Caribou residents say more retail stores needed to grow downtown
Cindy Johnson, co-owner of The Cubby Thriftstore, rearranges a clothing rack at her store in Caribou. Credit: Melissa Lizotte / The Aroostook Republican
CARIBOU, Maine — Caribou’s downtown center is seeing more new businesses, but a scarcity of retail and gathering places sends many locals elsewhere.
Sweden Street was traditionally the hub of Caribou’s downtown. Even after the controversial Downtown Mall brought a more urban feel in the 1970s, the city had an array of stores offering clothing, jewelry, furniture and other household items.
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