Definitely in a large valley. Not on a steep hillside like Hood River.
Bill Seaton
That is the Methodist Church on the right side with the steeple.
Nancy
And the cupola in the distance, to the right of the Methodist Church steeple, is beautiful Waller Hall at Willamette University (my alma mater). Right across from the Capitol.
L.E.
And what are the two white buildings across the street from the Methodist Church?
Longshot
Ah, for the days before driving a pickup truck became the fashion.
Tom Kloster
Terrific image, Arthur! The ornate white building is the second Marion County Courthouse, built in the 1870s, and tragically razed in the early 1950s, and replaced with a modernist box. The similarly gorgeous Salem City Hall from the 1800s was razed in the 1960s and also replaced with a modernist bank cube. This completed the trifecta of lost gems, following the fire that destroyed the old Capitol building in 1935.
Here’s a terrific 1903 view of both the old courthouse and capitol building from a more graceful era:
L.E.
Definitely in a large valley. Not on a steep hillside like Hood River.
Bill Seaton
That is the Methodist Church on the right side with the steeple.
Nancy
And the cupola in the distance, to the right of the Methodist Church steeple, is beautiful Waller Hall at Willamette University (my alma mater). Right across from the Capitol.
L.E.
And what are the two white buildings across the street from the Methodist Church?
Longshot
Ah, for the days before driving a pickup truck became the fashion.
Tom Kloster
Terrific image, Arthur! The ornate white building is the second Marion County Courthouse, built in the 1870s, and tragically razed in the early 1950s, and replaced with a modernist box. The similarly gorgeous Salem City Hall from the 1800s was razed in the 1960s and also replaced with a modernist bank cube. This completed the trifecta of lost gems, following the fire that destroyed the old Capitol building in 1935.
Here’s a terrific 1903 view of both the old courthouse and capitol building from a more graceful era:
http://writerquake.blogspot.com/2011/10/old-postcard-wednesday-marion-county.html
L.E.
Thanks for the answer Tom. I hope everyone checks out the link. A great history and beautiful photograph of early Salem.