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For more information, please contact [email protected]. need more financial help than Me: n offer, u~uve got no business being in b When you think about expanding or program, that automatically creqits their ariywhere in central, northem relocating, you naturally think about money. accounts and eliminates payroll checks Maine. You took to see whether your community altogether. We can even offer you the So when you think about can provide the kind of financial service services of our extensive compu~er system. relocating, think about Merrill~· you're going to need. And sometimes you We have the banking skills you need. Because our business is helping need to keep looking. In our many years of commercial banking, grow. We'd like to help yours . we've seen and solved almost every finan­ But no matter where you look you won't . · For more information, write or~: find a better banking system than Merrill. .cial problem in the books. Our experience Robert C. Ells, Jr., Vice President, Tl Because we've got the staff, and the can help show you ways to economize or Merrill Trust Company; 2 Hammond facilities, to provide for all your financial take advantage of opportunities you might Bangor, Maine 04401. 207-945-5651. needs. not have even considered. We have the money you need. For con­ It's all here. All the financial service IMERRILL I An a~filiate of and exP,e.rtise you need to insure your struction, for working capital, or for any Merrill Bankshares company's prosperity. And through our other business purpose. We're big enough, Company and strong enough, to handle your financial Merrill Family we can provide this service "' demands. BANK We have the services you need. For individuals as well as business. We can offer your employees attractive fringe benefits through our exclusive in-plant banking ~ I / r' • © Windaor PublicatiOna, Inc. 1174 The Greater Bangor Chamber of Commerce and its member firms take pride in presenting the Bangor area story. We are pleased to make available this book, which presents the assets of the Bangor area in words and pictures. The Chamber of Commerce is proud of its efforts to help improve the Bangor area. We invite your further inquiries and hope that you will want to see firsthand the many attractions our region has to of­ fer. Please call upon us if we may be of assistance. The Greater Bangor Chamber of Commerce 55 Washington Street Bangor, Maine 04401 Phone: (207) 94 7-0307 Contents 1/Chamber Message 4/Northern Anchor of the Eastern Seaboard 6/A Bangor Resume 8/Some Myths Shattered and Doubts Dispelled 16/Easy Come, Easy Go 19/A Pleasurable Place for Shoppers 21 /Cultural Awareness and Bright Opportunity 22/Fun Country 26/The Learning Years 30/Big-Cityi Information and Entertainment Media 33/Modern Medical Care 34/Meeting Social Needs 36/ At Home to Everyone 39/Governmental Structures and Accomplishments This is a Windsor Publication-created and produced for The Greater Bangor Area of Maine Chamber of Commerce By WINDSOR PUBLICATIONS, INC. Copyright© 1974. All rights reserved. Any permission to use or reproduce materials herein must be with the express consent of Chamber and Windsor Publications. 21220 Erwin Street• Woodland Hills, California 91364 Park Ridge, Illinois• Cambridge, Maryland OD A monument to the lumbering indl)~!!X_ 2 A Junior College of Business offering the Associate Degree of Business Science . .. Accounting . Aeronautical Science . Aviation ... Business Management ... Data Processing . .. Secretarial Sciences the stepping stone to your future security VA approved For information write: Beal College, 9 Central Street, Bangor, Maine 04401 3 -L Northem Anchor of the Eastern Seaboard Caribou Penobscot Bay cuts a deep triangular smallest of the area's communities, niche into the rugged Maine coastline, scattered within a 10-mile radius of the about in the center of the state's urban core, are fully participant in a Atlantic seaboard. The Penobscot River single unified entity: the Greater Bangor continues the due-north waterway deep into area. the state's interior. The area dominates the vast region of The bay and the river were natural path­ north-central Maine. It is in a region of ways for exploration and development in enormous and fascinating variety: bustling earliest days. That's why Bangor, Brewer, cities, quiet towns and villages, open Hampden, Veazie, Orono, and Old Town, the ocean , bubbling streams and rivers, deep most ancient of the area's communities, woodlands of towering pine. It is a place were born and grew up on the river's banks. of great opportunity, as well, for growth But modern roadways have replaced the river and prosperity. as a means of access. Today, even the I 9't-,,/ ~~· u'~·7 ..........' \ ~;._,,/'-.. \ ~ I ,../ Flag~~a:~ L;y ~ I Richardson t~ .lw :I:1Z Z::15·1< I I N I ~ Sanford + ATLANTIC ocE.AN 4 acreage, office space, subdivisions, shopping centers, or industrial sites - we have choice lots for sale or develop­ ment! A member of the Homes for Living Network and the National Multi List Service, the firm's sales force has the largest, most complete selection of homes in the Greater Bangor area. Individual, personalized attention is also given to all your insurance needs whether you want an auto policy or a Greater Bangor's largest real estate complete plan for a large corporation. company, J.F. Singleton Co., Inc., offers We represent The Hartford, U.S.F. & G., its clients complete, confidential real Andover Group, Fireman's Fund and estate and insurance service. many others. Fo r 70 years, Maine residents have For a professional approach to your relied on us. Our salesmen keep insurance and real estate, see the ex­ abreast of the changes that affect the perts at J.F. Singleton Company, Inc. real estate market. and have an intimate knowledge of the community. Whatever 289 State St ., Bangor 04401 you need - new or existing homes, Phone (207) 942-8261 5 ABangor Resume THE GREATER BANGOR AREA, SERVING BANGOR, BREWER, OLD TOWN, ORONO, VEAZIE, HAMPDEN, AND HERMON POPULATION: Bangor - 36 ,500 Brewer - 11 ,000 ' -<f.""-'-·'-:<j - -~~·~"""l~~~- . ... ~'.''l<:- ~ ""''ff!!.""',lo'.,;,;.~ ~~~ - ~· '~ Hampden - 6,000 Hermon - 3,000 Old Town - 10,000 Orono - 10,500 Veazie - 1,800 Total Greater Bangor area - including smaller communities - approximately 100,000. CLIMATE: The Greater Bangor area enjoys a typical New England climate. Summer temperatures . ... ..•·.It. ~~ · •t. •:..•':!.!! . -ii;!- • .; -~ ~ . • "' •. .,.; _,:·,. .• . ;i.;.r-:-: . _,~,7 . ·_: •.1 .;-,, r •;." ;,. L ,\' r ~ .~- . - are usually in the 70s, with few days ' f . ...... ,._ .,,,;.ay~· - - · i?.-·,t · ~ ..t. -·· · "<.. __ ,.. reaching into the 80s and 90s. , .. • \ , _ , •. ·"·· ~, ,;:;.- . - ~ - -" . .: i, ~· · ";';,:;.:;:-·-~..,.--- . I ·-!-· : ~ . •• / 4 _:...p.=--~-~..-. YJ1f~!ll -- ~·-.ir# '' •. -:' ;-"-"- ~! The Fall temperatures are in the 40s to ~.;_/,,,. i, i • .. - • . .• ,.r, r ,--.,..-:.-, ~;:.:..,tlJlll .:--:- ,.... .,, - .1 60s as a rule. :... - .,. _~ ...... ~ " - .~..., !" ,_ .. ) r- .... ·-·--"- -.. .r"'' -it.• . Winter days are typically in the 20 ° to 30° ~ - ; fttT rii~· ··;.· A -:.. ,-.. ~- - <:_ _.__":-:.. f - .·~• ; ·. ~ r: -· . '•.• \ '."'-... •lli· ,,,, ~ ... ·- ··~ ~-:· . "' < range. ./~·=:;:~- . ' ~~-I.-< ::-- • .... • ·" - • • •-.f° -- r • ' • . • Spring temperatures are usually in the _ ,~'\...._ ...-~·-· ':Ii - .. r- . .. ,._... 40s and 50s. .., . .. '!..-.;.1 .r. ....~~ ... ~-? . .. ,,. ~ · :J.,.v?'i:f- · ~ "· . _ •. · ·· ' "" :.-• "Cl :"'. A little friendly competition Average annual rainfall is 37.44 inches. ",' Average annual snowfall is 94 .20 inches. ~ · - ~. :: ·~"''f ~ .·~ 2: , ., ,,,. ~ '. "' \ , ..... """ ..'::./'.' /.: ... ~.·- ·'"~"i:""'". ...... ~ ;.p ,,,.J -""'~' .. .. .. ii:llll EDUCATION: ,,l.,i - ~~ . / r,·,~ The educational system of Greater Bangor r.".' - ')., ...... rJ .~ '~;.~ . ' '" ... •r .: ' ~ ; is composed of excellent public and •,1 ..._,'\.. .... ·J . {~.. 'l'"'•.11 .' ~; ... ~- -:"· f 'X7' parochial elementary and secondary schools. ·.... .- •, .. (°• ...,... " ' · In addition, the area has two private - ,, .·... .... ' .. ....,... ·· ' } business colleges, a theological seminary, ·' ·;:~~ • ·1 ~,;. • ~~iJ.:. I ... ,' I a State Vocational-Technic.al Trade Insti­ 'ii-" ..· ..:...~ t,. .. ··" :·~. ,•. ' ...... tute, the University of Maine in Orono, ·> ~ -. :.:-·_.~ ._ ~ < --~ and the Bangor Community College of the University of Maine at Orono. Two schools .~ ~ -- -· ,4. • '\... "'4;· . of nursing are also situated in local ----- hospitals. •,. ,. ~~ ~ -. - Special schools for the handicapped or I 1 ••r . ~\ disturbed are also operated locally. ),"'· ..... HOSPITALS: ... IJ The Eastern Maine Medical Center, located ~ .... , on State Street in Bangor, has 383 beds; ,r.· .- . ;; St. Joseph Hospital has 130 beds. Both (~\. ~if '.""."- hospitals are capable