Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"The city’s second pool, the Indoor Pool, was built in 1978 on the grounds of the Northern Maine Fair and opened to the public in 1979."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - CONTACT

"… Balloon view of Saco Bay, including Biddeford Pool, ca. 1880McArthur Public Library Got a question or comment about what you have seen here? An…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"There was also a pool hall in town where he would go after school to play pool or the pinball machine. There was a drug store called Rexol."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… of land create a large, naturally protected pool. Saco River from old White's Wharf, Biddeford, 2010."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… "in town" and then summer cottages out at the Pool or towards Kennebunkport. Thursday Club program, Biddeford, 1897McArthur Public Library…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… which would become the village of Biddeford Pool. Most of the settlers were employed farming, fishing or both."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"The hall also held a pool hall, family theater, and a gymnasium in which they had basketball games and boxing matches."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"The shift from the Pool to Falls Village began in earnest. More entrepreneurs came to town, to lend their visions, enthusiasm, and indeed their names…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… window will be in.” And it was." The hall had a pool table, foosball, and other games for the kids."

Caribou Public Library

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"… things were: It was a general store, barber shop, pool table, a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Rocking on the seaside ledges? Investigate tidal pools or coastal caverns? Boat the bays or lakes (powered by oar, paddle, sail or steam)? Brave an…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"It first opened in the Freeman House on Pool Street in 1906. A large, modern brick building was constructed on Elm Street and opened in 1911."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… quarries in Biddeford, located out along the Pool Road. In 1866 they furnished the granite for the rebuilding of the breakwaters at the mouth of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… 513) Wood Island and lighthouse, Biddeford Pool, ca. 1915McArthur Public Library Their doom was just over the horizon, with the coming of the…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… Preserve, this panoramic vista includes tidal pools, cobble beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"1930Guilford Historical Society HOLBROOK'S POOL HALL This is a view of Water Street, looking west, around 1930."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… forms of recreation were found: dance halls, pool rooms, boxing matches, horse racing, a movie theater."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… theater-hall-basketball court, bowling alley, pool hall, barber shop, variety store, town jail, and town office."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… concession stand, an ice cream parlor, and a pool room. The new movie theater had three owners to start with; Alfred Clay, Will Brown, and Al…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1925, the Music Hall changed ownership to a pool hall, and the location changed hands from pool halls, bars, and other small businesses, until…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… was live alligators and snakes displayed in pools. The 4th of July was an especially popular time to visit the park as it offered special sporting…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Dark Harbor Pool, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society Fortunately, for all of us, the special essence of Islesboro that brought the…"