"Just over the Manchester [Massachusetts] line in the western section of Gloucester is the major portion of the village of Magnolia at Magnolia Point, long one of the North Shore's most important hospitality tourism destinations… Originally a fishing and farming settlement, Magnolia had its beginnings as a summer resort center in the early 1870s with the construction of the first summer cottages there…" - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 99, University Press of New England – 2008
Description: "Just over the Manchester [Massachusetts] line in the western section of Gloucester is the major portion of the village of Magnolia at Magnolia Point, long one of the North Shore's most important hospitality tourism destinations… Originally a fishing and farming settlement, Magnolia had its beginnings as a summer resort center in the early 1870s with the construction of the first summer cottages there…" - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 99, University Press of New England – 2008 [show more]
This items ties together sheets 1, 2, and 3, a set of three maps depicting Southwest Harbor, Maine as of September 1921. The upper right corner of Sheet 1 shows the winter population as 206 and the summer population as 1500.
Description: This items ties together sheets 1, 2, and 3, a set of three maps depicting Southwest Harbor, Maine as of September 1921. The upper right corner of Sheet 1 shows the winter population as 206 and the summer population as 1500.
Pickering Square is bordered by Water Street and Merchants Plaza in downtown Bangor between Main Street and the Kenduskeag Stream. Now succumbed to urban renewal, historically it was the site of an open air market.
Description: Pickering Square is bordered by Water Street and Merchants Plaza in downtown Bangor between Main Street and the Kenduskeag Stream. Now succumbed to urban renewal, historically it was the site of an open air market.
The arrows on map 2533 show the location of the U.S. Custom House, P.O. and Signal Office and what appears to be a revenue cutter. The circle shows the location of the Custom House Wharf.
Description: The arrows on map 2533 show the location of the U.S. Custom House, P.O. and Signal Office and what appears to be a revenue cutter. The circle shows the location of the Custom House Wharf.
The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.
Description: The town of Tremont split from Eden and was incorporated on June 4, 1848. It included what is now Southwest Harbor. The eastern part of Bass Harbor was then known as East Bass Harbor. East Bass Harbor was changed to McKinley in 1897. McKinley was changed to Bass Harbor on August 1, 1966.
The Stanley House is visible in the background. The women on the street are shown with shirtwaists and long skirts. "Before the days of summer boarders, Manset, shown here, was the hub of Southwest Harbor. The only post office south of Somesville lay in this corridor, along with the customs house and shipbuilding and fishing operations… Seen here is William Ward's house, right, overlooking his wharf on the shroe, which housed his store and bowling alley. The adjacent wharf is where John L. Stanley operated his ice and fisheries businesses, and Lewis Newman's meat market lies further at the left." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 58 - 2001
Description: The Stanley House is visible in the background. The women on the street are shown with shirtwaists and long skirts. "Before the days of summer boarders, Manset, shown here, was the hub of Southwest Harbor. The only post office south of Somesville lay in this corridor, along with the customs house and shipbuilding and fishing operations… Seen here is William Ward's house, right, overlooking his wharf on the shroe, which housed his store and bowling alley. The adjacent wharf is where John L. Stanley operated his ice and fisheries businesses, and Lewis Newman's meat market lies further at the left." - Mount Desert Island - Somesville, Southwest Harbor, and Northeast Harbor by Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. and Lydia B. Vandenbergh - Images of America Series, p. 58 - 2001 [show more]