From collection Jake Gillison Collection
LB2016.15.893
Crowds at the trolley station, Riverrton Park, Portland, Maine. The Portland Railroad Company opened the Riverton Trolley Park at the corner of Forest Ave and Riverton Street in Portland. The restaurant and casino, designed by John Calvin Stevens, was built in 1896 and was enlarged in 1898. A reported 10,000 pleasure seekers arrived on opening day at the ornate wooden carriage entrance on Portland Railroad Company street cars. Regular cars left from Preble Street every 15 minutes starting at 8:30 a.m. to carry passengers to Riverton.
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LB2016.15.893
