Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
11021	The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater			1930 c.	Southwest Harbor		The automobile at the extreme left on Main Street is probably a 1930 Model A with a pickup box inserted in the back.	The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor Item: 11021    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater Date: 1930 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection Tags: theater Description: The automobile at the extreme left on Main Street is probably a 1930 Model A with a pickup box inserted in the back.
15211	1932 Criterion Theatre	Reference	Businesses, Theater Business				Bar Harbor	35 Cottage Street	The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling.	1932 Criterion Theatre Item: 15211    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Theater Business Place: Bar Harbor State: ME Address: 35 Cottage Street Tags: theater Description: The Criterion Theatre is a cinema, performance theatre, and venue located on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor, Maine. It opened in June 1932 featuring vaudeville performances and movies during a time when Bar Harbor's summer scene was at its height. Today it is one of only two Art Deco theaters in the state of Maine and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 760 seat theatre was built for a convicted bootlegger named George McKay. After his release from federal prison, McKay solicited bids for constructions of a glamorous movie palace. The high bid of $95,206 was beat by Bunker & Savage Architects of Augusta, Maine who built the theatre in just six months for a contract price of $58,000. That's about $900,000 in today's dollars, a surprisingly low figure for such a magnificent structure. A $2 million dollar contribution from an anonymous donor in 2014 made possible the purchase and restoration of the Criterion which now operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to safeguarding this historic space for stories, storytellers, and audiences. Today, almost everything in the building is original or as close as possible to it, including the light fixtures, curtains, seats, and stencils on the ceiling. [show more]
12922	Park Theater, Southwest Harbor Mayo Picture Theater	Reference	Businesses, Theater Business Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater				Southwest Harbor	345 Main Street		Park Theater, Southwest Harbor Mayo Picture Theater Item: 12922    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Theater Business Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 345 Main Street Tags: theater
12268	The Park Theater - Theater Lights	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater			1922 c.	Southwest Harbor			The Park Theater - Theater Lights Item: 12268    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater Date: 1922 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: theater
12269	The Park Theater - Theater Lights	Image, Photograph	People Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater			1922 c.	Southwest Harbor			The Park Theater - Theater Lights Item: 12269    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: People Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater Date: 1922 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: theater
8839	H.G. Reed, Inc. - Neptune Theater - Entrance	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Theater Business			1944 c.	Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley			H.G. Reed, Inc. - Neptune Theater - Entrance Item: 8839    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Theater Business Date: 1944 c. Place: Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley State: ME Source: Collection of the Reed Family Tags: theater
5538	The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph	Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater			1930 c.	Southwest Harbor			The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor Item: 5538    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater Date: 1930 c. Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Tags: theater
11185	The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo	Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater		Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company	1924	Southwest Harbor	345 Main Street	The advertisement for the film “Abraham Lincoln – A First National Picture” on the side of the theater building dates this photograph. This version of the Abraham Lincoln story, a short, was filmed in 1924, produced by Lee DeForest, directed by J. Searle Dawley and featured actor, Frank McGlynn Sr. as Abraham Lincoln. The car on the left is a c. 1922 4-Door Sedan. The car in the middle is a c. 1920 4-Door Sedan. The car on the right is a c. 1920 4-Door Touring Car. The stairs, just visible, at the left of the theater building are the front steps of St. Johns Episcopal Church at 319 Main Street. The barn, just visible at the far left of the photograph, is the Francis Gilley / Dr. F.M. Gilley barn at 311 Main Street. The peak of the Southwest Harbor High School (later the Harbor House building) is just visible behind the left utililty pole. The school building is at 339 Main Street,	The Mayo Picture Theater / The Park Theater - Southwest Harbor Item: 11185    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo Subject: Structures, Civic, Performing Arts, Theater Publisher: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Date: 1924 Place: Southwest Harbor State: ME Address: 345 Main Street Source: Collection of the Penobscot Marine Museum Tags: building, theater, automobile Description: The advertisement for the film “Abraham Lincoln – A First National Picture” on the side of the theater building dates this photograph. This version of the Abraham Lincoln story, a short, was filmed in 1924, produced by Lee DeForest, directed by J. Searle Dawley and featured actor, Frank McGlynn Sr. as Abraham Lincoln. The car on the left is a c. 1922 4-Door Sedan. The car in the middle is a c. 1920 4-Door Sedan. The car on the right is a c. 1920 4-Door Touring Car. The stairs, just visible, at the left of the theater building are the front steps of St. Johns Episcopal Church at 319 Main Street. The barn, just visible at the far left of the photograph, is the Francis Gilley / Dr. F.M. Gilley barn at 311 Main Street. The peak of the Southwest Harbor High School (later the Harbor House building) is just visible behind the left utililty pole. The school building is at 339 Main Street, [show more]

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