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

"Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall's location on the shore proved to be…"

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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."

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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…"

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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…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… for athletic events such as swimming in the pool or playing basketball in the gym. There were also a variety of rooms for entertainment and…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… City Park in 1959, and the addition of a swimming pool to the YMCA building at Summer and Front Streets by acquiring part of the vacant Uptown…"

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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."

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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…"

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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."

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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."

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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."

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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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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

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

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… Hall was built and operated a bowling alley and pool tables. River Street Flood, Guilford, 1923Guilford Historical Society The '20’s also…"

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

"… court, jail, town office, general store, pool hall, barber shop, and a bowling alley. Later, the top floor of Eureka was taken off and one of the…"

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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…"

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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."