OLD ORCHARD BEACH, M.E. — The two Massachusetts women who died from injuries suffered in a camper explosion at Old Orchard ...

Beachgoers mill around Old Orchard Beach in July 1972. (Portland Press Herald photo courtesy Portland Public Library Special Collections and Archives) Crowds at Old Orchard Beach in early August 1975.

The Ballpark at Old Orchard Beach was not only the home of the Maine Guides baseball team, but was also a popular concert venue in the ’80s and ’90s. The grandstand and outfield held 15,000 fans.

George Poitras says he felt nostalgic for Old Orchard Beach the first time he visited as a teen. “I’d like to show this to other people,” he recalls thinking of the Maine town and its smooth ...