Contributed by Pejepscot History Center
Description
The snack bar at Merrymeeting Park, round house, circa 1898. Merrymeeting opened in 1898 by the trolley company as a destination for entertainment. It was located on Merrymeeting Bay, at the end of the trolley tracks. The Park offered a variety of entertainment from a zoo, to food and picnics, to theater and even a casino. It closed in 1906.
About This Item
- Title: Snack bar, Merrymeeting Park, Brunswick, ca. 1898
- Creation Date: circa 1898
- Subject Date: circa 1898
- Location: Merrymeeting Park, Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photograph, Print
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: 1989.100.7
- Collection: Photo Archives
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Roundhouses (Railroads)--Maine--Brunswick
- Recreation
- Amusement parks--Maine--Brunswick
- Merrymeeting Park (Brunswick, Me.)--Photographs
- Snack bars
- Parks
Other Keywords
- entertainment
- leisure
- Merrymeeting
- Merrymeeting Bay
- Merrymeeting Park
- park
- recreationSnack bars
- round house
- snack
- snack bar
- trolly
For more information about this item, contact:
Pejepscot History Center159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 729-6606
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