Maine Memory Network

Lakewood Theater, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Skowhegan; Lakewood Media: Postcard

Lakewood Theatre, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Skowhegan; Lakewood; Skowhegan; Lakewood Media: Postcard

Actor's bungalow for Lakewood Inc., ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Madison Client: Lakewood Inc. Architect: John P. Thomas

Basset house, Summit, NJ, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Summit Client: Carroll Phillips Bassett Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

The Trolley Parks of Maine

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.

Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"Lakewood X Lakewood became very important in the years between 1925 and 1941 and soon after earned the nickname "Broadway In Maine." Lakewood…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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