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Bubba’s Sulky Lounge endures as a beloved Portland institution.
Drivers pick up the pace at the start of a harness race at Scarborough Downs.
Warm ups prior to time trials at Scarborough Downs, photographed in May, 1988.
Doris Tousignant is the only person in line to place a bet at Scarborough Downs during a live racing card.
People line up at betting windows in June 1971. The record for highest total wagers in one day was $508,000 on Sept. 6, 1987.
Clouds are reflected in the grandstand windows at Scarborough Downs. Some of the windows are missing and boarded up. Built in 1950, the track first hosted thoroughbred racing and later switched to harness racing.
Opening day at Scarborough Downs on March 3, 1990. Record attendance was set on June 29, 1980, when 9,133 people visited the track.
One recent weekday drew about 60 bettors to the grandstand.
People gather in the lower grandstand area of Scarborough Downs in June 1971.
The betting counter at Scarborough Downs.
Horses hit their pace at the start of a race at Scarborough Downs.
Paula Smith, left, and Linda Abbott stand alone on the Scarborough Downs track apron awaiting the final live race.
Foot traffic is light in the lower grandstand at Scarborough Downs during a live racing card.
Trainer Randy Bickmore gives a pat to Glow Stick, one of 15 horses he keeps in the Scarborough Downs barns.
One of a few piles of horse manure sits near the barns at Scarborough Downs.
A horse and driver train at Scarborough Downs.