Old Port

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historic district tourist attraction waterfront district

Old Port is Portland, Maine’s historic waterfront district known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings, and vibrant shops, restaurants, and nightlife.

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Label	Occurrences
Old Port canonical	6
Old Port district of Portland	1
Old Port historic district	1
Old Port historic waterfront district	1
Portland waterfront	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T92556 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Old Port
Context triple: [Portland, Maine, hasLandmark, Old Port]

A. Boston Fish Pier
Boston Fish Pier is a historic waterfront complex in Boston known as a longtime hub for the city’s commercial fishing and seafood industry.
B. Port of Boston
The Port of Boston is a major New England seaport and transportation hub handling cargo, cruise ships, and maritime commerce for the Boston metropolitan area.
C. Old Town
Old Town is the historic waterfront district of Alexandria, Virginia, known for its preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant shops and restaurants.
D. Port of Portland
The Port of Portland is a major Pacific Northwest seaport and transportation hub in Oregon that handles international maritime trade, cargo, and regional logistics.
E. South Waterfront
South Waterfront is a redeveloped riverfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, known for its high-rise residential towers, medical and research facilities, and transit connections along the Willamette River.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Old Port
Target entity description: Old Port is Portland, Maine’s historic waterfront district known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings, and vibrant shops, restaurants, and nightlife.

A. Boston Fish Pier
Boston Fish Pier is a historic waterfront complex in Boston known as a longtime hub for the city’s commercial fishing and seafood industry.
B. Port of Boston
The Port of Boston is a major New England seaport and transportation hub handling cargo, cruise ships, and maritime commerce for the Boston metropolitan area.
C. Old Town
Old Town is the historic waterfront district of Alexandria, Virginia, known for its preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant shops and restaurants.
D. Port of Portland
The Port of Portland is a major Pacific Northwest seaport and transportation hub in Oregon that handles international maritime trade, cargo, and regional logistics.
E. South Waterfront
South Waterfront is a redeveloped riverfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, known for its high-rise residential towers, medical and research facilities, and transit connections along the Willamette River.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ waterfront district ⓘ
borders	Casco Bay ⓘ Portland Harbor ⓘ
contains	Commercial Street (Portland, Maine) ⓘ Exchange Street (Portland, Maine) ⓘ Fore Street (Portland, Maine) ⓘ Moulton Street (Portland, Maine) ⓘ Portland waterfront piers ⓘ Moulton Street (Portland, Maine) ⓘ surface form: Wharf Street (Portland, Maine) ferry terminals for Casco Bay Lines ⓘ
developedDuring	19th century ⓘ
economicActivity	hospitality industry ⓘ retail trade ⓘ tourism services ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	19th-century brick buildings ⓘ bars ⓘ boutiques ⓘ cobblestone streets ⓘ galleries ⓘ historic waterfront warehouses ⓘ restaurants ⓘ tourist-oriented shops ⓘ vibrant nightlife ⓘ working waterfront ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor	fishing industry ⓘ shipping ⓘ warehousing ⓘ
knownFor	cobblestone streets ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ nightlife ⓘ seafood restaurants ⓘ shopping ⓘ tourism ⓘ waterfront views ⓘ
locatedIn	Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ Maine ⓘ Portland, Maine ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
near	Portland City Hall ⓘ Portland Museum of Art ⓘ Portland Observatory ⓘ
partOf	Portland, Maine ⓘ surface form: Downtown Portland, Maine City Center / Downtown Portland ⓘ surface form: Portland Arts District and entertainment area
tourismSeason	fall ⓘ summer ⓘ
transportationAccess	Portland METRO bus system ⓘ
urbanType	mixed-use neighborhood ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Portland, Maine, United States → hasLandmark → Old Port ⓘ

subject surface form: Portland, Maine

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum → locatedOnWaterbody → Old Port ⓘ

this entity surface form: Portland waterfront

Portland Museum of Art → locatedNear → Old Port ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Port district of Portland

Portland, Maine → knownFor → Old Port ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Port historic district

Portland, Maine → touristAttraction → Old Port ⓘ

Fore Street (Portland, Maine) → neighborhood → Old Port ⓘ

Moulton Street (Portland, Maine) → partOf → Old Port ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Port historic waterfront district

Porto Antico → meaningOfName → Old Port ⓘ

Portland → hasDistrict → Old Port ⓘ

subject surface form: Portland, Maine

Portland peninsula → contains → Old Port ⓘ

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