Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… was a kitchen and dining room in the basement, theater and dance hall on the ground floor, balcony and dressing rooms on the second floor, and the…"

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

"The building at various times housed a movie theater-hall-basketball court, bowling alley, pool hall, barber shop, variety store, town jail, and town…"

Northeast Historic Film

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 4 -- Visit the Centennial Exhibit 1916 • Eagle Theater opens – movies, vaudeville, summer stock, Houdini! 1919 • Passamaquoddy Tidal Project…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and traveling theater companies were visiting the village. Bar Harbor had its own horse track and a golf course where…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Over the course of a few short years, numerous theaters were built and cultural organizations to advance the arts such as the Bangor Symphony…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… intended for gambling but rather as a venue for theater, sporting events, dances, concerts, town meetings, graduations, and other community…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… years, the community has had notable bands, movie theaters, and venues for live performances. In the 1800s, however, it was better known for its…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… grocers, hotels, department stores, a movie theater, bowling alley, shoe stores and other retailers providing goods and services to those earning…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… the Rolerson family built the Ocean View Movie Theater. Movies and dances were also held in Dark Harbor at the Pendleton Hall."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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