Keywords: WCSH
Item 52067
Ellen Warren, 'Dave Astor Show,' Portland, ca. 1963
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 103107
Dave Astor with Freeport High School student performer, Portland, 1962
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-03-31 Location: Portland; Freeport Media: Film transparency
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Bustle era fashions
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 1870s and 80s era bustle silhouettes.
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.
Site Page
Music in Maine - Music and Television
"… For Teenagers Only on WGAN-13, the show moved to WCSH-6 in 1963, called The Dave Astor Show. For fifteen years, teens and their families gathered…"
Story
Dancing through barriers
by Garrett Stewart
My Dad performed on the Dave Astor Show in Portland during the civil rights era.