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Red Cross Car and Trailer, Main Street, Northeast Harbor, 1947

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"There were also two billiards halls and the Neighborhood House. During the 1920s, as the village grew, business on Main Street changed hands and the…"

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Aerial View of Northeast Harbor Looking North Towards Asticou ca. 1975

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… and capably reinvented their villages and neighborhoods using materials they already possessed."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… Pleasant streets) was a largely Irish-American neighborhood with more than its share of kitchen bars."

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Main Street, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1917

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… the Fire House was constructed (1903), The Neighborhood House (1906) and the Northeast Harbor Library and Reading Room (1882)."

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Howard House, Bangor, 1869

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Bangor expanded and the city planned for new neighborhoods with parks included. By 1890, Bangor's population approached 20,000."

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Skolfield Women, Brunswick, ca. 1900

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Main Street, Walnut Hill, North Yarmouth, 1910

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… mile's distance would attend classes in their own neighborhoods. Just ½ mile north of Dunn's Corner is Crockett's Corner, a quiet crossroads that…"