You can tell a building matters to a community by the way the community reacts to renovations, developer David Clem said. That's the case with the Dominican Block, the four-story building he's renovating on the corner of Lincoln and Cedar streets.
Read MoreL-A is prime ground for developers like Clem. The cities have the raw materials for an architectural renaissance of the highest regard; our landmarks were built to last, not fall into irreparable gloom or emptiness.
Read MoreLEWISTON - David Clem has done enough historic renovations to know a beauty when he sees one. So when he first viewed the Dominican Block - the 4-story, Queen Anne building that has anchored the corner of Chestnut and Lincoln streets since 1882 - he could see its potential, especially the top-floor ballroom.
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