Maine Memory Network

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Republican in Bath, serving three terms on Bath’s City Council, in 1887, ’88, and ’89. In addition to politics, he was a Member of the Park &…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of the City of Bath's offices. It housed the offices of the city clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"… on the corner of what is now Second and State Streets and the building known today as State Street Baptist Church was built on the site in 1881."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"State Street Theater Text by Kali and Brooke, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from and the students X X The State Street…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"The view is looking East up State Street. This photograph shows the Bolton Block and the businesses within in 1929."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

""Man on the Street" Street scene, Monument Square, Portland, ca. 1924Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media The Portland Evening Express…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1895

"Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1895 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description View of Main Street in Presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907

"Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Postcard of Main Street in winter, Presque Isle…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Former Town/City Hall, Bath, ca. 1933Patten Free Library Downtown Centre Street, Bath, 1948Patten Free Library The Grant Building was built at…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"City Marshals The term City Marshal is an old word representing the head of the police department. Since 1967, city marshals have been called police…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues - The Alameda and The…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of Centre and Washington Streets in the city of Bath, Maine. Over a period of two-hundred years, five notable establishments have made history at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Throughout the nineteenth century, as the lowest of these areas were filled in and Commercial Street was added to the east of Front Street, the…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1870Patten Free Library Before the fire of 1895 this part of Front Street was occupied by the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Front Street at Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1892Patten Free Library Before the Hyde Block was built in 1871, the site at Broad and Front Streets was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… to shut down the streets was passed by the city. The owner at the time, William Ledyard, had to buy another property to hold the supplies and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… to many other architectural endeavors in the city of Bath and designed the Lincoln Block building."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… The construction of the Customs House, at 1 Front Street, south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852 and finished in 1858."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… Centre Street, the fire was spreading towards the City Hall, threatening to burn it down with the extreme flames."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Bath is a very historic city and should do whatever we can to hold onto and preserve its rich history."

City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"He also designed the Winter Street Church on Washington Street in Bath, five years later, and they looked a lot alike."