Keywords: downtowns
Item 111717
Lower Main Street, Fort Kent, ca. 1903
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1903 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print
Item 108736
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1897 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 35772
40 Brown Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Frederick N. Dow Style: Vernacular Victorian Use: Apartments
Item 35773
Assessor's Record, 42 Brown Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Frederick N. Dow Use: Apartments
Item 111984
Somerset County Court House, Skowhegan, 1873-1904
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873–1904 Location: Skowhegan Client: Somerset County Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Item 111598
David A. Calhoun house, Cape Elizabeth, 1904
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: David A. Calhoun Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.
Exhibit
A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings
Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome
"… A year-long learning experience that has led to the creation of many exhibits on the Maine Memory Network to tell the story of Downtown Bath."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"Ebb and Flow: Downtown from the Civil War to 1900 The end of the Civil War was a time of significant change in Bath and the nation."
Story
Tammy Ackerman: Falling in love with Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Someone "from away" who fell in love with Biddeford and contributed to its transformation
Story
Alex Mouzas: Passionate about sharing his Greek-American roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A personal, in-depth look into the life and contributions of area Greek-Americans
