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The Waldo Theatre is a historic movie theater and performance venue at 916 Main Street in Waldoboro, Maine. Built in 1936 as a movie theater to a design by New York City architect Benjamin Schlanger, it was hailed at the time as one of the best-designed state-of-the-art small theaters in the country. It is now managed by a non-profit arts ...
During the 19th century Maine became famous for its great shipbuilding center. Waldoboro was the launching port for the Governor Ames in 1888, the first five masted schooner. [14] The Governor Ames was built in Waldoboro's Leavitt Storer Shipyard. [15] A port of entry, the town features an 1857 custom house designed by Ammi B. Young.
The U.S. Customhouse and Post Office is a historic federal government building in Waldoboro, Maine. Built 1855–57, it is a fine local example of civic Italianate architecture. For much of the 20th century it housed the Waldoboro Public Library. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]
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In the tradition of “Death of a Salesman,” “The Assassination of Trotsky” and “Penn and Teller Get Killed,” “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” arrives with an on-the-nose title that ...
Moody's Diner began as a rest stop for travelers heading north on US Route 1 in Waldoboro, Maine by Percy and Bertha Moody just prior to the Great Depression; offering 3 small cabins for $1 a night. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Percy and his wife Bertha added a small dining room (now known as Aunt Letta's House) for the locals and travelers in 1930; which ...
The CDP is located in the south-central part of the town of Waldoboro at (44.096562, −69.378102), [3] in eastern Lincoln County The CDP includes all of the primary village of Waldoboro, on both sides of the Medomak River, as well as part of the village of West Waldoboro.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]