Park Row Interiors and Best Buy Arrive At Maine Street Station

Maine Street Station celebrates two ribbon cuttings.

Park Row Interiors
Thursday, April 1 at 5 p.m. with an Open House from 4 to 7 p.m.

Park Row Interiors, founded in 2004 as a custom interior design studio, has expanded its business to include Park Row Accents, a collection of modestly priced unique home furnishings and tabletop items. The store's layout and design will also be unique. All products will be merchandized by color zones to attract individual customers according to the dominant colors within their homes. Items will include table linens, candles and votives, tableware and barware, serving dishes, lamps, pillows, soaps, stationery, vases and many other items. Owners Jane Fox and Kathy Harding stress that their firm continues to offer full design and fabrication services, including floor plans for new and existing homes, color consultations, window treatments, wall coverings, designer fabrics, new custom furniture, cushions and slipcovers, reupholstery, rugs and carpets.

Best Buy
Monday, April 5, 9:30 a.m.

Located inside The College Store at Maine Street Station, Best Buy will officially open at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 5. This partnership between Best Buy and Bowdoin College allows Best Buy to provide the students and local community with tailored products and services in a more convenient way. The merchandise and store location were specifically selected to meet the needs of students and community members residing nearby. The store will be operated by Best Buy employees and will maintain the normal business hours of The College Store. In addition to the cusomer service provided onsite by the Best Buy employees, customers are also able to take advantage of Geek Squad services through the 24/7 online and phone channels. General Manager Ray Poulin states Best Buy is extremely excited to be able to partner with the community and support the needs of the students in this area.

Byrnes’ Irish Pub arrives at Maine Street Station for St. Patty’s Day, Feb 17th.

Byrnes’ Irish Pub at Maine Street Station is currently in the midst of construction with a grand opening scheduled for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th. Byrnes' Admiral Steakhouse opened last summer in Bath to rave reviews. This is Byrnes' second pub location. He owns and operates a pub by the same name in Bath. "We very much look forward to joining downtown Brunswick's fabric," says Byrnes. “I hope all the residents of Brunswick, friends and family of the College, and visitors to the area are ready for acoustic Irish music, warm pub fare, and something cold on tap......and plenty of it!"

“Good Food, Good Drink, and Always a Good Time.”

Amtrak Bound For Brunswick and Maine Street Station.

On Thursday, January 28th, Maine Street Station was host to many local and state officials who announced that $35 million in stimulus money will be used to extend Amtrak passenger rail service from Portland to Brunswick by the end of 2012. The grant, which was made to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, will create 200 new jobs in the short term and boost local tourism, thanks to at least two planned daily round trip trains to Boston. The increased foot traffic and visibility for businesses at Maine Street Station and downtown Brunswick will be measurable when these trains begin to roll.

"If you build it, they will come," remarked U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. Phase I construction at Maine Street Station included a train station, which was completed this past month.

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Tenants move into Maine Street Station Buildings 1 and 3.

Doug Lavallee of Scarlet Begonias Restaurant opened to record crowds during mid October and Bowdoin's College Store opened to the public on October 30th. Bowdoin's dance studio is open and the train station space is nearing completion. There is only one 2,000 sf space left for lease in Building 3.

Station Avenue View - July 2009

The view from Maine Street looking down Station Avenue.

Bowdoin College's Building One - July 2009

Maine Street Station on Wikipedia.

To our surprise, Wikipedia now has an entry on Maine Street Station. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia known worldwide. Its entries are created and edited by virtually anyone. Fans of an increased train presence, including AMTRAK's possible arrival in Brunswick and beyond by 2010, will enjoy the video links.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Maine_Street_Station