During the course of one week in May, 2021, four Portland, Maine residents documented their daily walking paths through the city.
The Daily Path project traces their routes and stops - follow along by finding the painted lines on the city sidewalks which show the concurrent walking routes for Saturday, May 22, 2021. Reference the online map to see the extent of the installation and to learn more about each stop.
Learn more about the four “guides” below as they lead you around the authentic Portland experience.
*Note that Beverly’s Path (blue) will not be installed
List of Stops - Saturday, May 22, 2021
Plant Office (Beverly)
17 Marion St
The Cheese Shop of Portland (Beverly)
107 Washington Ave #1
“So many people out, especially on Washington Avenue - had to dodge people on sidewalk.” - Beverly
Coffee by Design (Caitlin)
620 Congress St
Congress Square Apartments (Caitlin + Karen)
10 Congress St
On Saturdays, Karen gets a ride with a friend, Gina, to shop at Trader Joe’s. As she was getting out of the car in front of her apartment building, she turned to Gina and said, “Thanks for helping me spend my money.”
“I was on my way to Congress Square Park and I saw Karen struggling to get her walker over a construction plate in the sidewalk on Congress Street - it was heavy because she was carrying groceries. I came over to help her and we went up to her apartment to put away the groceries.” - Caitlin
“I heard my name while I was struggling to get my walker over the construction plate - Caitlin appeared to help . . . “ - Karen
Congress Square Park - work day (Caitlin, CJ, + Karen)
“One big trip out to the Park for our gardening day.” - CJ
“It felt good to get outside, take time, get my hands dirty.” - Caitlin
Reny’s Department Store (Caitlin + Karen)
620 Congress St
Still a Good Cause Thrift Shop (Caitlin)
16 Forest Ave
Deering Street Home - conversation with bricklayer (Karen)
undisclosed
“I talked to brick layer where they are building new building - beautiful house where they are re-laying the cobblestones; flowers are out!” - Karen
Deering Street Park - bench (Karen)
12 Deering St
“I sat down to rest.” - Karen
