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Center Street, Bangor Maine, Circa 1887 to 1911
No full textCenter Street showing on the left the Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor Church with two steeples, one taller than the other. The steeple on the right shows the First Baptist Church on the corner of Center and Harlow Street. First Baptist was destroyed in the April 30, 1911, fire, the Unitarian Church survived, but the top steeples did not.
Photo is not dated. Estimated between 1887, because of the presence of the electric poles and lines, and 1911.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1200/thumbnail.jp
Lower State Street, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1905-1911
No full textAerial view of downtown Bangor State Street (likely taken from the Bangor City Hall, Hersey Building tower on Columbia Street) circa 1905-1911.
Date estimation based on The Fairbanks Company not listed in the 1905 Bangor city directory, but is listed in the 1907 directory. Billboard for Fairbanks Company can be seen lower right.
Also most of these buildings were destroyed in the April 30, 1911 fire. Among these are the Morse Oliver Building on the corner of Exchange and State. This was Bangor\u27s skyscraper of the era.
Also seen (with magnifying glass) are:
All Soul\u27s Congregational Church at 10 Broadway.
Taney Photographer at 6 State. Emma Taney photographer.
Benoit\u27s at 20-22 State. Benoit Consolidated Clothing Company dealers in high-grade men\u27s and boys\u27 clothing.
Bangor Savings Bank 3 State
Bangor Public Library 11 Statehttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1204/thumbnail.jp
Hammond and State Street at Kenduskeag Bridge, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1889 to 1899
No full textDate estimation based on the existence of street rails. The Bangor Street Railway launched in 1889, the second city in the U.S. to have such a system. Also, this could be not later than 1899 because the Morse Oliver Building, at Exchange and Street, had not been built yet.
Much of this area burned in the 1911 fire in downtown Bangor. The building in the foreground, the Wheelwright and Clark Building, did not. This building houses in 2021 the business Mexicali Blues.
Photograph likely taken from the Hersey Building, i.e. Bangor City Hall, on the corner of Hammond and Columbia Street.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1214/thumbnail.jp
1 Broad Street, Pickering Square, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1887 to 1902, #3
No full textShows the Bragg, Cummings, and Co. building at 1 Broad Street, Pickering Square, circa 1887 to 1902. The business formed in 1864 as Bragg & Wescott, teaming with Cummings in 1887 (source: Leading Business Men of Bangor, Rockland, and Vicinity, published 1888).
This area of Bangor flooded in March 1902. Pictures of the flood revealed the building no longer had its top tower. This picture is most likely 1887 to mid 1890s.
There are two other photographs in this collection with this title: 1 Broad Street, Pickering Square, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1887 to 1902
Other businesses visible are:
W.P. Dickey at 38-40 West Market Square. A hardware store. William P. Dickey
Wood, Bishop, & Co. at 41-42 West Market Square. John F. Colby, Charles H. Wood, and Edward Wood
N.H. Bragg& Sons at 4 Broad. Norris E. Bragg, Charles F. Bragghttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1215/thumbnail.jp
Lower State Street and the Granite Block on Park Street, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1887-1892
No full textThis expertly dressed young man stood on State Street in downtown Bangor at the present site of 17 State.
Larger picture reveals intersection of State Street, Exchange Street, Park Street, and Harlow Street in downtown Bangor, Maine, circa 1887-1892. This date estimation based on magnification of businesses seen, and other known landmarks such as the electric poles and wiring of that period.
One business viewed by magnifying glass is Fessenden\u27s Writing Academy. This business was in the building in the center, known then as the Granite Block. According to Bangor city directories, Charles P. Fessenden operated at this location at 2 Granite Block, East Market Square as early as 1875. The 1893-1894 city directory indicates Sarah H., widow of Charles P.
Also seen are:
Fernald & Co. Fine Tailors at 3 Granite Block, East Market Square. Eugene T. Fernald merchant tailor. This business is listed in the 1893 Bangor city directory, but not in the 1893-1894 directory.
J.H. Bacon, address listed in directory as Kenduskeag Bridge. This is modern day corner of State and Harlow. John H. Bacon, book and job printer.
Alex M. Robinson, an apothecary, at 1 Granite Block, East Market Square.
Smyth\u27s Billiards Hall, 2 Granite Block. Frederick G. Smyth proprietor.
Bangor Mutual Fire Insurance Co., William P. Hubbard, President, J. Herbert Boyd, Secretary, 2 Granite Block.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1225/thumbnail.jp
State Street to Broadway, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1891-1893 #2
No full textAmong the businesses seen by magnification are:
Heman N. Bartlett, a carpenter at 13 State Street. This would be present day about 45 Main Street.
J. Henry Wharff, also 13 State, a furniture upholsterer and repairer. Listed in the 1897-1898 Bangor city directory as having moved to Holden, Maine.
E.S. Gorham & Sons at 15 State. Edward S. Gorham.
J.N.V. Lane, a gas fitter, was at 5 State. Johnson N.V. Lane.
M. Schwartz\u27 & Sons, saw manufacturers, machinists, and mill supplies, 5 State. This business had moved to 141 Exchange Street, according to the 1893-94 Bangor city directory. This is the primary clue as to this photograph\u27s estimated range. Louis H. Schwartz and William H. Schwartz owners.
James W. Holt, a gunsmith, at 4 State.
Marston & Gorham at 3 State, painters and artists\u27 supply store. Arlington B. & William H. Gorham.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1224/thumbnail.jp
The YMCA of Bangor, Maine, on the Corner of Hammond and Court Streets, Circa 1900
No full textThe Young Men\u27s Christian Association (YMCA) building at the corner of Hammond and Court Streets circa 1900 (according to back of photo).
This building was designed by Wilfred E. Mansur and built in 1891. The main building was 75 feet by 90 feet and occupied three floors. A connected rear gymnasium was 40 feet by 69 feet and 38 feet tall. At the corner of Hammond and Court Streets was placed a tower that was the tallest point in the building.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1241/thumbnail.jp
State Street Looking Toward Bangor City Hall, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1905
No full textThe intersection of State Street, Harlow Street, and Exchange Street in downtown Bangor, Maine. City Hall, the Hersey Building, can be seen just right of center.
Back of photo says circa 1905. This seems accurate when looking through Bangor city directories of that time.
Business viewed through magnification include:
Holt & Kendall, gunsmiths, at 50 State Street. James W. Holt and William A. Kendall. First appeared in the 1903 Bangor city directory. In the 1901 directory, business was Holt & Clewley. Fred S. Clewley.
E.T. Fernald Ladies and Gents Tailoring at 60 State. Eugene T. Fernald.
William L. Eldridge, bookstore and news depot, 62 State.
The tall building in the left foreground is the Morse Oliver Building. Built in 1899, destroyed by the 1911 fire, this was Bangor\u27s skyscraper of the era.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1239/thumbnail.jp
71-105 Main Street, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1889-1893
No full textMain Street, Bangor, Maine, circa 1889-1893. Estimate based on streetcar rails in roadway. Street railway new to Bangor in 1889.
Also, T.A. Snow, operated by Thomas A. Snow, a boots and shoes store at 71 Main, listed in the 1891 Bangor city directory, is not listed as a business in the 1893-1894 directory.
Emerson & Adams, a wholesale dry goods store, in the Adams Block. Operated by Charles C. Emerson and Edward R. Adams.
G.W. Merrill Furniture Company operated by George W. Merrill.
The Adams Block built 1871 still stands in 2021.
Addresses have changed. This block, listed as 71 to 105 Main in 1891, is now 89 to 105 Main Street.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1227/thumbnail.jp
Hammond and Central Streets Bangor Maine circa 1887-1895 #2
No full textIntersection of Hammond and Central Streets in Bangor, Maine, circa 1887-1895. Estimate based on businesses shown in photograph cross-referenced with Bangor city directories. Zoom-in reveals a rather astonishing amount of electrical wires above street level, and a number of businesses.
Under Drugs and Medicines, is H.C Goodenow\u27s Office. Henry C. Goodenow, a lawyer in Bangor, died June 1895. A. (Adolphus) J. Chapman, Attorney and U.S. Claim Agent, who died in 1893, had an office in the same building. Also in this building was Ara Warren\u27s business, an apothecary.
On the pole with reading Roses/Florist, magnification reveals this to be Beers Florist. Carl Beers is listed in city directories as a florist and veterinary surgeon.
Located in the next block are:
Lyford & Woodward, a hats and furs shop at 33 Hammond Street. Thornton Lyford and Charles E. Woodward, proprietors.
D.M. Howard and Son general insurance agents at 23 Hammond. Daniel M. and George Fred Howard.
Adolf Pfaff, watchmaker and jeweler, at 25 Hammond.
Chapman\u27s Clothing Co. at 51 Hammond. John E. Chapman owner.
This is photo #2 with this title. Here is #1: Hammond and Central Streets Bangor Maine circa 1887-1895https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1218/thumbnail.jp