An equipment operator scrapes siding off the Main Street entrance to the former Levine's building on Monday on Main Street in Waterville.

Levine's Clothing store, seen in 1975.

Ludy, left, and Pacy Levine, are seen in this 1988 photo when they were owners the Levine's clothing store.

Workers use equipment to remove shrubs and siding from the former Levine's building on Monday in Waterville. The turnaround at the end of Main Street has been closed to allow a crew to tear down the building, now owned by Colby College.

A fence cordons off access to the former Levine's building Monday on Main Street in Waterville as workers prepare to demolish the building.

A fence cordons off access to the rear entrance of the former Levine's building Wednesday on Main Street in Waterville as workers prepare to demolish the building.

A fence cordons off access to the former Levine's building Wednesday on Main Street in Waterville, as seen from the adjacent intersection with Spring Street, as workers prepare to demolish the building.