Scarborough in the Era of Roadside Cabins

Scarborough in the Era of Roadside Cabins
          Presented by Linda Snow McLoon             
Before affordable automobiles provided more travel options, visitors came to Scarborough by train, ships, and even horse & carriage, and upon arrival, they usually stayed for their entire vacation at one of the summer accommodations at Prouts Neck or Pine Point. After cars became the vehicle of choice in the 1920s, a whole new type of lodging popped up – the roadside cabin. This program looks at the large number of these businesses that peppered Rte. 1 in Scarborough at a time when Americans celebrated their new found freedom to travel in their own automobiles.