portland, nestled between Free and Spring Streets. The design for the structure was
made public in November of 1974 by architect E. Crawley Cooper, and the site
work began in early 1975.
(Above photos
courtesy of the Cumberland County Civic Center)
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