Keywords: Pool Room
Item 25004
Swimming Pool, Bar Harbor, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 25003
Swimming Pool Club, Bar Harbor, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Jesup Memorial Library Date: 1903 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Postcard
Item 75541
2 Silver Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Morris Sacknoff Use: Shooting Gallery
Item 151549
John S. Hyde residence, Bath, 1913-1914
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1914 Location: Bath Client: John Sedgwick Hyde Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children
Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.
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.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block
"There were also a variety of rooms for entertainment and socialization. Another business that was in the Columbian Block was the Columbian Theatre."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"The History Room, which contains many original sources of information about Bath’s history, is a public reference facility, the sponsor of an annual…"
Story
"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria
Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.
Story
Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
