Keywords: Bandstand
Item 148237
Bandstand, Deering Oaks Park, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-08-02 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 31213
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 88099
Trefethen property, Greenwood Gardens, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Walter S. Trefethen Use: Bandstand
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park
"The cleanup began. The bandstand was sold to the Franklin County Agricultural Society for their new fairgrounds."
Site Page
Music in Maine - Music and Television
"… tv shows featuring teens and music like American Bandstand, Astor’s performance skits included music, dance, and comedy routines."
Story
Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart
My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.