Looking Up State Street, Bangor, Maine, Circa 1889 to 1895

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Circa Date

1889-1895

Description

A view from Hammond Street looking up to State Street in downtown Bangor, Maine, circa 1889 to 1895. Estimate based on existence of electricity system, which came to Bangor in 1887, the presence of street railways, new to Bangor in 1889, and the absence of the Morse Oliver Building, a "skyscraper" built in 1899, which would have been at the corner of State and Exchange Street. Bangor city directories also assisted in this estimation.

Businesses visible (by zooming or under magnifying glass) are:

Silas D. Jones & Sons at 8 Hammond Street, a clothing store.

Bangor Savings Bank at 3 State and Bangor Public Library at 11 State.

Bangor Whig & Courier newspaper at 2 State.

Marston Photograph Rooms at 3 State. Charles L. Marston died December 10, 1895 (according to the 1897-98 Bangor city directory). The directories suggest that Marston's partner, William H. Gorham relocated the business to 48 State after Marston's death. The 1895-96 city directory does not list the business at 3 State as it had been for many years.

Keywords

Morse Oliver Building, Exchange Street Bangor Maine, Hammond Street Bangor Maine, State Street Bangor Maine

Location

Bangor Maine

Medium

photograph