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Description
This photo taken in July 1900 shows the grounds and building of the Cape Cottage Casino in Cape Elizabeth. The casino, built in 1889 for the Portland and Cape Elizabeth Railway, had a 500-seat theater along with a cafe and a dance hall.
From 1916-1917, it was used by U.S. troops stationed in Cape Elizabeth. After the war, under new management, the restaurant and a dance pavilion. It was sold by the Cumberland County Power and Light Company in 1922.
About This Item
- Title: Cape Cottage Casino, Cape Elizabeth, 1900
- Creator: R. Cutler Libby
- Creation Date: 1900
- Subject Date: 1900
- Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 18 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 423, Box 3/3
- Collection: R. Cutler Libby glass plate negatives
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hotels--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
- Resorts--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
- Casinos--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
- Cape Cottage Casino (Cape Elizabeth, Me.)--Photographs
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