Keywords: pool halls
Item 79975
Waldo Street fire, Rumford, 1923
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1923-08-02 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print
Item 79973
Waldo Street fire, Rumford, 1923
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1923-08-02 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print
Item 64419
Pool Hall, Morrills Corner, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Billiard Ball Co. Use: Pool Hall
Item 55754
Assessor's Record, 1212 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Charles L. Hayes Use: Pool Hall
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Exhibit
A Snapshot of Portland, 1924: The Taxman Cometh
In 1924, with Portland was on the verge of profound changes, the Tax Assessors Office undertook a project to document every building in the city -- with photographs and detailed information that provide a unique view into Portland's architecture, neighborhoods, industries, and businesses.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall
Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Item Contributed bySwan's Island Educational Society Seaside Hall's location on the shore…
Site Page
The hall also held a pool hall, family theater, and a gymnasium in which they had basketball games and boxing matches.
Story
Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall
As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.
Story
Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall
We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.
