Photos 3 & 4
Number 3 is lower Main Street in Laconia. Lougee's was a dry goods store which was in business for many years into the 40's and 50's.
Number 4 is in Lakeport, north of the square and shows the houses along Union Avenue beginning with what was known as the Crane house (still there today.) You can see Walnut Street to the right going up the hill to Mechanic Street.
The first house on the corner of Union Ave. and Walnut St. was the Woodworth house (now part of Laconia Electric parking lot.) Donald Woodworth was president of the Lakeport National Bank in the 1940's. The next house was built by John Cole, brother of Benjamin Cole of Cole Manufacturing Co., a business located on Elm street, where S&W Building 25 once stood and now part of O's parking lot. This house was later owned by Isaac Skansky and used as a rental.
You can see part of the Laconia Water Works building at top of photo (left off Union Ave.) and at the very top is the Bickford Machine Shop building (later owned and operated by George and Amber Milette.) The Bickford Machine Shop building is still standing. This photo was taken prior to the erection of the large Irwin Marine building along the bay.
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