There's a city in southern Maine that some of you might be familiar with - Sanford. It had many of the same businesses, same mill companies, similar architecture, etc., that Laconia had/has.
I am from Sanford but Argie is from Laconia. We've had several discussions about the similarities of the two cities. Argie had noted many times that Sanford did not do Urban Renewal, like Laconia had done, so therefore it continued to grow and retained its 'historical-look' on many streets (Main St., School St., Mill St., Charles St., etc.) but that Laconia had made a poor choice when it was decided to go with the Urban Renewal trend.
If you get a chance to drive through Sanford sometime, and especially in the mill section of town, and the streets I've named you'll see some eerie similarities but you'll also note that Sanford has a lot of new growth that you don't see in Laconia.
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