This is the second state Capitol Building here in Salem…the one that burned on April 25, 1935. Many many photographs of the views of the surrounding town were taken from the top of this cupola. One of the early views of Salem though was a drawn as an aerial map …before photos were readily available… […]
In cleaning one closet out this weekend and throwing away lots, taking a box to Goodwill, some things to file…I found a stack of cards that a local funeral parlor (now the site of a Starbuck’s) made up in the 1950’s and handed out. They are all photos of Salem from the early 1900’s and […]
That’s a phrase now, “old school”…meaning the way things used to be done or even how things used to look. My brother Doug was here the other night and the talk turned to his blog about a real old school in the Alameda/Alberta district in Portland. He was writing a blog post about the Old […]
