1915 Portland-Lewiston Interurban waiting-station from
Morrison Hill in West Cumberland, ME at Seashore
Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME. Last summer
and fall the petite 10-foot by 5-foot metal-clad building
had some well-needed repairs and maintenance
take place on the exterior and the interior. In part, the work
was done to prepare the building to host a new exhibit.
Peek through the open front door. Do you see the large decal?
PWM photo
Beautiful Morrison Hill Station garden glass artwork
by Deb Caron Plourde at Sundancer Stained Glass in Saco.
Deb was the professional leaded stained glass artisan who
restored all forty of the Narcissus ornate leaded stained glass.
PWM
Seashore Trolley Museum will open its 2018 public operation season on Saturday, May 5. The public operations will be weekends-only through Memorial Day weekend, then daily through Columbus Day, and weekends only through the end of October. 2018 will be the 79th anniversary year recognizing the arrival of the very first vehicle in the collection, 1900 open-car No. 31 from the Biddeford & Saco Railroad.
The exhibit in the Morrison Hill Station is coming together. It may not be fully in place by opening day for public operations, but we are close. In part, the new exhibit/display will prompt/encourage Museum visitors to travel along the path to the Donald G. Curry Restoration Shop. There they will find many additional exhibit panels that were installed last week along the wall of the visitor gallery walkway.
A little Closer view of the back-wall image is in place now. PWM
The only electricity to the building is the 600-volt DC
service. Inside and outside clusters of bulbs in series. PWM
The image was taken from the visitor gallery observation
walkway in the Donald G. Curry Town House Restoration
Shop. PWM.
Fathead decals are not only for sports icons, Disney
characters, and big-screen Marvel Super Heroes:)
Fathead is very happy to make decals of our
Historic Electric Railway Super Heroes too:) PWM
This is a heartfelt poem first read aloud
in 1939 at the PLI employees 2nd reunion in
Gray, ME. It is included in a new brochure
for Narcissus. Click Here to watch
the music video of this poem as performed by
Troy R. Bennett PWM
One side of a new handout to complement the Morrison
Hill Station display will be this tri-fold brochure
with colorful details about the Portland-
Lewiston Interurban and its lone survivor,
National Register of Historic Places
member, 1912 No. 14, Narcissus. PWM
The other side. Thank you to Reece Saunders for working
with me to create the brochure. PWM
View as a visitor first steps through the
doorway at the top of the exterior stairwell.
Relocated the farebox that once was
attached to the floor (see the white spot on
the floor) and to the wall on the left, making
for an obstruction in the narrow walkway.
PWM
View of the wall. PWM
Looking towards the entrance/exit with the overlook on the
left with the first two professional exhibit panels. PWM
The relocated farebox is at the end of the overlook.
Above the farebox is a kiosk that displays the floorplan
of the shop with the various historic cars' short bio. PWM
The first two professional exhibit panels are at the
overlook. PWM
Looking down the stairs from the overlook. The window to
the shop foreman's office has had a film applied to the glass
so visitors' vision of the office is blurred. PWM
View of the additional professional exhibit panels along
the wall of the visitor gallery walkway. PWM
With the new roof on the Donald G. Curry Town House Restoration Shop and the addition of new LED lighting in the shop, these new panels will be well received by visitors to the shop. Other improvements are taking place on the other side of the wall seen here. More on that in a future post.
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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.
Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!
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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
