Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"There were also a variety of rooms for entertainment and socialization. Another business that was in the Columbian Block was the Columbian Theatre."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The History Room, which contains many original sources of information about Bath’s history, is a public reference facility, the sponsor of an annual…"

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…"

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."

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…"

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 - 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…"

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."

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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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… was playing regularly by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and traveling theater companies were visiting the village."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Some of the stores had barber shops or pool parlors in them. Today there is still a sawmill in town."

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…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… lasted only a short time as town residents pooled their resources together to construct a school building in Guilford Center."

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

"… owned a recreation hall with a bowling alley, pool tables and a snack bar. The first dry cleaner in town was owned by Mr. Zeltin."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Only six houses were south of the Dark Harbor pool. A mainland developer took advantage of this sparcity and from the mid-1880s to the early 1890s…"