Keywords: Amusement park
Item 28031
Penobscot River from Riverside Park, Hampden, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Hampden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Hampden Media: Photographic print
Item 71591
Snowberry Park, Pine Point, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Scarborough Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 151472
Cape Cottage Park, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924–1926 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Cape Cottage Park Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park
"Riverside Park was not unlike other amusement parks and resorts of the period. Landscape and civil engineer Frank Blaisdell drew up the plans for the…"
Site Page
Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards
"A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths of a mile, cost 10 cents and included free admission."
