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Contributed by Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

Description

Frank C. Leavitt built a business block in Sanford in 1901 to replace the earlier Leavitt Block destroyed by fire in 1899. Mr. Leavitt's business interests covered a wide field. He sold coal, owned the Sanford Pharmacy, was the agent for York County for Studebaker automobiles, and at one time ran a hack and delivery business. Motion pictures were first shown in Sanford in 1908 in the hall on the fourth floor of Mr. Leavitt's theater. The venture was so popular that Mr. Leavitt soon converted one of his two Main Street stores into a movie house which he called the Theatre Comique. In 1910 he built the 1,300 seat Leavitt Theatre to replace Theatre Comique.

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About This Item

• Title: Frank C. Leavitt, Sanford, ca. 1900
• Creation Date: circa 1900
• Subject Date: circa 1900
• Location: Sanford, York County, ME
• Media: Print of the glass negative
• Dimensions: 24.19 cm x 19.22 cm
• Local Code: B201
• Collection: index to the glass negatives
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Leavitt, Frank C.--Portrait photographs
• Business people--Maine--Sanford
• Merchants--Maine--Sanford
• Business enterprises--Maine--Sanford
• Theaters--Maine--Sanford
• Theatre Comique (Sanford, Me.)

People

• Leavitt, Frank C.

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For more information about this item, contact:

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society
P. O. Box 276 505 Main Street, Springvale, ME 04083
(207) 490-1028
Website

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