Keywords: commercial street
Item 13766
Commercial Street, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 20506
Commercial Street, Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 37302
144 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Clinton W. Davis Agent Use: Shop - Junk
Item 37326
214-220 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Percival P. Baxter Agent Use: Shop - Junk
Item 150401
Factory for Bates Street Shirt Co., Lewiston, 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Lewiston; Lewiston Client: Bates Street Shirt Co. Architect: Coombs Brothers Architects
Item 151695
Hannaford Brothers Warehouse, Portland, 1919-1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919–1920 Location: Portland Client: Hannaford Brothers Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street
"… built and owned many blocks and buildings in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front Street is located, according to…"
Site Page
Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street
"Summer Street was the heart of Hampden life in the late 19th century. There were trolley cars running back and forth to Bangor, and steam-powered…"
Story
30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma
30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
