ODYSSEY - Day Thirty One - Working Portland Tour

I've decided to post another of my video tours.  This was a "working/walking tour" of Portland.  Without saying too much about my coming business plans, I need to scope out some properties and similar businesses in Portland.  I wanted to get an update on the scene in general.

It seems that the entertainment area of Portland has moved from the Old Port up to and around the Arts District.  Larger venues have replaced pubs as places to feature musicians and artists.  I really like this.  It is somewhat interesting just how many places there are now in the western region of Congress Street.

For local residents and folks familiar with Portland, I'd be very interested in you comments about any of the places featured in the video below.  Also if anyone knows of other leasable/purchasable properties I'd love to hear about them. 

I spent the entire day in Portland, going first up Congress Street then back down to the Portland Public Library as it opened for the day.  Then I walked around the Old Port quite a bit.  I ran across a couple of young women playing a pretty good tune and caught much of it (which happily earned them a couple bucks in their guitar case).

I got a good bit of Old Port footage, I decided to head down Forest Avenue to Hannaford Supermarket to buy lunch.  There was no way in hell I would buy lunch in the Old Port, at three times the cost. 

After lunch I journeyed back up Forest Avenue to Deering Oaks Park for a very delightful rest and re-couping.  I had never seen the little wading pool before (behind the stone bridge); very cool!  I was surprised that there were only a few kids there. 

Feeling that I had gotten just about as much as I could for visual images, work-wise, around town, I decided to end the afternoon with a sojourn around the West End of the city.  I remember many times, when I used to drive, going out of my way to enjoy the architecture of that area.  Now I could view it for as long as I wanted (as long as my camera stayed charged). 

As you might be able to tell, I'm kind of an architecture freak.  I took some extra electives in high school and college that brought me great satisfaction on the subject and whenever I get to see these houses I feel the same way--inspired.  Someday....

This following movie is longer than the others have been, but not uninteresting.  It was a beautiful day and I really wanted to record everything that I saw.  The background music is "Aether" from my ambient (instrumental) album, Psychoambience.  (Feel free to download a copy or the whole album--good relaxing music.)

Hope you enjoy this, and let me know if you have any comments or reviews on any of the businesses in it.  Thanks!