Keywords: Elite Hotel
Item 51581
Damage of Somesville Fire, Saco, 1908
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1908-09-15 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 71601
Poland Springs House, Poland Springs, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Poland Spring Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators
"… great prestige among Mount Desert’s summer elite as did winning a ribbon in the annual horse show, long held at Robin Hood Park (where Jackson…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park
"For the elite set, there were reserved chairs in the front rows covered by an awning, and the remaining seating consisted of settees, for the common…"
