Keywords: pool halls
Item 79975
Waldo Street fire, Rumford, 1923
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1923-08-02 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print
Item 111817
Copperplate engraving of Mechanics' Hall, Portland, 1906
Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: 1906 Location: Portland Media: Copper and wood
Item 64419
Pool Hall, Morrills Corner, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Billiard Ball Co. Use: Pool Hall
Item 55754
Assessor's Record, 1212 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Charles L. Hayes Use: Pool Hall
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Exhibit
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall
"Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall's location on the shore proved to be…"
Site Page
"The hall also held a pool hall, family theater, and a gymnasium in which they had basketball games and boxing matches."
Story
Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
Story
Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.
