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Keywords: Portland Theatre

Historical Items

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Item 40415

Portland Theatre, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 12901

Nickel Theatre, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 23532

New Chapman building, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 88135

Trefethen and Gem Theatre property, Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Walter S. Trefethen and Gem Theatre Use: Theatre and Store

Item 52876

108-114 Free Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland Use: Theatre

Item 70564

Assessor's Record, 22-34 Preble Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Preble Corporation Use: Theatre

Online Exhibits

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Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.

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The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

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Strike Up the Band

Before the era of recorded music and radio, nearly every community had a band that played at parades and other civic events. Fire departments had bands, military units had bands, theaters had bands. Band music was everywhere.

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Maine Irish Heritage Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Uptown Theatre, BathPatten Free Library Another theatre that was part of the Columbian Block was the Uptown Theatre."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… a sign on the door giving the message that the theatre was closed because the piano was floating."