The lighted clock tower of Union Station, the marquee of the Bijou Theater, and the spacious lobby of the Penobscot Exchange Hotel are memorable images from Bangor's past. Settled in 1769, Bangor boomed as the lumbering capital of the world in the nineteenth century and as a retail hub in the twentieth century. For one hundred years, picture postcards have showcased West Broadway's mansions and the steamboat and railroad terminals along the Penobscot riverfront. Bangor in Vintage Postcards includes images from the city's past, ranging from a World War I victory parade to the 1923 flood.
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Bangor native Richard R. Shaw is the author of two previous Arcadia Publishing books on Bangor. He is a veteran assistant editor and feature writer for the Bangor Daily News, where he is also staff historian. His passion for postcards dates to 1972, when he purchased his first card for a quarter at a flea market.
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Two of Bangor's best-known landmarks have graced Harlow Street since 1913, when the symmetrically designed high school and library buildings were built on the ashes of the great 1911 fire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Main Street, Exchange Street, State Street, Kenduskeag Stream, Union Street, Harlow Street, Union Station, Broad Street, Central Street, Mount Hope, Center Street, French Street, Hammond Street, Pickering Square, World War, Bangor House, Kenduskeag Bridge, Old Town, Abraham Lincoln, Bangor Opera House, Bon Ton, Columbia Street, Post Office Square, West Market Square, York Street New!
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Two of Bangor's best-known landmarks have graced Harlow Street since 1913, when the symmetrically designed high school and library buildings were built on the ashes of the great 1911 fire. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
postcard view, postcard shows Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Main Street, Exchange Street, State Street, Kenduskeag Stream, Union Street, Harlow Street, Union Station, Broad Street, Central Street, Mount Hope, Center Street, French Street, Hammond Street, Pickering Square, World War, Bangor House, Kenduskeag Bridge, Old Town, Abraham Lincoln, Bangor Opera House, Bon Ton, Columbia Street, Post Office Square, West Market Square, York Street New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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