Gridley Barrows’ Identified Pictures

Erin Reed correctly Identified this house at 18 Frye Street as Bates College housing.

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 02/13/2012

Staff identified this photo while confirming Erin Reed’s information regarding the 2/13/2012 photo:

24 Frye Street, Pierce House at Bates College 

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 02/06/2012

Lori Gagne correctly identified this photo: ”located on the first floor at 460 Main Street, Lewiston.”
 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 01/30/2012

Melanie Cabral correctly identified this property as the building at 29 Frye St, Lewiston, which houses Bates College students.
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 01/23/2012

Tania Royer of Lewiston correctly identified this photo: as the property at the entrance to Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston. It is the cemetery caretaker’s house.
 
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 01/09/2012

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 01/02/2012

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 12/26/2011

Chelsea Packard correctly identified this photo:
“The building in question is the residence of Michael and Shu Tuan Tatosian; 11 Abbott Street in Lewiston. “ 
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 12/19/2011

Dan Levesque correctly identified this photo:
“This photo was published in “The Peoples Lewiston-Auburn, Maine 1875-1975″ (pg 15) by John A. Rand with the photo credit from the Androscoggin Historical Society.?? The caption states “Carriers of the Auburn Post Office pose in 1887, the year that house deliveries were instituted and houses were numbered.” The location is that of the Goff Block on the corner of Main and Court streets. “ 
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 12/12/2011

Fred Royer Correctly Identified this photo:
“Mystery building belonged to: Dr. Archabault , corner of Pettingill and College St., Lewiston”
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 12/05/2011

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 11/28/2011

Dave Gudas Correctly identified this photo:
Corner of pine and Lisbon Sign saying land was actually Pet Land
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 11/21/2011

Harry and Jackie Mochamer Correctly identified this photo:
This home is located at 7 Woodside Drive in Lewiston.  It was our home from l975 to l986.  We had painted the outside a deep red color with a black roof, black shutters and white chimney.  Our son’s basketball hoop is over the garage.
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 11/14/2011

Mary Berger Correctly Identified this photo:
It was built for Ernest Saunders in 1967.
It is located at the corner of Manning Ave and South Surry Lane in Lewiston.  My husband, Jim Begert, and I bought the house In 1996. 
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 10/24/2011

Sarah Ouellette correctly Identified this Photo:
 ”This is the house on ware st in lewiston 14 ware to be exact.”
 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 10/17/2011

Jon Pitman correctly identified this photo:

“It is of our home at 632 Main Street, Lewiston. The print is a reverse; the barn and the side of the house are oriented the other way.”

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 10/11/2011

Maurice LeBlanc correctly identified this photo:
“Faneuil Hall in Boston MA”
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 10/03/2011

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 9/26/2011

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 9/19/2011

Annette Dorey of Lewiston correctly identified the property in this photo, which ran in the paper on Sept. 12. It is part of a house at 76 Webster St., Lewiston.

 
published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 9/12/2011

Leonard Ashton correctly identified this photo:
“The photo is the back delivery area of libbey mill on mill st. this is off island avenue the street that was on the side of the old empire theatre on main street. the green fiberglass section was the trash room on the back side of the dye house. the building in the background was the bale room where the material from the blenders in the dyehouse would send the blended material to be baled until needed in the card room. ”

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 8/01/2011

Joseph Cabral Correctly Identified this Photo:
“Parking garage behind LLBean call center on Main Street.” 

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 6/27/2011

Annette Dorey Correctly Identified this photo:
As the walkway between Bates Mill #1&2 and Bates Mill #5 as viewed from Lincoln Street.

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 6/20/2011

Roger M Bouffard Correctly Identified this photo:
The Photo is The Wellehan House on Ware Street in Lewiston, now the Ware Inn Bed & Breakfast 

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 5/30/2011

Rick O’Brien Correctly identified this photo:
“83 Pleasant Street in Auburn”

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 5/23/2011

Doug Hodgkin correctly identified this photo: 
” The David Davis house formerly at 418 Main Street, Lewiston. This was the house of David Davis built about 1812. His farm extended from Jepson Brook to Whipple Street and from College Street to the River. This included Mount David, named after him, now a part of the Bates College Campus.”

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 5/09/2011

Herb Masse correctly identified this photo:
“The picture is the old auburn post office on turner street. “

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 4/25/2011

Jeni Tutwiler correctly identified this photo:
“It is actually a reverse photograph of the image.  The property is located at 466 Main Street, Lewiston, at the corner of Wakefield.  It was built in 1884, by the Wakefield family, who had a pharmacy in Lewiston.  Several of the family members owned property right in the neighborhood.  Arch street, which is parallel to Wakefield, was named for Archibald Wakefield, one of the Wakefield Brothers.  The house remained in the Wakefield family until the early 1940′s…”

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 4/18/2011

Library staff effort Identified this photo correctly:
Mill Street between sections of the Libby Mill.

 published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 3/28/2011

Robert C. Grieshaber correctly identified the building in this photo, which was published in the paper on Nov. 29, as the Edward Little House at 217 Main St., Auburn. He owns the building.

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 11/29/2010

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 11/22/2010

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 11/08/2010

Doris Nadeau Correctly Identified this photo:
If you go up Lincoln St. past Locust on your left right before the end of the mills you pass over small bridge look to your left and thats the veiw in the picture you can see the tressel above and above the trees on the left of picture you can see the top of the power station thats behind the trees My father when working at Bates mill use to stand on the small walk way right above the falls to brake up ice during the winters.

published: Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon. 10/25/2010

Trolly used for tours during  1985 or 1985  Mill Fest, in front of the Peck Building near the intersection of Main and Lisbon Streets, looking across Main Street toward the building which until recently housed Zimmies comic store.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon.  10/04/2010

First correct ID of location by Gail Marcouillier; Steve Myers also correctly identified the place and provided a lot of interesting background information.

Myers,Lewiston’s community development director at the time and a tour guide for the Mill Fest event, is the man gesturing while talking to the woman wearing a white jacket. The trolleywas rented for the event and took groups through the mill district. The Peck Building, owned in this post-department store, pre-L.L. Bean period by Bill Johnson, was used as the staging area for tours.

Downtown walking tours highlighted the old meeting halls and theaters that occupied the top floors of many of these buildings.  Tours also went to Gulf Island Dam and to manufacturing plants around Lewiston-Auburn.

According to Myers, Lisbon Street was closed to traffic to allow for music and other entertainment for Mill Fest, which was held only twice.

Correctly identified as part of a plant on the Goldwaithe Road in Auburn. Over time it housed Maine Milling, Carter Milling and New England Feeds.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon.  9/20/2010

First correct ID by: Stephen Lovering

Correctly identified as the rear entrance to JC Penney at Auburn Mall, overlooking the Whiteholm Farm property where Walmart is currently located.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon.  9/06 AND Mon, 9/13.

First correct ID by Joseph Masse of Lewiston.

S-J erroneously published the same picture two weeks in a row !!!  This was by far the most commented-upon photo of the contest so far — over 80 guesses have been cast, and all but one of them have been correct!  We hope next week’s photo is more challenging!

Holman Day house on the corner of Goff and Court Streets in Auburn

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon.  8/30/10.

First correct ID by Amey Feeley.

1053 Lisbon St., across from the Lisbon St. Fire Station

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon.  8/23/10.

First correct ID by Pam Little.  Pam’s mother, Muriel Dutile Berube, was born in the house in 1917 and lived there for her entire life except for about a month when she needed special nursing care.  Ironically, and in a strange twist of fate, Mrs. Berube passed away at 93 on 8/18/2010, just 5 days before the photo appeared in the Sun Journal.  Pam believes the house was built between 1910-1912 for her grandmother,  who’s last name was Perron.

1901 Walker built in Bridgton, ME by Dr. Asaph J. Walker (dentist) and his brother Warren Ward Walker (furniture maker)both of Bridgton

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon.  8/16/10.

First correct ID by Richard Fraser of E. Poland ME, author of A History of Maine Built Automobiles and Motorized Vehicles: 1834-1934

The Libbey House at 612 Main Street,  Lewiston,  now housing the Androscoggin Home Health Services.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Mon.  8/09/10.

First correct ID by Carolyn Libbey of Lewiston.

This entry received the most guesses of any photo so far and most of them were correct — 13 out of a total of 18!  The winner mentioned that the photo was reversed.  (Thanks for the correction!   With photo slides it’s sometimes hard to tell which way is which!)

She also wrote that “the garage was later (re)located and then demolished to make room for AHHS. ..The photo was possibly taken around the 1960′s.”

311 Main St., Lewiston,  home of Daniel J. McGillicuddy,  prominent lawyer, former mayor (1887-90), US House of Representatives (1911-17),  builder of 1st McGillicuddy Block at 133 Lisbon St.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal, Sat.  7/24/10.

We had many good guesses that kept us working to verify the identity of this distinctive building…but, alas, LPL Reference Tech Jim Allard correctly identified this building when he remembered having seen buildings covered with snow in an old (1907) Maine Magazine.

The finishing room at Bates Mill.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal,  Mon.  7/12/10.

First correct ID by James Deschaine.

“The finishing room was located on the 1st floor, directly below #5 Weave Room, on the Main St. end of the mill. This room was where the bedspreads were cut to size, stitched, and packaged for shipping to the consumer.  When the mill was booming, there were approximately 100 to 125 people working just in this department. I worked at the Bates Mill for 17 years and was familiar with the majority of the different processes throughout the mill. Those were the good old days!”

We had some great guesses for this image (see below), but we would need to obtain access to the sites to verify accuracy.  Anyone want to corroborate either guess?

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal,  Mon.  7/5/10.

“It is the top plate of wooden Columns holding the beams for the  upper floors, at the bldg 20 of the old Pepperell Mill on Adams St. the building  was built in 1927/29 by Maxim Contractors, the cast iron plate was on top of the  wooden column to support the double beams which supported the planking between  beams, the planking was 3″ thick by 10 inches wide and with grooves and a wedge  was inserted in the grooves between planks, then a hard wood floor was installed  on top of the planking.  There were top plates on every floors to hold the  beams for the next floor.”~Normand L. Angers

Second floor window of 11 Lisbon St. circa 1976-1977. The window is over the main door on the Lisbon St. side.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal,  Mon. 6/28/10.

First correct ID by Jim Bishop of Carrabassett Valley.

“It had been the home of another independent adjuster, A.K. Alexander of Paris Hill, who was closing his business and graciously allowed me access to his clients an shared his extensive knowledge.

“There is a sign (in the window) “T.C. Blake, Inc.” which was a large independent adjusting business with a S. Portland home office and branches in Lewiston and N. Conway, NH.  I was the Lewiston manager and placed the sign there.  The great fire 1977? drove us all out of the building and I relocated to the Professional Buliding at the corner of Lisbon and Pine.  The fire was said to have originated in ceiling wiring in my office.”  – Jim Bishop

The backside of Barker Mill, in New Auburn. Known as the old wheel house, it controlled the dam at one time.

Published Lewiston Sun-Journal,  Mon.  6/21/10.

First correct ID by JoAnn Tancrel.