Historic Hood River
Odell, Circa 1920
2-17-2020
Notes
We saw this Reeves postcard of Odell a while ago, but I have rescanned it at a higher resolution and cropped it so you can see some detail of downtown Odell circa 1920.
I think I got the streetview right this time. The hotel building in the foreground is now an apartment building. The building to its north is now a church. I can’t tell if any other buildings remain from this era.
Check out that sapling just beyond the hotel, behind the parked automobile. It’s now a big tree.
Nellie
Yes, the hotel is now apartments. Remember last year there was a fire and they are in the process of remodeling. If I recall, the little building past the church in the early 1950’s was the post office. Next to that where it says Chapman store, was a small variety owned by the Hill family. Then I think just past that would have been Clem’s.
L.E.
My first thought when I opened the photo was, "Boy, I can see how a fire would sweep through a town!"
Neat photo. Love all the cars and working truck.
Jeffrey W Bryant
A mile of concrete road was being laid in Odell in late 1920. This does not appear to be a concrete road yet.
Jeffrey Bryant
The Hood River Glacier, 1925-06-04, page 1, announced that the Kemp Lodge I. O. O. F. of Odell had purchased some land to build an Odd Fellows hall.
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071110/1925-06-04/ed-1/seq-1/
Jeffrey Bryant
Hood River Glacier, 1925-11-05, page 4 – T. A. Boles has sold his pool room and confectionary business in Odell to M. P. Beers of Prineville.
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071110/1925-11-05/ed-1/seq-4/
Jeffrey Bryant
Hood River Glacier, 1926-02-04, page 5 – C. J. Martz was going to move the first Odell hotel to a new location.
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071110/1926-02-04/ed-1/seq-5/
Jeffrey Bryant
Hood River Glacier, 1926-05-13, page 6 – The Odell Post Office Store has installed a mechanically refrigerated soda fountain.
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn97071110/1926-05-13/ed-1/seq-6/
William F Wigmore
I worked near O’Dell in 1972. I hiked in the east hills some. I came across old outlines of houses. I figured they were built in early settlement days. I’m guessing there are mcmansions there now. Anyone know about these sites?