Salem History Rewind: Gray Building
Gray Building's history includes YMCA, city hall and court By Andy Zimmerman Salem Rewind The Gray Building is seen circa 1912. It opened [...]
January 2019
October 2017
Waller Hall – 150 Years
Waller Hall circa 1890 2007.001.0643 There’s an old historic temple rising grandly through the years Where the oaken hearted fathers drew their [...]
May 2017
Disco Inferno at the Mill
There is something slightly ironic at the thought of a disco, called Disco Inferno, operating on the second floor of the Thomas Kay Woolen [...]
November 2016
Thanksgiving 1898 – Willamette Hotel
The year is 1898, the Spanish American War is drawing to a close, the gay ‘90s are still in full swing, and the U.S. [...]
October 2016
Haniger Hat Shop
Interior view of Haniger Hat Shop.WHC 1994.056.0001 “Wait a minute. Don’t be in such a rush spending your [...]
April 2014
Casebere Standard Kindergarten
1916 Casebere Standard Kindergarten -Â WHC image 2014.011.0001 Â At the 1916 Oregon State Fair, under the sponsorship of the Oregon Congress [...]
January 2014
Hops History in Salem
[googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=209778005414381082444.0004f0fb82107f4a0c258&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Join us at First Wednesday February 5, 2014 to learn more about how the hops industry shaped downtown Salem or check out the [...]
May 2013
Parsonage Gets a Makeover
This article was published in the Statesman Journal, Sunday, May 5, 2013. By Kylie Pine and Sara Beringer This winter the Methodist Parsonage at the [...]
October 2012
Masonic Building
Our volunteer Richard has been cataloging and scanning commercial photos from the Robert McEwan Photo Studio. Today he found this photo of the Masonic Building [...]