bates mill 5: Lewiston Maine Struggles With Ideas For What To Do With Bates Mill No.5 - 01/08/12 06:14 AM
Tear it down, or spend a kazillion dollars renovating the space? The City of Lewiston Maine has long struggled with ideas for what to do with the Bates Mill No. 5 building.  Much of the city center has been undergoing a revival over the past ten years.  This landmark remnant of Lewiston's textile mill hay days came to the forefront this past year when an initiative to build a casino, hotel, and convention center on the site failed to get voter approval.
Most of us in the Lewiston/Auburn Maine area have never seen the inside of the building that we pass … (6 comments)