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El Rayo Taqueria’s Portland location

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedDemolishedPortland, ME

Demolished gas station site on US 1A; retail reinhabitation strategy pending. No current tenant or post-demolition details. · summary, model-written

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Place

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,397/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

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New use

Retail (continued)

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Status	DemolishedWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	retailWikipedia no source

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Cumberland County (23005) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
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Portland, Maine on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

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History and original facts

County	Cumberland County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from portlandlandmarks.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: El Rayo Taqueria’s Portland location was in a former gas station on the corner of High and York Streets before being demolished for a new apartment complex.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Cumberland County (ME), 2024	420 units in 5+ unit buildings, 167 in 2–4, 798 single-family; 2023: 573 in 5+Census BPS
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	21,112 jobs in 1,386 establishments; average annual pay $44,297; employment location quotient 1.10; employment -3.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,350 jobs; 46 in retail trade, 27 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 23005001100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 3.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (141 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 24.7%; median family income $52,448; 282 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Portland (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Howard C Reiche Community Sch; King Middle School; Portland High School; Baxter Academy for Tech & SciencesNCES EDGE
Elevation	30 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	174 county-logged events: 128 thunderstorm wind, 16 flash flood, 15 flood, 11 hail; $1,530,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 04101, 2026-09	median list price $641,250 (-23.2% on the year); 58 active listings; median 51 days on market; 18% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,424 establishments (-2%); 23,358 jobs (+5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $558,564 (+2% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr); typical rent $2,397/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	9,432 vehicles a day on US 1A (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 425 trucks; 23 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Gas station demolished. New retail use planned but not yet confirmed.

Why. Demolished status (recorded as 'demolished'), strategy 'reinhabit' implies repurposing, but no current tenant or post-demolition details in record.

Where it stands. Location on US 1A (minor arterial, 2 lanes, 9,432 ADT) in Portland, ME. County housing market strong (ZHVI up 26% 5y), retail employment up 5.3% 2012–2023.

For a planner

Traffic volume moderate (9,432 ADT)
County housing growth (5.2% 2018–23) aligns with retail demand

For a developer

Low opp_score (20) due to demolition status
No current tenant or new use details
Peer gas station in Seattle (WA) irrelevant for ME context

What we do not know yet

No confirmation of new retail tenant
No post-demolition plans or timeline
El Rayo Taqueria name contradicts gas station type (recorded as 'demolished' gas station)

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closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
county grew 5.2% 2018–23
median rent $1,492

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Sources

This Place Matters: Historic Gas Stations - Greater Portland Landmarks
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El Rayo Taqueria’s Portland location

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "El Rayo Taqueria’s Portland location, Portland, ME." Record n-f9edd0d458, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/me/portland-el-rayo-taquerias-portland-location/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_portlandelrayotaqueriasportlandlocation,
  title = {El Rayo Taqueria’s Portland location, Portland, ME},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/me/portland-el-rayo-taquerias-portland-location/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f9edd0d458, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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