1970 Scarborough Business Directory – by Scarborough Jaycees

Hotels, Motels, & Inns

Includes:

• Atlantic House (est. 1850) by Enoch Nutter.
• The Black Point Inn (Prout’s Neck*)
• The Checkley (Prout’s Neck*) – Est 1873 by Ira Foss 
• Cammock House (Prout’s Neck*) – Est. by Silas Libby (1811-1878)
• Danish Village (U.S. Route 1) 
• Forest House (Prout’s Neck*) – (aka Est 1927 by J. C. Seavey)
• Higgins Inn (Higgins Beach)
• The Jocelyn House (Prout’s Neck*) – Est 1890 by Frank B. Libby –
• The Kirkwood (Scarborough Beach) – Est. 1870s by James Gunnison – This hotel closed in 1905.
• Lee House – 
• Libby Farm Cottages – Cliff Libby 
• The Lodges – Two building complex at the entrance to Winslow Homer Road.
• Prouts Neck Country House (Prout’s Neck*) – Gladys Jordan
• Prouts Neck House (aka Middle House) (Prout’s Neck*) – Est. Thomas Libby (1743-1824)
• Southgate (aka Ocean Cottage) (Prout’s Neck*) – Est 1878 by John Kaler
• West Point House (Prout’s Neck*) – Est 1870s by Thomas J. Libby (1840-1894)
• Willows (aka Sea View House) (Prout’s Neck*) – Est. 1871 by Benaiah Libby (1814-1878)

See Hotels, Motels, & Inns and additional Photo Gallery Hotel photos, 

Manufacturing Businesses

• F. H. Snow Canning, Co. (Pine Point) – Photo from the 1937 Town Report.

Restaurants 

• Dunstan Corner (West Scarborough)
• Barker’s Store & Fried Clams (Pine Point) Photo
• Bob White’s Carriage House (Dunstan) – Menu
• Clark’s Normandie (Dunstan) – Flickr Photo
• Dunscroft Inn (Dunstan) – Flickr Photos – Menu – Photo 
• Dunscroft Drive-in (Dunstan) – Flickr Photos
• Moulton House (Dunstan) – Menu
• Normandie (Dunstan) – Flickr Photo
• Phoenix (Pine Point Beach) – Digital Maine
• Snowberry Lobster House (Pine Point) – Menu
• Snug Harbor (Dunstan) –  Flickr Photos – Menu 
• The Tarry-a-While (Dunstan) – Menu
• Valle’s Steak House (Dunstan) – Menu 1941 – Children’s Menu (1957) – Menu 1957 –  Menu 1961

Retail Businesses 

• G.W. Knight’s Store – (Includes Jim Leary, George Knight, George’s mother & first wife.)
• Ganen’s General Store – Flyer – “Now Open” (circa 1948.)
• Howatt’s Store. 
• Murray’s Pharmacy (Dunstan) – Calendar: Dec 1956.
• O.E. Sherman & Son (North Scarborough) circa 1938.
• V. T. Shaw, Store and Post Office, Prouts Neck – 2022.37.10 – Photo at Digital Maine
• W. H. Graffam Store (Dunstan) – Photo W. H. Graffam Store, ca. 1920s.
• Wayside Furniture, Inc (Dunstan) – Calendar: Jan 1951

Miscellaneous Businesses 

• Portland Drive-In Theater (Oak Hill) – Poster: Community Drive-in Church every Sunday morning.
• Sabbath Rest Poultry Farm – L. L. Bryant (West Scarborough) – Envelope – Chicken Houses
• Scarborough Downs – Photo: “Dorothy G” in the Winner’s Circle. Owner-W.T.Beattie, Jocky-A.F.Martinez, Trainer-A.Hutchins.

 

 

 

Endnotes

*Thanks to Linda McLoon and Rodney Laughton for the Prouts Neck hotel information and establishment dates. 

**Samuel F. Boyd, manager of the Black Point In died 25 January 1929 after 5 years managing the Inn. This pamphlet/brochure must be from 1929 or later.