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| old postcard, courtesy bpoolphotos.com, Wakelin collection |
For years, I
rode my bike around South Point, enjoying the view and wondering about the
neighborhood. Why are the roads laid out the way they are? What is the story
behind all those convenient footpaths, and who built the three big houses that
are aptly nicknamed the triplets?
I discovered
the first clue when I found a plan, dated 1882, to develop dozens of tiny,
cookie-cutter cottage lots on South Point. Had the development plan been
carried out, South Point would be a very different place today. Who was behind
that plan, and what happened as the lots were sold over the years? Many of
these questions remain unanswered and continue to push me further in my
research.
Starting
today and over the next few weeks, a series of five articles about South Point
will be posted to Stories from the Pool. They are:
I had lots of help with this project. My sincere thanks to:
Beth
Baskin for house pics & the Pease Cottage Book
Kimberly
Billett for pics, family papers & for family history in South Point
Christy
Bergland for patience & prodding
Fred
Celce for family history and laughs
FamilySearch.org
for genealogical information
Dick
& Margaret Frost for “Blue Point” correspondence & 5th Street history
Janice
Hamilton for editorial expertise, Bickford & Holman history
Anne
Kenny for allowing us to photograph the 1909 Biddeford Pool map
Carol
& David Noon for 7th Ave & Promenade history
Isabel Oleson for house pics & house history
Anne
Small for family history on 4th Street in South Point, BPIA & city access
correspondence
Shirley
(Calderwood) Stallings for family history on 7th Street & “The
Triplets”
The
patient staff at the York County Registry of Deeds office in Alfred, and at the
McArthur Library in Biddeford
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