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Originally Posted by fatnoah

For anyone who thinks urban renewal was a good thing, check out this page:
http://www.weirsbeach.com/Largejpgs/...wnlaconia.html

The page features many views of Banks Square, which was the intersection of Pleasant, Main, and Mill Streets.

Wow, thanks for posting that! I can remember when downtown Laconia was thriving! How sad it isn't still like that. We went there a lot to shop and I loved Woolworth's and O'shea's when I was little. Or was it JJ Newbury? (sp.?)