The Riverton Trolley Park
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As it was |
As it is in 2000 |
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| The grand entrance to the Park established in 1896 | The entrance as it appears today November 3, 2000. | ||
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| Photo courtesy of Jeff Tarling, and the Parks and Recreation Department, City of Portland | Photos by Corey Cass and Delia Putnam | ||
| In the heydays of the park people arrived on trolleys, tourists came from all over the country. | Today you have to drive, walk or bike there and there is very little parking. |
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| Photo courtesy of Jeff Tarling, and the Parks and Recreation Department, City of Portland |
| People visited the elegant casino, and strolled through the grounds of the park. | Today there is only the steps of the casino standing as evidence of the past glory of the park. |
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| Photo courtesy of Jeff Tarling, and the Parks and Recreation Department, City of Portland | Photos by Corey Cass and Delia Putnam |
| The trout pond next to the bridge was spring fed. | Today the trout pond is little more than a trickle and a puddle, and there are no more fish. | |
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| Photos by Corey Cass and Delia Putnam | ||
| The foot bridge was located between the trout pond and the Presumpscot River. | Today the bridge looks very different as you can see here. | |
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| Photo courtesy of Jeff Tarling, and the Parks and Recreation Department, City of Portland | Photos by Corey Cass and Delia Putnam | |
| People could take canoe rides down the river, and there was a boathouse at the river's edge to store the canoes in. | Today this is how the river appears, there is no evidence of any dock or boathouse. |
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| Photo courtesy of Jeff Tarling, and the Parks and Recreation Department, City of Portland | Photos by Corey Cass and Delia Putnam |
