In the 1970s Guy Boisse bought the building and ran National Pharmacy from the first floor until 2002. Applying some fresh paint and “elbow grease,” Boisse and his son Dan opened the function room on the top floor again for weddings and other social gatherings. Few things were changed from the original structure and fixtures.
The building again became vacant, until it was purchased several years ago by Rick LaChapelle, owner of the Lewiston Pawn Shop, who has renovated the first floor to house many of his musical items. The top floor is crowded with pawn shop inventory, but otherwise looks much the same as it did when it was built in 1914.
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- The former Lithu Hall on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, now owned by the Lewiston Pawn Shop has been renovated, but much of the rest of the building reflects much of it’s glorious past.
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- The former Lithu Hall on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, now owned by the Lewiston Pawn Shop has been renovated, but much of the rest of the building reflects much of it’s glorious past.
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- Though a portion of the the former Lithu Hall on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, now owned by the Lewiston Pawn Shop, has been renovated, but much of the the building reflects its glorious past.
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- The former Lithu Hall on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, now owned by the Lewiston Pawn Shop has been renovated, but much of the rest of the building reflects much of it’s glorious past.
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- On the first floor of the former Lithuanian Hall, music equipment is displayed for the pawn shop. The original tin ceilings have survived where many downtown buildings had theirs torn out over the years.
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- Lewiston Pawn Shop owner Rick LaChapelle climbs out from under the sink where there is a secret entrance/exit to the basement where card games and parties would be held during prohibition.
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- The former Lithu Hall on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, now owned by the Lewiston Pawn Shop has been renovated, but much of the rest of the building reflects much of it’s glorious past, like this original light, one of more than a dozen that still hang in the top floor function hall.
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- The curtains and woodwork that adorn the stage are still in great shape after hanging there for nearly a century.
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- The curtains that adorn the stage are still in great shape after hanging there for nearly a century.
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