Here are pictures of both sides of the street in "Downtown
Machias". No stoplights to be found in our town although at one time there was a blinking yellow caution light by the "5&10 turn". Gone are the shops I grew up with such as the 5&10, Surprise Shoe Store, Seacoast Casual, The Emporium, The
Sow's Ear, Murphy's Pizza, Howard's Men Shop, Helen's Restaurant, the A&P, the Ford Garage, Fleet Bank, and Johnson's Jewelery replaced by rapidly changing private ventures that don't seem to last long. If they haven't been replaced, they are vacant or torn down to make room for the ever growing bank. Fleet Bank has changed hands and is now Bangor Savings. The only thing that has stood the test of time is the
Machias Hardware Store.
Here are pictures of both sides of the street in "Downtown Machias". No stoplights to be found in our town although at one time there was a blinking yellow caution light by the "5&10 turn". Gone are the shops I grew up with such as the 5&10, Surprise Shoe Store, Seacoast Casual, The Emporium, The Sow's Ear, Murphy's Pizza, Howard's Men Shop, Helen's Restaurant, the A&P, the Ford Garage, Fleet Bank, and Johnson's Jewelery replaced by rapidly changing private ventures that don't seem to last long. If they haven't been replaced, they are vacant or torn down to make room for the ever growing bank. Fleet Bank has changed hands and is now Bangor Savings. The only thing that has stood the test of time is the Machias Hardware Store. 
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That Machias Savings is too darn big, huh?
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