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Description
Canoeing along the Presumpscot River at Riverton Trolley Park. The canoes in front are called "Kiddo" and "Arrow."
Amusements at the Riverton Trolley Park included a bandstand, an outdoor theater and a casino. The Portland Railroad Company built the park to encourage customers to ride the trolley during off-peak hours, weekends and holidays.
The park was very popular at the turn of the 20th century, but suffered a decline in attendance after the 1918 flu epidemic and World War I.
It was reborn as an amusement park in the 1920s, but did not last long.
About This Item
- Title: Canoeing at Riverton Park, Portland, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 17 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--Portland--Parks--Riverton
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Presumpscot River (Me.)
- Recreation--Maine--Portland
- Canoes--Maine--Portland
- Riverton Park (Portland, Me.)
- Parks--Maine--Portland
- Rivers--Maine
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