Keywords: Main Street block in Saco
Item 31679
Main Street, Saco, after the fire of December 9, 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912-12-09 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 71734
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Saco Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
Maine Streets: The Postcard View
Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3
"He would be elected to Congress in 1868 and spend the rest of his life in Washington, D.C. When war broke out between the states in 1861, the first…"
Site Page
"… Irish blocked the Bradbury Bridge and the French blocked the Main Street Bridge; both groups were well-armed and ready to chase the scoundrels back…"
Story
Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC
