The Corner Shop demolition
Photo: Sanford Tribune, August 28, 1975
By Lawrence Furbish
The front page of the August 28, 1975, edition of the Sanford Tribune contained an article about the demolition of the Corner Shop, one of Springvale’s most popular landmarks. The shop was rebuilt after the great Springvale fire of 1905, the largest and most destructive fire in Sanford’s history. It was called the Butler building in the early 1900s and contained a drugstore and variety store. The two establishments were combined and reopened in 1950 as the Corner Shop. Its demolition came under the Urban Renewal Administration.
Inside that edition of the paper were articles about the following:
Thefts at two of the town’s Catholic rectories were reported. Reverend Louis Fortier of St. Ignatius said a gold chalice valued at $500 was taken along with $280 in donations. At Holy Family, Reverend Roland Patenaude reported the loss of $50 in coins and 22 bottles of communion wine. Both pastors were asleep upstairs at the time of the break-ins.
Sanford received recognition as a “Bicentennial Community” from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. George Normandeau, chair of the town’s Bicentennial Committee, announced this in response to its planned program celebrating the nation’s 200th birthday.
Bob Randall of Sanford took the checkered flag at Beech Ridge Speedway in the Limited Sportsman feature. This was Randall’s second win of the season.
Jerry’s Market advertised ground beef at 78 cents a pound, porterhouse steak at $1.89 a pound and a whole haddock at 89 cents a pound.
And that copy of the Tribune sold for 15 cents.
Lawrence Furbish is president of the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society. The Historical Society Museum in Springvale has many resources regarding Sanford’s history. It is open Thursday and Saturday, 10-2:00 pm and Friday 10-4:00 pm.
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