Lafayette Celebration Draws Big Crowd on Rudd

Chants rang out on Rudd Avenue on Saturday, May 11th as Portland celebrated the 200th anniversary of The Marquis De Lafayette’s visit to Portland on May 11th, 1825. The day’s celebrations began at Good Shepherd Church. On the corner of Rudd Ave. and Cedar Grove Terrace, beneath the Portland Mooring Rings, a commemorative plaque was unveiled.

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I REMEMBER: KentuckyShow! (October, 1984)

Forty years ago in October 1984 the Portland Anchor was much like it is today, with announcements of Halloween activities and even excitement around a new arts attraction: KentuckyShow! This month’s article from yesteryear announces the multimedia show’s opening festivities at and around the Kentucky Theater, a cinema set at that time to permanently house the project.

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