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It is believed Abbie Hines Maley briefly ran a luncheonette in the building between 1927 and 1929. This was followed by an equally short stint in the shape of
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Griffin's and an adjacent grocery store (which sold produce "at Portland prices"). Anderson sold the business in 1953.
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Thoroughfare has occupied the entire building since early 2022.
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