Narcissus 1912 Renovation Project: July 2015

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Video - Patron Pines for PLI

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Troy R. Bennett is a photographer and a videographer with The Bangor Daily News. He was joined by The Bangor Daily News reporter, Chris Cousins on Monday to take a look at the Narcissus in the Townhouse Restoration Shop at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine. They also spoke with some of the volunteers and staff members Who were working on the restoration. Little did I know that Troy would put together an awesome ode to the Portland-Lewiston Interurban music video...inspired by a poem written for and delivered at a PLI employees' reunion in 1939 :) Enjoy the video. Thank you, Troy..it is awesome :)
The Narcissus project inspires people - come share the experience by attending the Teddy Roosevelt Days event at Seashore Trolley Museum on Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2.

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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.

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Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.

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The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

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Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding

the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

the Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive

Thursday, July 2, 2015

NRHS Awards $2,000 to the Narcissus Project

Preliminary work has begun for the roof and for the clerestory area :) Over the
next 30 days we will see quite a transformation!

I am so happy to report that The National Railway Historical Society has awarded Narcissus a
$2,000 Heritage Preservation Grant for restoration work on the roof and windows!

The assessment of the roof and clerestory area was done on June 29. Based on this assessment an initial 30-day plan was developed with an eye toward the scope of work to be done over the next 3 months and also looking at various work that can be completed over the late fall and winter. Very exciting :)

Townhouse Restoration shop foreman, Randy Leclair
looking at the clerestory and roof line area of Narcissus.

Evidence of where the vertical
exterior interlocking boards were
glued to the side.

Don Curry, Dick Avy, John Melanson, Randy Leclair
and Eric Gilman discusses restoration plans for Narcissus