Maine Memory Network

Trolley, Main Street, Thomaston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Looking West on Main Street, Thomaston, ca. 1947

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Residence of C. Sydney Smith, Thomaston, 1877

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1877 Location: Thomaston Client: Sydney C. Smith Architect: Stevens and Coombs Architects

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.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"… Street South side of the Main Street Mall, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In 1803 road improvements were made resulting…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"Thomaston Library X 60 Main Street Thomaston, ME 04861 (207) 354-2453 TPL@thomaston.lib.me.us www.thomaston.lib.me.us The Thomaston Public…"