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April 2024

South Salem Fire Station No. 4

2024-04-06T20:51:03-07:00April 6th, 2024|Categories: Buildings, History Tidbits|Tags: , , , , |

Historic Address: 397 Lincoln St. SE Current Address: 1585 Liberty St. SE South Salem Fire Station No. 4 was built on Lincoln St. between [...]

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July 2022

1898 Report of the Oregon State Reform School

2022-07-09T14:49:58-07:00July 9th, 2022|Categories: Buildings, History Tidbits|Tags: , , |

The Oregon State Reform school, which stands on a commanding eminence about six miles southeast of Salem, was completed and thrown open to the reception [...]

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January 2022

Eola Acres Florist and Gift Shop

2022-01-28T12:20:58-08:00January 28th, 2022|Categories: Buildings, History Tidbits|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This Metsker map for Polk County dated 1962 shows the breadth and scope of the Eola Acres 144-acre farm formerly held by the Gilbert-Patterson [...]

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May 2021

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September 2020

Salem Labor Temple

2022-08-25T16:27:56-07:00September 25th, 2020|Categories: Buildings, History Tidbits, Salem History Hub|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Salem's Labor Temple stood on the North Side of Center Streets between High and Liberty Streets from 1944-1963. Built in 1927, the building original served as the Fraternal Temple -- a meeting place for local fraternal orders before being bought by the local labor council in 1944.

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