tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post4921815023123356679..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Happy New Year - Baggage Depot is Almost DoneSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-55949040898405156222018-01-30T12:56:32.075-08:002018-01-30T12:56:32.075-08:00Hey, they had a ribbon-cutting today! Here's t...Hey, they had a ribbon-cutting today! Here's <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDOT/bulletins/1d3e61a" rel="nofollow">the notice</a> and <a href="https://www.oregondot.org/historic-salem-railroad-baggage-depot-embarks-on-its-next-life/" rel="nofollow">an additional newsy article</a> about the restoration. Look's like it is not just informally called "Dixie's Depot," but will be formally named that.<br /><br />Capi Lynn was tweeting about it, so there will probably be a feature store in the paper in a few days.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-65701846381350500742018-01-03T01:55:33.312-08:002018-01-03T01:55:33.312-08:00I am pleased that people were able to save this bu...I am pleased that people were able to save this building. It looks like the exterior is close to the way it might have looked at some point...not in the beginning for sure, but maybe in 1919. However, it is clear that the inside is not that much preserved. Maybe they thought it needed to be made more modern for some reason, but I think it is a loss of something special to see all the modern touches.<br /><br />Thankfully someone took the time to take all the pictures of things. Perhaps there will be displays that will capture some of the former flavor of the original building. My mother grew up in Salem from 1920 to 1969. She had a lot of memories she shared with us as kids about such places and events in old Salem. Kind of feel a connection to the past and to her through things like this.<br /><br />Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-79198094994740991642018-01-02T12:34:27.639-08:002018-01-02T12:34:27.639-08:00ODOT has a flickr page for the project, and the mo...ODOT has a flickr page for the project, and <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregondot/albums/72157632937655643/page3" rel="nofollow">the most recent set on page 3</a> has pictures of the interior in a mostly finished state.<br /><br />The general project page seems to have been scrubbed in the general reset/refresh of the ODOT website.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com