Contributed by Penobscot Marine Museum
Description
The frame Victorian commercial blocks lining Fairfield’s Main Street in the 1920s gave the downtown the look of a western movie set.
At left, the white marquee marks the entrance to the Star Theater, an early moving picture theater.
Other businesses include a bakery, a pool hall, a pharmacy, and an electrical appliance store.
Fairfield’s location on the Kennebec River supplied water power for such industries as textiles, furniture, lumber, and paper.
About This Item
- Title: Main Street, Fairfield, ca. 1925
- Creator: Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co., Belfast
- Creation Date: circa 1925
- Subject Date: circa 1925
- Location: Fairfield, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Main Street (Fairfield, Me.)
- Streets--Maine--Fairfield
- Stores & shops--Maine--Fairfield
- Theaters--Maine--Fairfield
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(207) 548-2529
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