From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2007.1.72117
"The Gem" Theater, People Walking Along Shore, Boats The Gem Theater on Peaks Island (Portland Harbor) was opened in 1884 as a roller skating rink (Forest City Skating Rink) and became a theater in 1898. The Gem was an ultra-modern theater seating 1500. The huge building was one of the first in a long line of Maine summer stock playhouses. It remained in operation until the mid 1920s and was destroyed by a fire in 1934.
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LB2007.1.72117
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