Eric asked, "Has anyone in Salem ever done a temporary installation by projecting a film or film loop on a building to be demolished?"
This is a copy of a Statesman Journal photograph showing how the Salem industrial riverfront appeared before our beautiful Riverfront Park was created in the 1990s. The triangular Fry warehouse shows clearly in the upper center. More news of this historic structure appears below.
In case you missed it in the Statesman Journal, here's a photo of the 1920s Fry Warehouse as demolition begins. The developer plans to create an interpretive marker on the site to tell the story of this landmark. The former Boise-Cascade property downtown, of which this is a part, will be redeveloped for retail, condos, community activities and to open Pringle Creek as it enters the Willamette. Watch for news here!
In Mayor Taylor's State of the City address yesterday, she mentioned our need for Salem downtown community center. Here's another Veracruz photo: on Sunday nights families gather in the Zocalo to listen to a local band playing popular music to which couples of all ages waltz or samba.
We are in process of adding historical signs in our Salem Downtown Historic District. Here is an example of the ones you will find in Veracruz, Mexico. They are very proud of being the First City in America, being established by Cortez in 1519. Today it is a crossroads of Caribbean, European, African and Mexican cultures. On Sunday evenings, neighbors gather in the central plaza to watch couples of all ages dancing to waltzes and sambas.
