LB2007.1.109584

LB2007.1.109584

Belfast, Maine, Harbor, Sea, Ocean, Ship, Boat This view of the Belfast waterfront isw probably from the Memorial (Lower) Bridge. One can see a barge and one of Belfast's sardine boats tied up at the far end just past Arkady Feeds. Arcady Farms Feeds of Chicago supplied chicken feed to the local farms growing chickens for the poultry processing plants in town. Arcady Farms bought Penobscot Poultry from Wendell MacLeod in 1950. Soon after, Arcady sales rep. Al Savitz took over the operation and built the new processing plant in 1956. He sold the company to Corn Products in 1963 but bought it back in 1969 with partner Bernie Lewis. After the death of Al Savitz shortly after the purchase, the Lewis Family ran the company until it closed permanently in 1987. Another of the sardine boats can be seen heading out to Penobscot Bay. Also can be seen a private boat "Betty Cee" of Belfast. To the right, some of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad rolling stock can be seen with the feed store featuring Purina Chows on the left and the Daly Shoe Factory on the right behind. Judging by the automobiles on Main Street and the fact that the owner of the shoe factory is the Daly Brothers, the photo is probably from the late 1940s.