Walter Lewis Sr.
( 1885 - 1970 )

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Walter Lewis Sr. (1885-1970) was born in Lithuania, came to the United States as a child and lived for several years in Texas before moving to Huntington in 1908. On his arrival in Huntington, he established a furniture store that grew into a chain of stores in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. He was also active as a real estate developer. The City Parking Port, the Belford Village condominiums and the former Lewis Arcade were just three of his many projects. Long active in civic and philanthropic affairs, he was one of the founders of Ohev Sholom Temple.

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