The Majestic theater is now located in the Porter Building. The store at the right was Witham's Ladies Shop. Johnson Porter's 1915 Hudson is shown in right front.
The original of this picture was an old daguerreotype taken by Portland's veteran photographer, Joseph Buchtel. It was taken from a window of the Canton House, later the American Exchange, located at the corner of Front and Washington Streets. This view includes practically all there was of Portland in 1854. In the foreground are the buildings along the west side of Front Street between Washington and Alder. In the background the building with the square cupola is the Taylor Street Methodist Church.
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Cordial spirit is shown at the places of business. Often one sees names which remind one of interesting characters. Meat shops are open to the street as they are in most European countries."
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "This is a fine modern city of more than 150,000 people. Brisbane is the capital of the state of Queensland."