Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"It re-opened on Saturday, March 1, 2009. The theater still has three screens. The first movies that played at the re-opened theater were: “There Will…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"Less people came to the theater. In the mid 1950s, the owner decided to close the theater. The building was sold to the New England Telephone and…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Playhouse, Surry, ca. 1930Surry Historical Society Like hundreds of other summer stock theaters popping up in vacation locales of New England in the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of the City of Bath's offices. It housed the offices of the city clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"No. 34 - June 1903 (copyright 1903) The City of Ellsworth Register, with Surry and Blue Hill - 1908"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… the nonprofit Ground Zero and its USSR/US sister city program The Pairing Project. He told the Ellsworth American that he wanted to celebrate the…"

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

"Bath was home to many theaters that came and went as the city and its residents changed. These included the Music Hall, Uptown Theater, Columbia…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"The grocery store is called Brackett's Market and it has absolutely nothing to do with entertainment. Dreamland Theater, Front Street, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The purpose of the Old City Hall was to house the city government, including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… over the state, region, country and world; movie theaters remain an important part of the entertainment sector; congregations support a variety of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Roe & Colby, 1873. Birdseye View of the City of Bath, Sagadahoc County. Shober & Carqueville Litho. Co., 1878."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues - The Alameda and The…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Pastimes

"camping, fishing, music, theater, art, snow sports. These are the activities that bring people together, encompass the resources of the area and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of Centre and Washington Streets in the city of Bath, Maine. Over a period of two-hundred years, five notable establishments have made history at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Moses giving the City $10,000 for its construction. Also, the Alameda, a large entertainment center on the south side of Centre Street between Water…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… to many other architectural endeavors in the city of Bath and designed the Lincoln Block building."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot and killed on duty. According to the almanac in the September 5, 1883…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… to shut down the streets was passed by the city. The owner at the time, William Ledyard, had to buy another property to hold the supplies and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Students attempted to fill in blank maps of the city, list as many facts as they could recall, and pose thoughtful questions on topics that they were…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"This fire was very destructive to the City of Bath. It destroyed the YMCA, Columbian Theatre, Bath Aerie of Eagles, and threatened the Columbian Hall."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… Below that the tablet says, “Erected by the City of Bath A.D. 1867," and Dedicated to, "THE MEMORY OF HER SONS, Who Died, That the Nation Might…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… to see the columns of smoke coming over the city. They told the town that they would give as much water as they could."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… retail businesses occupying the site according to city tax records. After Moses’ death in 1882, the building was owned by his heirs until 1887."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The earliest train ferries, the City of Rockland and the Hercules, could only carry passenger and freight cars."