Keywords: Dining cars
Item 65515
S.R.R.L. parlor car acquired by Dr. Charles W. Bell, Strong, ca. 1936
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1936 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print
Item 17844
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad outfit car kitchen, ca. 1965
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Exhibit
"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
Site Page
"Public dining rooms and kitchens were in the basement. Masonic Hall, Lincoln, 1945Lincoln Historical Society People other than the Masons were…"
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life
"… Homestead could seat up to sixty people in its dining hall and communal meals were commonplace. The homestead offered its guests fresh produce and…"
Story
The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea
This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily
Story
Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
