Contributed by Penobscot Marine Museum
Description
The Lobster Pound Restaurant in Lincolnville Beach began in 1926 as a shanty with an outdoor cooker. Indoor dining became an option about 1940. The restaurant closed during World War II but has operated continuously since reopening in the late 1940s.
A lobster dinner is a much-anticipated part of the Maine experience for many vacationers. When touring by automobile became popular, small roadside eateries lured travelers with lobster holding tanks, outdoor cookers, a few picnic tables, and a "lobster pound" sign.
At the back of the parking lot in the photo is the Lobster Trap Gift Shop, a true "tourist trap." It sold souvenirs in a disguised Quonset hut until it was washed out to sea in 1985 by Hurricane Gloria. When the restaurant was rebuilt after a fire in the 1980s, the lobster tanks and cooking equipment were moved indoors.
In 2014, the Lobster Pound still served lobster purchased from Lincolnville fishermen whose boats are just outside the restaurant windows.
About This Item
- Title: Lobster Pound, Lincolnville Beach, ca. 1948
- Creator: Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company
- Creation Date: circa 1948
- Subject Date: circa 1948
- Location: Lincolnville, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.75 cm x 17.75 cm
- Local Code: LB2007.1.107714
- Collection: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company
- Postcards--Maine
- Photographs--Maine--Lincolnville
- Lobster industry--Maine--Lincolnville
- Restaurants--Maine--Lincolnville
- Souvenir shops--Maine--Lincolnville
- Gift shops--Maine--Lincolnville
- Stores & shops--Maine--Lincolnville
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Penobscot Marine MuseumPO Box 498, 5 Church Street, Searsport, ME 04974
(207) 548-2529
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