These buildings shown in the photo at left once stood on Main Street just west of Bridge Street. The building on the right was 881 Main St., with George’s Barber Shop (George Belanger) and the Smoke Shop (Mabel Shapiro) on the first floor. Margaret Shane operated a rooming house on the upper floors. The large building in the center was the L.W. Knight & Son Hardware Store, which was owned and operated by Leland W. Knight and his son, Robert. The next building at 885 Main St. was Pete’s Diner, which was owned and operated by Pierre Z. Gaudreau. The Smoke Shop later became Kit’s Smoke Shop (Kit Nadeau) and Pete’s Diner became Len’s Diner (Lenny Jacques). During Urban Renewal, 881 Main St. was demolished, the Knight’s Hardware building was dismantled and moved to Scarborough and the diner was moved to Windham. A parking lot now occupies the space where these buildings once stood.

Photo courtesy of Mike Stanphy.

These buildings shown in the photo at left once stood on Main Street just west of Bridge Street. The building on the right was 881 Main St., with George’s Barber Shop (George Belanger) and the Smoke Shop (Mabel Shapiro) on the first floor. Margaret Shane operated a rooming house on the upper floors. The large building in the center was the L.W. Knight & Son Hardware Store, which was owned and operated by Leland W. Knight and his son, Robert. The next building at 885 Main St. was Pete’s Diner, which was owned and operated by Pierre Z. Gaudreau. The Smoke Shop later became Kit’s Smoke Shop (Kit Nadeau) and Pete’s Diner became Len’s Diner (Lenny Jacques). During Urban Renewal, 881 Main St. was demolished, the Knight’s Hardware building was dismantled and moved to Scarborough and the diner was moved to Windham. A parking lot now occupies the space where these buildings once stood.

Photo courtesy of Mike Stanphy.