Keywords: amusement room
Item 12150
Casino, Merrymeeting Park, Brunswick, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Brunswick Media: Glass Negative
Item 51258
Hotel Fiske, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print
Item 111873
John S. Hyde residence, Bath, 1913-1956
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1956 Location: Bath Client: John Sedgwick Hyde Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
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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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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion
"The wide range of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round, swings, a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy
"… was extended to provide a stage, two dressing rooms, and a store room below. Drapes were purchased and arranged so that the entire stage can be…"
