Back Downtown Again
I love downtown Corvallis. There are always surprises! ******** At the corner of Second Street and Madison Avenue, this sign tells of cheerful times past and hints at things to…
Category: Corvallis, Oregon
Roaming In An Early Corvallis Neighborhood
On one of my regular bike rides, I “discovered” a new neighborhood. Called the Job’s Addition Neighborhood, it was approved for development in 1888. From time to time I’ll visit,…
MEANDERING DOWNTOWN
On one of our rare January sunny days, I was wandering down by the river that borders the southern edge of downtown. The County Courthouse occupies a square block not…
The PAST and the PRESENT meet up HERE
At the corner of corner of 2nd and Adams streets, in old Corvallis, for 170 years there was a hardware store… Now living on the same spot is WADE HARDWARE.…
YESTERDAY in DOWNTOWN CORVALLIS
In downtown Corvallis, Oregon, the U.S. Post Office resides on land where the Willamette River flows nearby. By the entrance you see a 1986 postage stamp commemorating the 1886 raising…
