Union Station, Portland, ca. 1910
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Maine Historical Society
Built in 1890, the stately five-story West End Hotel stood on St. John Street across from Union Station. The 165 room hotel was popular among sportsmen visiting the area and offered guests "electric lights, steam heat and elevators."
The Hotel's dining room was considered one of the best in New England. Rooms at the hotel ranged in price from $1 to $3.50 a day. The hotel served as the headquarters for the Rigby Trotting Park, a racehorse track in South Portland.
The West End Hotel became embroiled in scandal after $30,000 in betting receipts was stolen from the race track offices at the Hotel. The West End closed on May 14, 1933 and was later torn down.
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