Maine Memory Network

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…"

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

"The Mall on West Main Street South side of the Main Street Mall, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In 1803 road improvements…"

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm Written By Wesley Lapointe and Sam Day Glistening beauty on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - F. A. Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852

"Soule House, 130 Center Street, Bangor, 1852 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The south side and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This view of Lincoln's Main St."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

"Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"By 1933, only 21% of businesses in Northeast Harbor are trades and hospitality accounts for 11%. This trend continued slowly until 2010 when 21% of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"During the 1920s, as the village grew, business on Main Street changed hands and the buildings themselves were transformed."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Today, much of the Main Street business district is devoted to summer visitors and tourists. There remains one grocery store but the theater, the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Business owners also advertised by placing large signs outside their shops; these symbols made people instantly recognize the type of retail store."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Gas stations were erected on the corners in the 1960s. Roy's Provision Market opened around 1958 at 775 Washington Street, as recorded in multiple…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"This business, along with the Mikelsky Music store at 168 Front Street, was there from 1912 to 1924."

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

"Front Street, Bath, ca. 1903Patten Free Library A few months after the fire, the new buildings, now known as the Sagadahoc Block, were built."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The business was there from 1899-1959 and possibly longer. The business was passed down through the Stetson family."

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The family home was behind the family's business space. Next to the family home was the business of James B."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… entertainment to the community and bringing business to Bath and surrounding areas were two of the most important."

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 - 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 - Church Block

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

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The station was open for freight business from 1959 until 1971 when the building was changed into a dental clinic for the poor, the Jessie Albert…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front Street"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… at the Patten Free Library? X Front Street, From Post Office Square, Bath. ca. 1930Patten Free Library A year-long learning…"