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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 15 M AY 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 F O C U S L E W I S T O N / A U B U R N Work in progress at activity is seen in numerous projects. Morin and Pozdniakov had been architects living in New York. eir move to Maine in 201 was about testing a diff erent lifestyle. Lewiston is Morin's hometown, and they connected with the owners of Lisbon, who ran Terry's Bridal Fashions there and wanted to sell. e couple, seeing new energy in Lewiston's downtown, leaped. "When I left Lewiston in 2000, Lisbon Street didn't have any of this at the time," Morin says. "We started to meet people who were enthusiastic and trying to get more things going, and we wanted to be part of that. Everything that's down here has hap- pened in that last 10 or 11 years. is much or even more could happen in the next fi ve or 10 years." At 110 Lisbon St., artist Sheri Withers Hollenbeck, her husband Stan Hollenbeck and their partner Corey DuFour are turning the old Lamey Wellehan building, vacant since the 10s, into e Curio, an art gallery, ale house and makerspace. At 1 Lisbon St., Jules Patry, owner of DaVinci's Eatery in the nearby Bates Mill, acquired the building and is doing renovations. He removed old sheathing and revealed an 1883 façade with mas- sive steel columns. He's renovating it for mixed use. At 12 Ash St., just off Lisbon, Peter Flanders, Rick Roy and Michael Gosselin transformed a basement space into the bar and eatery Sonder & Dram. A sampling of other activity in the past decade includes: ¡ Adam Tüüri and Eben Dingman opened the nano-brewery Bear Bones Beer at 3 Lisbon St. in 2015. ¡ John Grenier moved Rainbow Cycle from Auburn to 7 Lisbon St. for greater visibility; he's also leasing space to Quiet City Books and Ben's Burrito. ¡ In 2012, Allen Smith opened Forage Market, a coff ee-and-bagel hangout, at 180 Lisbon St. He leases second- story space to a yoga studio and e Hive, an artist cooperative. ¡ At 8 Lisbon St., another former bank building, Keith Tannenbaum in 201 purchased e Vault, a wine and craft beer store that opened in 2011. ¡ Eateries like Fuel, Marche, Mother India, Orchid and Guthrie's opened within a few blocks of each other. ¡ In 201, Rinck Advertising moved headquarters from Auburn to C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » Frequent heating system repairs last winter? Consider an upgrade. Find out more about instant discounts on natural gas, oil, and propane heating systems at efficiencymaine.com 866-376-2463 Invest in high-efficiency heating systems and controls with help from Efficiency Maine Lisbon Street's resurgence Lewiston's downtown has seen a rebirth with new investment in shops, restaurants and apartments. M A P DATA / G O O G L E 1 2 3 4 5 1. 46 Lisbon St.: Former Lewiston Deposit & Trust, now Sofia Fima and apartments 2. 110 Lisbon St.: Former Lamey Wellehan, soon The Curio 3. 12 Ash St.: Basement space renovated as Sonder & Dram 4. 145-177 Lisbon St.: The Hartley Block construction underway 5. 199 Lisbon St.: Last occupied by Compass Coin and Jewelry, in renovation for mixed-use

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