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Auburn Mall opened in 1979. Its original anchor stores were J. C. Penney and Porteous. [1] In 1990, Equity announced plans to expand the mall with a new wing and a Sears as a third anchor store. This would have replaced an existing Sears in Lewiston. [2] Porteous closed at the mall in 2002. [3] Express and Gap closed at the mall in 2003 and ...
The Auburn Commercial Historic District encompasses the main late 19th-century historic downtown area of Auburn, Maine. The twelve buildings in the district represent the city's growth between 1855 and 1902, housing businesses, professional offices and social halls, and also the city's municipal offices.
Auburn is a city in south-central Maine, within the United States.The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County. [4] The population was 24,061 at the 2020 census. [5]
The arrival of the railroad in 1848, and the choice of Auburn in 1854 to be the seat of the new Androscoggin County cemented the importance of the area where downtown Auburn is now located, and prompted further residential development in this district. Several Italianate houses were built in 1850s, such as the Roak House (20 Elm Street, built c ...
Lewiston–Auburn (L–A) are twin cities in Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. Together, they have a population of 61,182 in a combined 101 square miles (260 km 2 ). The cities are commonly called "Cities of the Androscoggin," as they are seated along the banks of the Androscoggin River which separates them. [ 1 ]
The Lewiston-Auburn citylink is the primary provider of mass transportation in Androscoggin County, Maine. Founded in 1976 after a joint agreement between the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, the bureau markets itself through its distinct fleet of purple buses. Service runs Monday through Friday along nine routes.
Good Shepherd Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S. state of Maine, providing surplus and purchased food to more than 400 non-profit organizations throughout the state. In 2015, the Food Bank distributed 23 million pounds of food to its partner agencies. The Food Bank's primary warehouse is located in Auburn, Maine.
The University of Southern Maine administers the Maine Teacher Residency Program for the University of Maine System. The program allows teaching students to work in Maine classrooms while completing their degrees and aims to ease the shortage of teachers. In the 2022–2023 school year, 40 teaching students were enrolled in the program.