Maine Memory Network

Rowe Motors, Westbrook, 1930

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: 1930 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Miles Mank Motor Car Co., Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Watercolor and ink on paper

11 Pleasant Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Allen Bailey and Allen Bailey Realty Co Use: Garage, public

320 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of Augustus G. Schlotterbeck Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Shoe Repair Shop

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.

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.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"… Historical Society/MaineToday Media Fishermen aboard Herb Pick's motor boat, Portland, 1923Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"Mr. Allie Webber owned Gateway Motors/Casino Motors. Buck Motors was built in 1939 and was owned by Roy Buck and his two sons, Myron and Bryon."