It wasn’t all that long ago that downtown Bangor was a sleepy, run-down part of the city, sparsely populated by businesses and residents, and dwarfed in both economic and social impact by the Bangor Mall area. From the mid-1970s to the early 2000s, downtown was akin to a ghost town, decimated by Urban Renewal and the exodus of businesses to the mall. After a concerted effort over the past two decades by the city, business owners and property developers, however, downtown Bangor in 2022 is in a dramatically different place. There are now more than 400 businesses employing thousands of people, and more than 3,000 people living in apartments and homes throughout downtown, many in buildings that have been redeveloped in just the past five years. And the downtown area has far outpaced the city as a whole in recent years in terms of property value growth, according to city and state figures.
After 2 Decades Of Growth, Downtown Bangor Faces A New Set Of Challenges
Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News
Sun, 06/12/2022 - 10:00pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Maine Penobscot County Bangor
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