Maine Memory Network

Emeline Park Residence, Main Street, Dixfield, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Dixfield Media: Ink on paper

Brunswick, Merrymeeting Park, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1898 Location: Brunswick Media: Postcard

Assessor's Record, 94-108 Park Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Park Street Block Proprietry Use: Land only

Assessor's Record, 132-134 Park Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Passage between 132 & 134 Park Street Use: Passage

Apartment House Built on Park Street, Lewiston, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Lewiston Client: unknown Architect: George M. Coombs

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

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.

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.

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"X As you take your walk down Summer Street today, imagine how it used to look before the street was paved, before the advent of automobiles, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"In addition to politics, he was a Member of the Park & Cemetery Board. He was prominent in Masonic Lodges, and he was a member of the Knights Templar."

30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma

30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.