Item 29409 - Canoeing at Riverton Park, Portland, ca. 1900
- Item 29409 - Canoeing at Riverton Park, Portland, ca. 1900
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Image Info Canoeing along the Presumpscot River at Riverton Trolley Park. The canoes in front are called "Kiddo" and "Arrow."
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Amusements at the Riverton Trolley Park included a bandstand, an outdoor theater and a casino. The Portland Railroad Company built the park to encourage customers to ride the trolley during off-peak hours, weekends and holidays.
The park was very popular at the turn of the 20th century, but suffered a decline in attendance after the 1918 flu epidemic and World War I.
It was reborn as an amusement park in the 1920s, but did not last long.
