tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56661957306302496332024-03-18T18:09:29.013-07:00Salem Breakfast on BikesSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4083125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-33027657059763898142024-03-18T12:30:00.000-07:002024-03-18T12:30:00.140-07:00Grocery Outlet Looks to Open Store in South Salem<p>While lots of us hope for a new grocery store in the heart of downtown some day soon, an area that has seemed relatively well supplied with grocery stores, an area Safeway abandoned not too many years ago, and whose store was replaced by a Wilco, looks to get a new Grocery Outlet soon.</p><p>Grocery Outlet has initiated with City planning a "<a href="https://egov.cityofsalem.net/PACPortal/Permit/View/1158024">tenant build out of existing 17,366 sqft building into Grocery Outlet</a>."</p>
<p>The building at 3975 Commercial St SE is next door to Northern Lights Theater Pub.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1zv2R2XvziWwW9-Lcnit74eGXyNyPBQ0xI_t3PYvy56yU_MNNxqxXZlrwMkvQcEigF-yBPL6CbmGDmb3hewfwqEESHAMSCcZeirSoVEN5r3t90LEduH5ILrcKC3ebxV8QEKARAPR7jwX0LBBr3FaOS7AzCZvwc9deVO-JaxnaWsotWWD6lt-zlEm-84/s556/Piggly%20Wiggly%20November%205%201964%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="556" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1zv2R2XvziWwW9-Lcnit74eGXyNyPBQ0xI_t3PYvy56yU_MNNxqxXZlrwMkvQcEigF-yBPL6CbmGDmb3hewfwqEESHAMSCcZeirSoVEN5r3t90LEduH5ILrcKC3ebxV8QEKARAPR7jwX0LBBr3FaOS7AzCZvwc9deVO-JaxnaWsotWWD6lt-zlEm-84/w400-h243/Piggly%20Wiggly%20November%205%201964%20CJ.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">November 5th, 1964<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The shopping center dates from the mid-60s, and unsurprisingly this part started out as a grocery store. Piggly Wiggly opened in 1964.</p><p>Approvals had been contested and took several months. (By our standards today it was not so long, but by theirs it was slow.) <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH_dDKmDTDndrE5jNnThViuI065czOY-lIeWgccOF0CTtIyjJd2rLE9MKtAE5UhbdY40nrrlFfVcGG_WKzm0cyz6-Pu-mFcmcsmDGoW-_WdVJe67gKEhZ2Wc_s2GP8wT-3qzkvGn5ITjC0-4O4TVc2Pj1NVcPCkDppOg4ccaZQnFSbvE-_JDIQnP_n9w/s571/Piggly%20Wiggly%20zoning%20protested%20Oct%2011%201963%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="441" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH_dDKmDTDndrE5jNnThViuI065czOY-lIeWgccOF0CTtIyjJd2rLE9MKtAE5UhbdY40nrrlFfVcGG_WKzm0cyz6-Pu-mFcmcsmDGoW-_WdVJe67gKEhZ2Wc_s2GP8wT-3qzkvGn5ITjC0-4O4TVc2Pj1NVcPCkDppOg4ccaZQnFSbvE-_JDIQnP_n9w/w309-h400/Piggly%20Wiggly%20zoning%20protested%20Oct%2011%201963%20CJ.JPG" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 11th, 1963<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Within a few years ownership churned and a grocery store there operated in the 1970s under several different names.<br /></p><p>Then it stopped being a grocery store, and now looks to return to that.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9ZBLwmZ5wZKgLCLGQLsEcC7uVTk6OhVcBDFcPlxDGJhET3Z9U8lJZKxQXxadNT8kictxginhaHqAeSkJWJbj6g2_4ExJvg4tqJSGM78pCl10JPZSUg0YCEDGpFXGMdamY34Q4K17NGzrqvxDnNk2h62CygvoAEB_SxJd70iECdKMTLUOsSdMlJlVYwg/s609/South%20Salem%20Grocery%20Outlet%20site.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9ZBLwmZ5wZKgLCLGQLsEcC7uVTk6OhVcBDFcPlxDGJhET3Z9U8lJZKxQXxadNT8kictxginhaHqAeSkJWJbj6g2_4ExJvg4tqJSGM78pCl10JPZSUg0YCEDGpFXGMdamY34Q4K17NGzrqvxDnNk2h62CygvoAEB_SxJd70iECdKMTLUOsSdMlJlVYwg/w334-h400/South%20Salem%20Grocery%20Outlet%20site.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearby major grocery stores<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Major stores nearby are Lifesource, Roths, Fred Meyer, Natural Grocers, Trader Joe's, and WinCo. Some of these are more niche, specialty grocers, but they are much larger than a corner store.<br /></p><p>This would be the third Grocery Outlet in Salem, joining the downtown-ish one on D and Commercial and one on Lancaster Drive.</p><p>This is an interesting move and there might be more to say later. <br /></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-15648368787516285312024-03-13T07:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T07:49:35.597-07:00Meeting Bits: Parks & Rec, SCAN, Highland<p>The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meets <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6813/17">Thursday the 14th</a>, and in the February minutes and March agenda are many interesting items to note briefly.<br /></p><p>From the February minutes, mostly sentiment was very supportive of the concept for a West Coast League team and associated ballfield improvements at Bush Park, but one person was wary of it and expressed concern. (At SCAN also is a tidbit that organizers might seek funding from the Legislature, as on a larger scale the Hillsboro Hops successfully did for their new stadium. If more detail comes out on that, there may be more to say, as economists generally are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium_subsidy">skeptical of stadium subsidies</a>.)<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXuQnpjFny1L5b2bwD0QYzsamCUcP6vllIl8SICUucI6vUu-MI-u0FtJL9tza1eWcHKVzdqv1yt4xS2qghZEPKF3QtecglZBMiDY7nHtCY8PlODJQGV3KOiPt1h4xtB-kL0aAc4UQp3wdvhSbsCyU2WZNO6XIbHLJN1yJaaBtLG-M0CG96K9y3ovuqMU/s733/SPRAB%20on%20Beaverboard%20and%20Qing%20Ming%20Shrine%20renovation%20Feb%202024%20minutes.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="733" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXuQnpjFny1L5b2bwD0QYzsamCUcP6vllIl8SICUucI6vUu-MI-u0FtJL9tza1eWcHKVzdqv1yt4xS2qghZEPKF3QtecglZBMiDY7nHtCY8PlODJQGV3KOiPt1h4xtB-kL0aAc4UQp3wdvhSbsCyU2WZNO6XIbHLJN1yJaaBtLG-M0CG96K9y3ovuqMU/w400-h151/SPRAB%20on%20Beaverboard%20and%20Qing%20Ming%20Shrine%20renovation%20Feb%202024%20minutes.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beaver Board and Qing Ming Shrine<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>There was interesting news <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/solar-at-airport-better-sign-near-boons-good-ideas-planning-commission-historic-landmarks-commission.html">on the Beaver Board across Broadway/High from Boon's</a>. Do we need two of them? Marking the Mission site seems like it remains appropriate, even if it also needs some new contextualization. Totally removing that marker might be a mistake, however. A new marker at Riverfront Park also seems appropriate to mark an original indigenous village site. That's an interesting conversation to watch.</p><p>A renovated Qing Ming shrine also sounds very interesting.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWJ_4te1YgFIjgVQasCD5R1xo6c35FKd3i3YSCVb6L5-tftfWZYB5AYV1K1miubYlc6bcmexxMVoIAx8q8-B4-mxtZopo8Bn3e0rRKXA0FORc11jE0JLEv9_NNqlrLwNjZ6qrOZ0w27mAJfnnTDkYzCO8yS88vHNuyxi2ETjEaFz_oykBPzgR0bu81ys/s715/SPRAB%20on%20battery%20chain%20saws%20etc%20Feb%202024%20minutes.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="715" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWJ_4te1YgFIjgVQasCD5R1xo6c35FKd3i3YSCVb6L5-tftfWZYB5AYV1K1miubYlc6bcmexxMVoIAx8q8-B4-mxtZopo8Bn3e0rRKXA0FORc11jE0JLEv9_NNqlrLwNjZ6qrOZ0w27mAJfnnTDkYzCO8yS88vHNuyxi2ETjEaFz_oykBPzgR0bu81ys/w400-h234/SPRAB%20on%20battery%20chain%20saws%20etc%20Feb%202024%20minutes.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battery chain saws and trimmers?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>In new information reports for March, there is talk about converting at least some gas-powered tools to electric. (Previously <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/01/limate-committee-sees-new-emissions-inventory-and-2023-work-plan.html">on Quiet & Clean Salem</a>.)<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2EUVm1-CSeI0IKwMvA1sTzhXmLg9569o8SRaK1LK78M3IK-rA4YXsQsasvpcWUJJC0DgbZ2cXZMqIWyzKdCzl7Hwr4hh7BegX3tIjlgNeN-gOuCZu5cMI9Yhhb1KKFyomJYVfcHtpqo7VnmzdJHBE7mi291tUFJ_UsbJfsizej_42jbwZqwzeKNgxC0/s664/ODOT%20wants%20to%20hog%20parking%20lot%20space%20SPRAB%20March%202024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="664" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2EUVm1-CSeI0IKwMvA1sTzhXmLg9569o8SRaK1LK78M3IK-rA4YXsQsasvpcWUJJC0DgbZ2cXZMqIWyzKdCzl7Hwr4hh7BegX3tIjlgNeN-gOuCZu5cMI9Yhhb1KKFyomJYVfcHtpqo7VnmzdJHBE7mi291tUFJ_UsbJfsizej_42jbwZqwzeKNgxC0/w400-h358/ODOT%20wants%20to%20hog%20parking%20lot%20space%20SPRAB%20March%202024.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ODOT wants to hog space for Center St. Seismic<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Unsurprisingly, ODOT wants to take over a lot of parking lot area for staging on <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/search/label/Center%20St%20Bridge%20Seismic">the Center Street Bridge Seismic retrofit</a>. They also want to take out a bunch of trees and other riparian plants.</p><a name='more'></a>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtjWsWjkz4G-uTlru0yJDej1B1q-8YTR973THjv4ThphxuaHm99iwaVPDGfDPSXkDsaPzfMMAFe-qNEmD5WR5SuvY5R17HnZUQ-UXJiRGB4kChAs6GyF9ut9azrvg6NRAEAWYO7bbuI8nTdulRMj3-vGPPccVEtwmjGuqxrrxjGkVFPI7em2PK2pFG8Y/s687/Minto%20Park%20parking%20lot%20bid%20without%20cost%20escalation%20March%202024%20SPRAB.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="687" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtjWsWjkz4G-uTlru0yJDej1B1q-8YTR973THjv4ThphxuaHm99iwaVPDGfDPSXkDsaPzfMMAFe-qNEmD5WR5SuvY5R17HnZUQ-UXJiRGB4kChAs6GyF9ut9azrvg6NRAEAWYO7bbuI8nTdulRMj3-vGPPccVEtwmjGuqxrrxjGkVFPI7em2PK2pFG8Y/w400-h94/Minto%20Park%20parking%20lot%20bid%20without%20cost%20escalation%20March%202024%20SPRAB.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A break in cost escalation!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>And in surprising and welcome news, this is the first cost <i>de-escalation</i> to appear in a while. That's nice!</p><p><i>Other Meetings and Places</i></p><p>In the Highland Neighborhood minutes there's more on the enhanced crosswalk proposed at North River Road and Fred Meyer.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihapWyk-S7s7LRaBgak2XIFlcVYMGP0WE90MztWDwde1edKlp54IN-HvZ-w57MZnUxs4M91AzV8EdTQiV-V6av6HAcem40IWcWnyEOcHmIagX91OYQF3uxgMZ75sQqOYz6cMtHK2uW4TsTSiJY-Hipb9UosXd2r_fZ4galCyJfmbUdcN58yUAUvGnrXjA/s898/Enhanced%20Crosswalk%20on%20North%20River%20Road%20at%20Fred%20Meyer%20-%20Highland%20Minutes.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="898" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihapWyk-S7s7LRaBgak2XIFlcVYMGP0WE90MztWDwde1edKlp54IN-HvZ-w57MZnUxs4M91AzV8EdTQiV-V6av6HAcem40IWcWnyEOcHmIagX91OYQF3uxgMZ75sQqOYz6cMtHK2uW4TsTSiJY-Hipb9UosXd2r_fZ4galCyJfmbUdcN58yUAUvGnrXjA/w400-h304/Enhanced%20Crosswalk%20on%20North%20River%20Road%20at%20Fred%20Meyer%20-%20Highland%20Minutes.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crosswalk on Liberty/Front at North Salem Freds<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It remains odd there's not a crosswalk directly to the park. But this certainly will help, and also connects to the little neighborhood to the west that's a little isolated.</p><p>Highland also <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6078/17">meets Thursday the 14th</a>.<br /></p><p>SCAN meets <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6171/17">on Wednesday the 13th</a> and they have been discussing a proposed speed radar sign on Gaiety Hill. The City had determined the average speed on the hill was 26mph, and the 85th percentile was 30mph — so 15% of drivers are going more than 30mph over this hill with limited visibility in several spots and an advisory speed posted for 15mph.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtdGZYThDFB0gLW2mmVewFJI0MmkoADVFk3inmIJOiz6R0zPHDwuh8g4XACeMciE4EUqpdawvI_8-HI6RxJWUafUqnDm_wdjfalR1bkMe_SesiWqGlHm1osysiXpEkMHqx0Wq-ysuPzqhVDA7BFVQO4J0ULy0aOzsc3ocje8YRMXsOJ0qhSsEi00_2G4/s668/SCAN%20proposal%20for%20speed%20radar%20sign%20on%20High%20Street%20at%20Leslie.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="668" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtdGZYThDFB0gLW2mmVewFJI0MmkoADVFk3inmIJOiz6R0zPHDwuh8g4XACeMciE4EUqpdawvI_8-HI6RxJWUafUqnDm_wdjfalR1bkMe_SesiWqGlHm1osysiXpEkMHqx0Wq-ysuPzqhVDA7BFVQO4J0ULy0aOzsc3ocje8YRMXsOJ0qhSsEi00_2G4/w400-h281/SCAN%20proposal%20for%20speed%20radar%20sign%20on%20High%20Street%20at%20Leslie.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proposed location for speed radar sign<br />High Street southbound, on downhill slope at Leslie</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Marganne Allen was not speeding when a jaydriving law enforcement agent ran the stop sign on Leslie, so this project, it is important to say, is not a direct response to that crash and her death. There is a separate problem of drivers on High Street going too fast. But as SCAN advocates for a Church/High bikeway connection at this intersection, slowing car speed will be helpful.<br /></p>
<p><b>Addendum</b></p><p>It turns out the paper has a front page story and there are a few things to add.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5TzjIOfcU8fnM9otRNq1V0RTN68a2epY4AjJxFGX3vm_TLtYZqt84tG-LsX4WQ27Xu7YpEkE7z50LKA_xDT5A51WBq65VvYjxv3J8wCFmORgt7jljlEUAntY8USgbGGcvXIC5oNqigOKGAaX7nn7qXs8_Md-inItzq_NjGjmirPVRQI-nKKMwbKCXFw/s481/Bush%20Park%20ballfield%20discussion%20march%202024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5TzjIOfcU8fnM9otRNq1V0RTN68a2epY4AjJxFGX3vm_TLtYZqt84tG-LsX4WQ27Xu7YpEkE7z50LKA_xDT5A51WBq65VvYjxv3J8wCFmORgt7jljlEUAntY8USgbGGcvXIC5oNqigOKGAaX7nn7qXs8_Md-inItzq_NjGjmirPVRQI-nKKMwbKCXFw/w266-h400/Bush%20Park%20ballfield%20discussion%20march%202024.JPG" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front page today<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The group did secure money from the Legislature, $3 million.</p><p>The article claims</p><p></p><blockquote>The allocation has sparked an outcry from neighbors of Bush’s Pasture Park, who say the games will destroy the historic and natural feel of the park and neighborhood....they say the move is contrary to a detailed management plan for the park that the city completed in 2021, contrary to tribal ancestral interests, and will displace traditional uses of the park like walking, running and picnicking.</blockquote><p></p><p>But it also quotes only one person, and it may be doing a lot of rounding up in quantifying skepticism or opposition. Is there really an outcry? This will be something to monitor.</p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-40026711598578736972024-03-10T12:01:00.000-07:002024-03-10T12:01:00.121-07:00Will Scenario Planning just Restate the Obvious? At the MPO<p>The technical committee for our Metropolitan Planning Organization meets on Tuesday the 12th, and while there's no specific action item to comment on here, a broader and freer "project roundtable" discussion is a good hook for a couple of comments.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-_SVeuY3a_irTDhqKL1KKEEtY71cs2ZBUAirIRoRLKVPd5M2GMQGkaKVhAs2zgV6PQHWxA7J21FExzE6lA4x0ygYKbhf0gwgbmFfcA4LlYi5s_2VxYmkZMY0REyeZNmK2JY9LWNnmoodwbku3N-c9mR9cJKfDPKlaX1KnbMEV2KRpDCkdGsSC1_EJEE/s639/March%20TAC%20on%20roundtable.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="639" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-_SVeuY3a_irTDhqKL1KKEEtY71cs2ZBUAirIRoRLKVPd5M2GMQGkaKVhAs2zgV6PQHWxA7J21FExzE6lA4x0ygYKbhf0gwgbmFfcA4LlYi5s_2VxYmkZMY0REyeZNmK2JY9LWNnmoodwbku3N-c9mR9cJKfDPKlaX1KnbMEV2KRpDCkdGsSC1_EJEE/w400-h195/March%20TAC%20on%20roundtable.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of "roundtable" items<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Scenario Planning project has already garnered some informed concern about its methods and work products, chiefly that as it is currently organized here, it's not going to tell us anything we don't already know. A person with long experience generally and specific knowledge of the modeling package writes:</p><p></p><blockquote><p>it is so high level ("strategic") that it largely tells us what we already know: our existing plans will fall far short of meeting GHG and VMT goals, and if we do lots of things differently (pricing, land use, investing in transportation options, driving cleaner cars, etc.) we can get at least close to those goals. This is pretty much what we learned more than a decade ago from the STS, Metro's "Climate Smart" plan and efforts by a couple of other MPOs. What scenario planning leaves unanswered - and puts off to some future process - is proposing and evaluating ways that we might actually double or triple non-auto mode share or actually plan for 30% of all housing in climate friendly areas.</p><p>For example, instead of just assuming a particular amount of mixed use development (an input to the VisionEval model), the city should identify specific areas, including the proposed CFAs as areas that are planned for walkable, mixed use development. Similarly, instead of just assuming an increase in revenue hours of transit service (another VisionEval model input) identify specific routes where high levels of service would be provided - such as 10 minute peak hour service on several of the core transit network routes. And, for bike and pedestrian travel identify a set of actions that could reasonably be expected to support doubling or tripling the share of bike and pedestrian trips made throughout the city. (Again, in VisionEval this is an input assumption.) In short, the city should translate the VisionEval assumptions about levels of effort into <i>specific proposals for changes to land use and transportation plans, policies and programs that could be expected to achieve these outcomes</i>. [<i>italics</i> added]<br /></p></blockquote><p>Will the Scenario Planning be much more than wishcasting?<span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Our Climate Action Plan has struggled so far to escape wishcasting. The Scenario Planning Work Plan also struggles. When we brag about lane miles of bike lane, but do not also report on actual numbers of bike trips, <i>on the behavior that actually reduces emissions</i>, we are are measuring hopes and possibility rather than actual change to travel behavior. This goes on in variable after variable. <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkTdAr2E0KdjWK0wsUIHRRsPxAH2QejL38hvbQHlmk1NTrhXKGXzOa0uoQuhm3oQwWlweLkn12CQWPxdP9jI9OQZwdQ2VX-ARe6fuc3qqbgTWLELVU1b6F8OawazZZpabJRDkEdWnP9L8vBLYm7b9qzx79MrP3RIrO0mW0z291wmW8HPW88rsKmCFC3o/s636/Scenario%20Planning%20Performance%20Measures%20in%20Work%20Plan%20Feb%202024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="636" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkTdAr2E0KdjWK0wsUIHRRsPxAH2QejL38hvbQHlmk1NTrhXKGXzOa0uoQuhm3oQwWlweLkn12CQWPxdP9jI9OQZwdQ2VX-ARe6fuc3qqbgTWLELVU1b6F8OawazZZpabJRDkEdWnP9L8vBLYm7b9qzx79MrP3RIrO0mW0z291wmW8HPW88rsKmCFC3o/w400-h285/Scenario%20Planning%20Performance%20Measures%20in%20Work%20Plan%20Feb%202024.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This measures hope and possibility only<br />(Final Work Plan, <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/22201/638442937523770000">Feb. 2024</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>There's an element of performance and greenwash untethered from real change here.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7otHqXJyWOURPqIlUZ_NIeK5nZ1iPi5ynDvs28Mo6tywFQfnO_xrHshktfExveG53A6MUCL5jIzMqRXChP2Sxji3n7eMHusiZ1Y0Gg8Ozd4DWJXspz9Q_BTboqmduCFl0k-B3ccWtqUqN6R5htin5LxOMjXxrhOVFUxxYa2saZYFcWJsxDleCvHes48/s576/Cordonroadcorridor%20study%20domain%20expiration.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7otHqXJyWOURPqIlUZ_NIeK5nZ1iPi5ynDvs28Mo6tywFQfnO_xrHshktfExveG53A6MUCL5jIzMqRXChP2Sxji3n7eMHusiZ1Y0Gg8Ozd4DWJXspz9Q_BTboqmduCFl0k-B3ccWtqUqN6R5htin5LxOMjXxrhOVFUxxYa2saZYFcWJsxDleCvHes48/w400-h240/Cordonroadcorridor%20study%20domain%20expiration.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's gone now, bye-bye<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Also on the roundtable list is the Cordon-Kuebler Corridor Study. Not only have they never published the final recommendations, the project page has disappeared.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsf95QFAcakpgnuOOylfnjRHhge2GymWWF2-hPAAuxHGv_slFUf84V38Om6ldzLitUpYgyYCakFnYr1pyHPSOErBEIDpXCapw10z2XCmdvRFFIucCyysNyG92Amf4d79QoazttHF4BuDjUiO9_uzwxKhyuKxdUie2lWeocQb00pkBRXl52JWiF0dq7Lg/s940/Cordonroadcorridor%20study%20at%20SKATS%20not%20current.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="940" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsf95QFAcakpgnuOOylfnjRHhge2GymWWF2-hPAAuxHGv_slFUf84V38Om6ldzLitUpYgyYCakFnYr1pyHPSOErBEIDpXCapw10z2XCmdvRFFIucCyysNyG92Amf4d79QoazttHF4BuDjUiO9_uzwxKhyuKxdUie2lWeocQb00pkBRXl52JWiF0dq7Lg/w400-h203/Cordonroadcorridor%20study%20at%20SKATS%20not%20current.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not updated and with a dead link <a href="https://www.mwvcog.org/transportation/page/transportation-studies">at SKATS</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The project page was a County matter hosted by the consultant, DKS. At the website of the MPO itself, the discussion of the study hasn't been updated since late last summer. </p><p>This is an usually thin amount of attention and documentation on a large transportation planning study. </p><p>The Technical Advisory Committee meets on Tuesday the 12th at 1:30pm. <a href="https://www.mwvcog.org/technical-advisory-committee-tac/meeting/skats-tac-monthly-meeting-7">The agenda, packet, and meeting information is here</a>.<br /></p><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-14435920010339642602024-03-09T12:01:00.000-08:002024-03-09T12:01:00.122-08:00City Council, March 11th - Ambulances and Trees<p>On Monday Council will consider <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6565624&GUID=423EE346-C928-4D98-BD3D-7BBD34D6E0A6&Options=&Search=">a report on bringing ambulance service back into the Fire Department</a> and ending the contract with a private business.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpfKyfl6D9ULOtFfSnhxJKJ5ZT95_mxWtabzSOiB-bVaGe7duMhYSS4VJdgmfNNfg-5tYtByMBgfHliercPLWP4ADdaGXMvtmC8v3CIXjZOmo1uCMPUt1dfHkoGgPvUxWCbu0q0C5jQ0fgUwuE_RVRwjWSElxaOBJqaTwKFMaYIGCKlhjq6PAQaKXIqY/s900/Fire%20and%20Police%20reports%20in%20the%20last%20few%20years.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpfKyfl6D9ULOtFfSnhxJKJ5ZT95_mxWtabzSOiB-bVaGe7duMhYSS4VJdgmfNNfg-5tYtByMBgfHliercPLWP4ADdaGXMvtmC8v3CIXjZOmo1uCMPUt1dfHkoGgPvUxWCbu0q0C5jQ0fgUwuE_RVRwjWSElxaOBJqaTwKFMaYIGCKlhjq6PAQaKXIqY/w331-h640/Fire%20and%20Police%20reports%20in%20the%20last%20few%20years.jpg" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reports arrive by magic!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Here what has seemed striking is how if we want a pedestrian safety study downtown, if we want a Vision Zero plan, if we want a Twenty is Plenty plan, a Councilor has to make a motion and Council has to approve it and approve an appropriation for it or approve a grant application.</p><p>But many of these Police and Fire studies and plans are apparently covered under an administrative purchase and approval process that doesn't even seem to hit the Council "administrative purchases" report. They just appear!</p><p>A search for the authors of the latest Fire Department report, "triton," turns up nothing, and a search for "ambulance" turns up several recent items, which crucially do not mention studying the prospect of bringing service in house.<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5849690&GUID=8B1310CB-9AAB-47CB-B3C3-11D3348454A1&Options=&Search=">Why the Fire Department Responds to Medical Emergencies with Multiple Apparatus</a>. (Sept. 2022)</li><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5934701&GUID=335F570E-C62E-460D-9356-8E824A8FFFBA&Options=&Search=">Modification of Fire Department fees related to ambulance services</a>. (Nov. 2022)</li><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5999183&GUID=83D840CD-916B-4774-842C-D5F947A3F536&Options=&Search=">Supplemental Budget 1 for unanticipated City expenses related to operation of the City medic unit</a>. (Jan. 2023)</li><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6444434&GUID=37F99FFC-DC03-4F36-A8BE-CF0F797C5B55&Options=&Search=">Marion County Ambulance Service Area Franchise Agreement Renewal</a>. (Dec. 2023)</li></ul><p>There should be more public process, transparency, and Council oversight of these reports and studies.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhZAnTxDnU4yQh88uWmULjAFhQRieAgDRhopqz2X2bKzZ1fpcD2wCeWyJGDthdWdrV1xZOi_RRsx4f5Wye7PLpl5tOA9S-qqVIeGA6LfmIcITnId_XOwUAH52oFh68xenUlvLNKzmXmjh4RdcU-RIWml_3n9Q01wvsP5jFaRdf0TqxZI9IrofKt3fUf8/s560/Riverfront%20Park%20Playground%20late%201990s%20Rotary%20Club.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="560" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhZAnTxDnU4yQh88uWmULjAFhQRieAgDRhopqz2X2bKzZ1fpcD2wCeWyJGDthdWdrV1xZOi_RRsx4f5Wye7PLpl5tOA9S-qqVIeGA6LfmIcITnId_XOwUAH52oFh68xenUlvLNKzmXmjh4RdcU-RIWml_3n9Q01wvsP5jFaRdf0TqxZI9IrofKt3fUf8/w400-h294/Riverfront%20Park%20Playground%20late%201990s%20Rotary%20Club.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quarter century old (<a href="https://rotaryclubofsalem.com/major-projects-playground/">Rotary club of Salem</a>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Also on the agenda are some other items to note. <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6565617&GUID=65F04D87-E319-460F-B0C0-5C7AA8F42281&Options=&Search=">The playground at Riverfront Park is a quarter-century old, and it needs replacement, refresh, and redesign</a>.<br /></p><p>The Staff Report looks forward, to new values of inclusivity and broadening notions of play, and also to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Local Government Grant Program, which could fund a redesign beyond merely replacing old equipment.<br /></p>
<blockquote><p>The City application will seek a grant award not to exceed the maximum request amount of $1 million. The City will provide $1 million in match funds from general obligation bonds (approximately $600,000) and Parks System Development Charges (approximately $400,000) to provide a 50 precent match required by the grant program. The total estimated cost of the project is $2 million.<br /></p></blockquote>
<p>But the Staff Report might have given more attention retrospectively. It says only "The current playground at Riverfront Park is known as the Rotary Children’s Playground." From <a href="https://rotaryclubofsalem.com/major-projects-playground/">the Rotary Club of Salem</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>1996-97 was the year the Rotary Club of Salem had its first serving woman President, Ellen Wyatt. Rotary International's theme was "Build the Future with Action and Vision." Rotary Club of Salem exhibited this theme in its projects and programs throughout the year. Under community service, the five Salem-area Rotary clubs agreed to come together to build a lasting expression of Rotary's motto, "Service above Self", in the form of a playground in Salem's new Riverfront Park. The Rotary Playground project cost is $125,000, of which our club's share was $60,000.<br /></p></blockquote>
<p>The Club has also led on projects for <a href="https://rotaryclubofsalem.com/major-projects-gerry-frank-amphitheater/">the new amphitheater</a> and <a href="https://rotaryclubofsalem.com/rotary-pavilion/">the less new pavilion</a> at Riverfront Park. They are involved in a great proportion of the park's central features, and the Staff Report could be more generous about historic credit and placing the playground in a context of an ongoing series of projects the Rotary Club has sponsored.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvaBn5bX5tE3N4IHnZBFcWHOf3_sWLtUYiDS-LryPP6H66EaHwW_xIvypPwjxnwtcwGMdqzcUzajPPDdpuW3-2QfAFzqTmDo0vybNB99DQZYpAuFcc5qYV2ezZmZfRALKUksXRVyhuyIeVGFvHyZ8TRpnE7jaN_go-mAnlGLpO_pS1LfmchkJZQ6Su1M/s509/2023%20Annual%20tree%20report%20cover.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvaBn5bX5tE3N4IHnZBFcWHOf3_sWLtUYiDS-LryPP6H66EaHwW_xIvypPwjxnwtcwGMdqzcUzajPPDdpuW3-2QfAFzqTmDo0vybNB99DQZYpAuFcc5qYV2ezZmZfRALKUksXRVyhuyIeVGFvHyZ8TRpnE7jaN_go-mAnlGLpO_pS1LfmchkJZQ6Su1M/w313-h400/2023%20Annual%20tree%20report%20cover.JPG" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shorter report this year<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The Urban Forestry group offers <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6565620&GUID=C5C950A8-8450-460D-9CC0-88453124E753&Options=&Search=">the Annual Tree Report</a>, and it's more abbreviated this year, only four pages, focusing on "highlights and major accomplishments."</p><p>How about some real talk about failures? What about those trees at Costco? What about the tree failure earlier this year in which a large falling tree branch killed a person? What about the ongoing damage at the cemetery?<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvrRWzZITwpiB1UUNv_iO5hKkNyUHSIekeDC0sViP49cp16Pe9tHMPRl9bNa1OouisRRTKCtsipr_ypkrFqABhOTR6HVxi6Hbmk9v3BJ6Jym4gC0Cml5mBCwRWSvNlrU35f2vSB-zXh6L8UbaIjOYnzcPQLjVtl4x5jieEKV1s-dKM2QFDjYQVdkHm3U/s1024/Tree%20damage.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvrRWzZITwpiB1UUNv_iO5hKkNyUHSIekeDC0sViP49cp16Pe9tHMPRl9bNa1OouisRRTKCtsipr_ypkrFqABhOTR6HVxi6Hbmk9v3BJ6Jym4gC0Cml5mBCwRWSvNlrU35f2vSB-zXh6L8UbaIjOYnzcPQLjVtl4x5jieEKV1s-dKM2QFDjYQVdkHm3U/w300-h400/Tree%20damage.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At IOOF Pioneer Cemetery (July 2023)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZmnHKBzu7cvsSfyxsNbJ3N5JU8im5mkXg96K1cENGzCqqANLupy2HL77XxpJpcTQEPhM8brbBfpnMwZ7FiLr__LssgkC519-tcQdnhu0s7ckXVzy8WEPaK6UgoFdFoHa-c6IL2b_CBgWzleDcQ5OMT6ytGtqKZfCRzn9M7dc2MtujI3c5JaKX-Z4/s1024/Honeysuckle.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZmnHKBzu7cvsSfyxsNbJ3N5JU8im5mkXg96K1cENGzCqqANLupy2HL77XxpJpcTQEPhM8brbBfpnMwZ7FiLr__LssgkC519-tcQdnhu0s7ckXVzy8WEPaK6UgoFdFoHa-c6IL2b_CBgWzleDcQ5OMT6ytGtqKZfCRzn9M7dc2MtujI3c5JaKX-Z4/w300-h400/Honeysuckle.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little close to the root zone (June 2023)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>At a "tree" of particular interest here, a supposed Heritage Tree, the honeysuckle at Cottage and Union, there was a lack of coordination on the bikeway project, and the design and construction side found out very late that the honeysuckle merited special protection. </p><p>When we decide we are going to protect a tree, is there in actuality sufficient protection? How are we doing with that? If there is not sufficient protection, why not? On social media there are often pictures at construction sites posted of trees "receiving" protection that doesn't look like much protection, and an annual report might be a good place to engage with that debate.<br /></p><p>Conversation on trees in Salem seesaws between tree absolutism — save all the trees! — and indifference or neglect. Finding a balance with trade-offs for valuing trees in an urban context where we also have a housing crisis still seems elusive.</p><p>If we tolerated and even induced more apartments and more height, we could save more trees.</p><p>That honeysuckle also operates in a zone of legend. The City's has not much publicized that it is in fact a Heritage Tree and is totally silent on what evidence supports the designation. When was it even designated? In an annual report it would be nice to see more discussion of developments in the Heritage program. What of the ongoing conversations about designating the Lower Oak Grove at Bush Park? That's an important group of trees in Salem!<br /></p><p>And speaking of housing, there's <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6565618&GUID=6501C168-5328-4696-9FE0-34DF485F3CBB&Options=&Search=">an Information Report on the AirBnB problem</a> ("short-term rentals," they call them).<br /></p><blockquote><p>Based
on the information provided by three separate companies (Avenu,
Granicus, and All the Rooms), there are approximately 250 to 300 rentals
being advertised on the major platforms on any given day. Approximately
94% of the postings are for non-licensed units....</p>
<p>According to the 2020 US Census, the City has a total of 67,411 housing units. The combined number of approximately 300 ASTRs and STRs represents a half of a percent of the overall housing inventory. From this standpoint, these rentals do not significantly influence the housing market. Nevertheless, each unused STR that could otherwise be utilized for permanent housing may contribute to the overall housing scarcity in the city. Additionally, ASTRs and STRs has the potential to influence rental unit prices, causing an upward trend.</p>
</blockquote><p></p><p>Again, this is an information item only, but for further consideration, Staff offer three options:</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>No changes.</li><li>Amend regulations to prohibit STR in single family areas.</li><li>Amend regulations to prohibit STR and/or ASTR in Residential Historic Districts only.</li></ol><p>If chosen, the third option would be a clear example of the crypto-exclusionary zoning function of Historic Districts. <br /></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-45361462729091390892024-03-08T13:00:00.000-08:002024-03-08T13:00:00.227-08:00Punch some Holes in the Wall! New Owners Should Open Mall to Sidewalks<p>In the news about the sale of the downtown mall to a consortium of Oregonians the main entries and skybridges were featured.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlXXFD9SDDco_QLhTFT9OXvAopZq1iE8e0jYV1M4lK7jb94Wtcybh3fNkddbc-RzDdv8qBAQQta7ULbq2-94uAAFsNRXeWWcfKFdkcP8-hWs2SeWqKYEIGG6zIZ-FukgffG2K8toM-zf-1nQv2_W-8S9aPcRmvGICUBYctISVrRkdjfFguQ3hw15wvQE/s1008/Blank%20Wall%20on%20Chemeketa%20Street.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="1008" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlXXFD9SDDco_QLhTFT9OXvAopZq1iE8e0jYV1M4lK7jb94Wtcybh3fNkddbc-RzDdv8qBAQQta7ULbq2-94uAAFsNRXeWWcfKFdkcP8-hWs2SeWqKYEIGG6zIZ-FukgffG2K8toM-zf-1nQv2_W-8S9aPcRmvGICUBYctISVrRkdjfFguQ3hw15wvQE/w400-h215/Blank%20Wall%20on%20Chemeketa%20Street.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dead blankness on Chemeketa Street<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>But as we've argued here several times over the years, a major problem with the mall is the way it moons the sidewalks, showing a blank backside only. Draining even more sidewalk activity, the skybridges only make that worse.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AFfGI6xswn0Z03o2i52ulmAael4ZiHSJJTk2_jR9WT5UQ06AhM9VwRbC3_jwewPWzXojxKJdcNp1ywPFGlgFS4NvZQgYu3KQ5pNZ-Y5SiGbtwne-YEnGjYuuV-Fb_6ieYyYzFu8yY-W8uf8LW9eLysyT_71xYH5V4Nb6xG4Dzoq4qLohbiLTlxeYPUI/s645/Mall%20purchase%20announcement%20March%202024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="417" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AFfGI6xswn0Z03o2i52ulmAael4ZiHSJJTk2_jR9WT5UQ06AhM9VwRbC3_jwewPWzXojxKJdcNp1ywPFGlgFS4NvZQgYu3KQ5pNZ-Y5SiGbtwne-YEnGjYuuV-Fb_6ieYyYzFu8yY-W8uf8LW9eLysyT_71xYH5V4Nb6xG4Dzoq4qLohbiLTlxeYPUI/w259-h400/Mall%20purchase%20announcement%20March%202024.JPG" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The corner is not characteristic<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In <i>Salem Reporter</i>'s story, <a href="https://www.salemreporter.com/2024/03/06/salem-center-mall-sells-to-local-owners/">one small bit is suggestive</a>.</p><blockquote><p>It’s early in the process, he said, but options for vacancies could include a grocery store, local food and beverage options with openings to the street, and entertainment.</p>
<p>“Our focus is going to be on determining what fits best with the needs of the community, and downtown specifically, as it goes through this incredible transformation,” he said.</p>
</blockquote><p>Openings to the street! Yes, punch some holes in that facade and make it connect with sidewalk life and also give the building edge some visual interest for foot traffic. And demolish the rest of the skybridges!<br /></p><p>The whole thing needs to be reoriented to downtown residents who will walk, and away from more distant visitors who will drive. Main street, not mall!</p><p>There's lots of promise here, and hopefully they can realize it.<br /></p><p></p><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-82494106794722736072024-03-08T08:00:00.000-08:002024-03-09T13:26:10.761-08:00Walter Huss lived in Salem in the late 1950s<p>It's been fascinating to read Seth Cotlar's ongoing research briefs as he develops a history of Walter Huss and his relation to Oregon mainstream conservatism and to reactionary expressions.<br /></p><p>His latest is "<a href="https://sethcotlar.substack.com/p/silver-shirts-for-reagan-walter-huss">'Silver Shirts for Reagan!': Walter Huss and the American 'conservative' tradition with roots in 1930s-era fascism.</a>"</p><p></p><blockquote><p>Throughout his career as a public figure in Oregon (1960-2000), almost no one in the state’s media or politics used the “f-word” to describe Huss. He was usually categorized as “an ultraconservative,” “a charismatic preacher with traditionalist social views,” “a kook,” or, on a few occasions, “hate-monger.” In 1978, when former President Gerald Ford inquired with a Republican friend in Oregon as to whether they’d managed to oust Huss from the GOP chairmanship yet, Ford referred to Huss as “that nut.” Soon after being elected chair of the OR GOP in 1978, Huss gave an interview in which he made an off-hand reference to Portland’s “Jewish-controlled press.” That fascistic phrase raised a few eyebrows, but still, no media outlet at the time explicitly said “that’s how Hitler used to talk about the press!”....</p><p>To be sure, there were and are good reasons to be parsimonious with the use of the noun “fascist” or the adjective “fascistic” to describe our fellow citizens. But in this case, I feel quite confident saying that Walter Huss’s world view was “fascistic,” even if he always kept some plausibly deniable distance between himself and the more overt “fascists” in the Pacific Northwest, many of whom were Huss’s longtime friends, who plotted and engaged in acts of violence intended to bring about political change.</p></blockquote><p>And it turns out Huss lived here in Salem for a while in the late 1950s. One of his projects was setting up schools. He knit himself into Salem society in other ways also.</p><a name='more'></a>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKuPoj8gHluarz2j5j8sVlrpKTcF2IIUfE2q7OdpyMR3JMXUidw_msmbzqcJ5igMumcHi38MPguvqGUgFG6MkBL-LPjkJY7LZVDwUo1C3EkqTic8cxtvTCgZzCX3fWLUhGInx2WgUPOsOu879D214BYcXZQwzTI5FGmu2Y4xfgSVnhNSATeegaxW-RSA/s531/Walter%20Huss%20opening%20a%20school%20September%208%201956%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="531" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKuPoj8gHluarz2j5j8sVlrpKTcF2IIUfE2q7OdpyMR3JMXUidw_msmbzqcJ5igMumcHi38MPguvqGUgFG6MkBL-LPjkJY7LZVDwUo1C3EkqTic8cxtvTCgZzCX3fWLUhGInx2WgUPOsOu879D214BYcXZQwzTI5FGmu2Y4xfgSVnhNSATeegaxW-RSA/w400-h248/Walter%20Huss%20opening%20a%20school%20September%208%201956%20state.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 8th, 1956<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eU_9A_-V3D-x4b5IuaAsmHe92xMDyOzAAVhvNjvdhOCF6ZeZm8iNEt86szfPyCWfwnscBzhW_bSNeE9_8hNU97QiETMueEDxwjlGwy4CmHCPD5dRmA9V5Ppni2Am2VMhvtQqguKC0nF6wimm6xDGKdyDXtBcVqlkWkaut3LOQIYw3LRD1vjeadatz3A/s633/Walter%20Huss%20in%20Salem%20April%207%201957%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eU_9A_-V3D-x4b5IuaAsmHe92xMDyOzAAVhvNjvdhOCF6ZeZm8iNEt86szfPyCWfwnscBzhW_bSNeE9_8hNU97QiETMueEDxwjlGwy4CmHCPD5dRmA9V5Ppni2Am2VMhvtQqguKC0nF6wimm6xDGKdyDXtBcVqlkWkaut3LOQIYw3LRD1vjeadatz3A/w167-h400/Walter%20Huss%20in%20Salem%20April%207%201957%20state.JPG" width="167" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 7th, 1957<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
His wife had family roots in Turner and then in Albany.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-t73KbS_YMxanRBCa0eBknghV8okK3lAPFr4McY9IXlTiaBHxWSPMmWkgtQYee2v5bXUWcWh5gU9zQy3QcvAQlt74NIX6BB84whM36KBfneCA6FB5FwHLeUT2esOfFIrf0419KImiJVgq3xZ4dkgV7Zuqfc78SzAY0yOCDFMu8y51NhUrN_qoA4numM/s570/Rosalie%20Huss%20descended%20from%20Hudson%20Bay%20trapper%20with%20Turner%20DLC%20January%2021%201958%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="241" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-t73KbS_YMxanRBCa0eBknghV8okK3lAPFr4McY9IXlTiaBHxWSPMmWkgtQYee2v5bXUWcWh5gU9zQy3QcvAQlt74NIX6BB84whM36KBfneCA6FB5FwHLeUT2esOfFIrf0419KImiJVgq3xZ4dkgV7Zuqfc78SzAY0yOCDFMu8y51NhUrN_qoA4numM/w169-h400/Rosalie%20Huss%20descended%20from%20Hudson%20Bay%20trapper%20with%20Turner%20DLC%20January%2021%201958%20state.JPG" width="169" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jan. 21st, 1958<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rmtWgVtLYUMisd9Lrn_9GqnJeiScUVXLEeaszmuz9E5Und1m0IViYsJCdimUjG-hyrZOszgGZMtXt_HE-jm3hFvAzszXuEV8Y9Msf1pzCf9nKmhk36_71L_hiB2OskSBUGxVU8bKrwUhNPqgPb0EbOtSqaWUnhcyYSJeAxgqns2wyXgF2D1F-qwp1F8/s571/Walter%20Huss%20in%20Salem%20December%2026%201959%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rmtWgVtLYUMisd9Lrn_9GqnJeiScUVXLEeaszmuz9E5Und1m0IViYsJCdimUjG-hyrZOszgGZMtXt_HE-jm3hFvAzszXuEV8Y9Msf1pzCf9nKmhk36_71L_hiB2OskSBUGxVU8bKrwUhNPqgPb0EbOtSqaWUnhcyYSJeAxgqns2wyXgF2D1F-qwp1F8/s16000/Walter%20Huss%20in%20Salem%20December%2026%201959%20CJ.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sept. 26th, 1959<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSU0-jTOugI4tO610kDXwwcdmHvYfyMpo6qQvIjFG9ntLoPhpAL1Yi-VoozbowX2rR3B78aDoeALDPB9Lc9XTpD9PMJ2OFSPCHojVM1iCkOzOR-GtYxMb3lmw1HSMdM7uHYtBIrQVpnEJT7bfgt9TEK8zf9TzkALhIxufrEQSaTN-L10ODQYVk6gx92Y/s640/Walter%20Huss%20and%20Prison%20Labor%20Camp%20survivor%20February%2020%201960%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="272" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSU0-jTOugI4tO610kDXwwcdmHvYfyMpo6qQvIjFG9ntLoPhpAL1Yi-VoozbowX2rR3B78aDoeALDPB9Lc9XTpD9PMJ2OFSPCHojVM1iCkOzOR-GtYxMb3lmw1HSMdM7uHYtBIrQVpnEJT7bfgt9TEK8zf9TzkALhIxufrEQSaTN-L10ODQYVk6gx92Y/w170-h400/Walter%20Huss%20and%20Prison%20Labor%20Camp%20survivor%20February%2020%201960%20state.JPG" width="170" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feb. 20th, 1960<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
His move to Portland is referenced in the article about what might be an accidental blunder and carelessness, or might be an instance of duplicity, in signature gathering and submission from May 1960.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFJxr2L1A9kvB7gEijHADHDsymYcuOpEiEnpYaUQKt6pMaDE7YedyPjF8J0FOd3guSZAo9s7wmdMMEPbHkmjjXFc-SV5r8Y5lazVUgEAXdlFT2nIWgOqsiSgkAcbmcfPl5cvn0BfzGZ2K-yg-acZObpx1FldUA86Q818UyVNRTxAqo00g6Tqa3ayGtAk/s656/Walter%20Huss%20petition%20mistake%20and%20moving%20to%20Portland%20May%2019th%201960%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFJxr2L1A9kvB7gEijHADHDsymYcuOpEiEnpYaUQKt6pMaDE7YedyPjF8J0FOd3guSZAo9s7wmdMMEPbHkmjjXFc-SV5r8Y5lazVUgEAXdlFT2nIWgOqsiSgkAcbmcfPl5cvn0BfzGZ2K-yg-acZObpx1FldUA86Q818UyVNRTxAqo00g6Tqa3ayGtAk/s16000/Walter%20Huss%20petition%20mistake%20and%20moving%20to%20Portland%20May%2019th%201960%20state.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 19th, 1960<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>This is just a footnote. The city of Salem and its area, distinct from Salem as center of State government, does not figure much at all in what Cotlar has turned up. But it is interesting that Huss found a home here for a while.<br /></p><p>The final story and analysis will be so very interesting — but not very wonderful at all — to read when Cotlar finishes and the book is published. In the mean time, check out <a href="https://sethcotlar.substack.com/">his blog and newsletter</a>.<br /></p><p>Also, a little here previously on the Silver Shirts:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2021/05/an-unpleasant-footnote-on-sam-brown-house.html">An Unpleasant Footnote on the Sam Brown House</a>" (2021)</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2022/01/carpetbaggery-sinclair-lewis-and-shirts-history-bits-blind-spots.html">Carpetbaggery, Sinclair Lewis, and Shirts - History Bits and Blind Spots</a>" (2022)</li><li>And on the originals, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-appeal-of-strong-man-mussolini-and-fascists-praised-1923.html">The Appeal of a Strong Man: Mussolini and the Fascists Praised in 1923</a>" (2023)<br /></li></ul>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-2966779236185520332024-03-07T08:00:00.000-08:002024-03-07T08:00:00.123-08:00Hayesville Interchange Prompts Hayesville School to Move: More I-5 History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQw9IrbdX_V8BpklUmdcK2eXj-mXZWWlwC0LqpNb1_QOtKm8J4bJWiasAC31hJNr26Y2mBswfre3RCAp0irMC9cK1yq3sPoSlfD6wpD32NnMkYw-ZR7iT98dy5s17VGu5X5b0NWyTsN43jJxXJWyyI3HRNphpCJO2j9SDk3O-P3IHe263J-puB1TdV5Q/s544/Hayesville%20school%20detail%20January%2021%201962%20statesman.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="544" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQw9IrbdX_V8BpklUmdcK2eXj-mXZWWlwC0LqpNb1_QOtKm8J4bJWiasAC31hJNr26Y2mBswfre3RCAp0irMC9cK1yq3sPoSlfD6wpD32NnMkYw-ZR7iT98dy5s17VGu5X5b0NWyTsN43jJxXJWyyI3HRNphpCJO2j9SDk3O-P3IHe263J-puB1TdV5Q/s320/Hayesville%20school%20detail%20January%2021%201962%20statesman.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<p>Another substantial impact from what became the I-5 alignment was at the Hayesville Interchange, where Portland Road, the old highway, intersected with the Salem Bypass and Salem-Portland Expressway, which together were absorbed into I-5 few years later.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTJaxHtl0-ffRnvh_SsVYanhrUAXZPtf-Pa28CWSm7lVhYcDVgh3mxTQ-Uqh2dsVMtbbBUXiUCon_BTVikioBi1xit9TPgbsrNaREbcYo5tlHBLc62WhHwXyiepHlTyRDCBtEdJzR4hsV1ISU6D6qKNxEgKk82n7wHn1UhP91ewGW-O6s1gib01WwZ-M/s534/Hayesville%20school%20on%20Portland%20Road%201917.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="534" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTJaxHtl0-ffRnvh_SsVYanhrUAXZPtf-Pa28CWSm7lVhYcDVgh3mxTQ-Uqh2dsVMtbbBUXiUCon_BTVikioBi1xit9TPgbsrNaREbcYo5tlHBLc62WhHwXyiepHlTyRDCBtEdJzR4hsV1ISU6D6qKNxEgKk82n7wHn1UhP91ewGW-O6s1gib01WwZ-M/w400-h150/Hayesville%20school%20on%20Portland%20Road%201917.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hayesville School, looking NE along Portland Rd.<br />(<a href="https://www.salemhistory.net/digital/collection/bushhouse/id/129/rec/3">Salem Library Historic Photos</a>, 1917)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Though its building and land were not directly required for the Interchange, a newly constructed onramp from Portland Road to the Expressway encroached on the front of the schoolyard and required children to cross a road where a new expectation for highway speed and flow was fundamentally incompatible with walking safety.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8epHjDHw3DFDBiLbpOD3pZlkvfj2l6ufHz0RwbkkX6n3jI05ZfO6-BcwTkGWOkpzqfHdDvbWAVEHZG5cH1C8kA1YbEdC54tP1eBLOR0Yvc-JUANg7m5rsaQMyL1aEiIgi1uG_Wj6Ja1vlC9Kp4XMRs6nx6cmoA-w4qcBE137N6dulwJxeGFeFsWtFug/s894/Hayesville%20school%20impacts%20February%208%201961%20statesman.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="894" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8epHjDHw3DFDBiLbpOD3pZlkvfj2l6ufHz0RwbkkX6n3jI05ZfO6-BcwTkGWOkpzqfHdDvbWAVEHZG5cH1C8kA1YbEdC54tP1eBLOR0Yvc-JUANg7m5rsaQMyL1aEiIgi1uG_Wj6Ja1vlC9Kp4XMRs6nx6cmoA-w4qcBE137N6dulwJxeGFeFsWtFug/w400-h223/Hayesville%20school%20impacts%20February%208%201961%20statesman.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking SE at new Interchange, February 8th, 1961<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>In this 1961 photo, you can see a crosswalk striped across Portland Road and the start to the slip lanes and onramp. (I'm pretty sure that's right at the modern intersection of Astoria/Ward and Portland Road. In aerial views you can still see the outline of older ramps in compressed, less fertile soil and growth.)<span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Though the article frames the matter first as a problem of overcrowding, the road traffic loomed:<p></p><p></p><blockquote>Hayesville parents are upset...State Highway Department plans call for widening of Highway 99E, which runs a few feet in front of the school. While widening would not endanger the building itself, it would bring truck noises one lane closer to the school. </blockquote><p>An article from a year later flips the focus and frames the highways as the primary problem. Its aerial photo (detail at very top of post) shows the school and ramp system even more clearly.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JwOSpH0W1VJtCmF6aLbBMYFWaCa14WSf7ng9cnyXRXF7CAB9CWldEpaOkbWQdhgqZBH-0Ss-qI8cyS5Ma8f5HqtEgAttsK4mNZxEFkNu4OPdRXzYYby2Sp4VWuQrXs3Sw15Ft3akmsmqmNb07eP20w7okQY4KQ6ZOZWx2FXiU6ePj5pkV3fHxMWD6k4/s427/Hayesville%20school%20hemmed%20in%20January%2021%201964%20statesman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="355" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JwOSpH0W1VJtCmF6aLbBMYFWaCa14WSf7ng9cnyXRXF7CAB9CWldEpaOkbWQdhgqZBH-0Ss-qI8cyS5Ma8f5HqtEgAttsK4mNZxEFkNu4OPdRXzYYby2Sp4VWuQrXs3Sw15Ft3akmsmqmNb07eP20w7okQY4KQ6ZOZWx2FXiU6ePj5pkV3fHxMWD6k4/w333-h400/Hayesville%20school%20hemmed%20in%20January%2021%201964%20statesman.JPG" width="333" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal/3346380/">January 21st, 1962<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Unlike the area near Geer Park, Hayesville and its changes were chronicled a little by a nearby family of writers and historians. Hayesville was a small but old community outside of Salem. In 1958 Mrs. George Strozut Jr. contributed a piece on the 100th anniversary of the school. The family had also contributed a photo to the 1962 piece just above. The family had a home, in fact, directly across Portland Road from the school, right where the trailer and RV business is today. There's no substitute for proximity and hyperlocal knowledge in journalism!<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TiLMRhlKGM8ZWumpv7yvrkjI8vE_5K4kUr-fqDkdtQSPGr64T6DfgIzOeDLM1DXY6M5TS1kdU5ujSqoL6wk8ctqDZeBV7CKpjQv9Y7sbIT0WLByEPp5R0-W3chuknu3jzfDDNGT4LIzofLs1Sz6eFJg2GJSzj58LbxCUsneAterhj1kdzx0oY8i-5S8/s728/Hayesville%20school%20history%20April%2023%201958%20statesman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="728" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TiLMRhlKGM8ZWumpv7yvrkjI8vE_5K4kUr-fqDkdtQSPGr64T6DfgIzOeDLM1DXY6M5TS1kdU5ujSqoL6wk8ctqDZeBV7CKpjQv9Y7sbIT0WLByEPp5R0-W3chuknu3jzfDDNGT4LIzofLs1Sz6eFJg2GJSzj58LbxCUsneAterhj1kdzx0oY8i-5S8/s320/Hayesville%20school%20history%20April%2023%201958%20statesman.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 23rd, 1958<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Mr. George Strozut Jr. had a few years earlier written a piece detailing the loss of housing.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rzc8EkA-SXDKv-NRQytaFYv7Xk0Wgn08hEWsgt7v81e3oVM6wclpVi6YsbHVFut1mJn0y83pTMcEOSk3g908ow1M5Q-xWFLmdFRuYZNPkD-DrvkOYQckrEA9D0sX3Sum3pROZXFDwO67Y0J1kcawCabK3TzbL8dp-5lxU5T8DqhX6cK4ry_GT76__WY/s589/Houses%20and%20displacement%20in%20Hayesville%20for%20Salem%20Bypass%20I-5%20march%201%201954%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rzc8EkA-SXDKv-NRQytaFYv7Xk0Wgn08hEWsgt7v81e3oVM6wclpVi6YsbHVFut1mJn0y83pTMcEOSk3g908ow1M5Q-xWFLmdFRuYZNPkD-DrvkOYQckrEA9D0sX3Sum3pROZXFDwO67Y0J1kcawCabK3TzbL8dp-5lxU5T8DqhX6cK4ry_GT76__WY/w379-h400/Houses%20and%20displacement%20in%20Hayesville%20for%20Salem%20Bypass%20I-5%20march%201%201954%20state.JPG" width="379" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1954-03-01/ed-1/seq-14/">March 1st, 1954</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The piece in whole:</p><p></p><blockquote>HAYESVILLE—Major changes are taking place in this long placid Community, due largely to the newly encroaching by-pass and expressway interchange. <br /><br />The west side of Portland Road from the Hayesville school south to Oscar Olson's greenhouse is to be vacated by March 1.<br /><br />These houses were built on the donation land claim of Adam Stephens, founder of Hayesville. His daughter, Mrs. Berrilla Halbert, wrote that in 1880 there were only 10 houses in the community. <br /><br />Working south from the school, the first house is the Jacob Denny place, which has just been vacated by Mrs. Jacob Denny, Miss Ida Penny, and Miss Pauline Denny, who have moved into their newly constructed home located across the highway to the east of the old home. This is a modern three bedroom house with a full basement and fireplace.<br /><br />Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Denny purchased 60 acres, 15 of which were partially cleared, in March, 1884, and the family has resided here continuously since. A house had been erected on the land in 1878 by Jacob Thonen who sold to the Dennys. This house was dismantled and a new house was built on the same site in 1905.<br /><br />The Dennys raised their family of five girls here. Jacob Denny, born in Switzerland, passed away in December 1939 at the age of 89. Mrs. Denny today, at the age of 92, has the honor of being Hayesville's oldest resident both in age and residence here. She enjoys fair health and likes to watch the traffic go by thru their new large picture windows.<br /><br />The second and third houses to the south belonging to the Ing Torresdal and Joe Moorman families are not as yet vacated.<br /><br />The fourth house as owned by the Horace Smiths, residents of Hayesville since 1927, who have purchased new home at 2195 Englewood Avenue and are partially moved.<br /><br />The next three houses owned by the Anton Benes (Hayesville Auto Court), the Al Bensons, and Smith Real Estate, respectively, were sold at public auction on January 28. The eight cabins in the auto court have already been moved to the Four Corners district. The houses are to be moved to Sunnyview Avenue in East Salem.<br /><br />For years these three homes were graced by seven stately firs which had been planted in 1887 by John Peterson. Progress has cut down two of them this week with others to follow soon as the homes are on blocks waiting to be moved.<br /><br />The center house, recently owned by the Bensons, was formerly the William Dunsmoor home and was the showplace of Hayesville, with its sunken dining room and a sunken garden surrounded by many shrubs and ornamental trees. <br /><br />The eighth house to be vacated soon is the Grover Farmer home which was built by Adam Stephens in the 1880's. The Farmers purchased their two acre tract in 1940 and are now moving to a half-acre tract and house at 1225 Chemawa Road.</blockquote>
<p>George had a real interest in history, teaching it in area high schools and also as active member of the Marion County Historical Society. A piece on Hayesville, "Hayesville Should Have Been Names Stephensville," is <a href="https://www.willametteheritage.org/publications/">in <i>Marion County History</i>, vol.4, 1958</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTEH-QCe0_SRCrj16mgEQ-vot4YBGHczNLuGf8LyTf_XSRj6-KXlUlFdLq0J4tba5M5pUjVyGMntYnb2JT67i6qFHkMDZ4glipy8bHUknulOEWU_XX_AbE2MCur5778K_j4KtMSnhY8l4mgFZ3W83BrfSeU4lxr0fRu8Gv-j-5_C3F5IG9foCkEJpS50/s331/Strozue%20elected%20President%20Marion%20County%20Historical%20Society%20October%207th%201958%20statesman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTEH-QCe0_SRCrj16mgEQ-vot4YBGHczNLuGf8LyTf_XSRj6-KXlUlFdLq0J4tba5M5pUjVyGMntYnb2JT67i6qFHkMDZ4glipy8bHUknulOEWU_XX_AbE2MCur5778K_j4KtMSnhY8l4mgFZ3W83BrfSeU4lxr0fRu8Gv-j-5_C3F5IG9foCkEJpS50/s320/Strozue%20elected%20President%20Marion%20County%20Historical%20Society%20October%207th%201958%20statesman.JPG" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 7th, 1958<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The neighborhood north of Geer Park enjoyed no such chronicler, and we know less about it.</p><p>As for the school, <a href="https://hayesville.salkeiz.k12.or.us/about">the official web page</a> is silent on the highway impacts and silent on the older school buildings.</p><p></p><blockquote>Hayesville Elementary is named for the Hayesville area in Salem,
where the school is located. That area was named after the Rutherford B.
Hayes, the 19th president of the United States. Hayesville opened in 1963. We are a kindergarten through fifth grade school, with an average enrollment of around 460 students. </blockquote>
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<p>Here are the relevant auction ads so far.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdETBMet3dz8rHP55B9CtbFvJ5xQh8f1GPLU136C2T5QzRhGInfI_odw7DsiafEIIwNjej_MAoYOsvO61jumGJ8wmHi5GmybXvJkAgKtilomW05__QVDFdODGYOg63q83z4OTEd19qYMmnV2TinYtCxD7h68seINTY0pn4zTZLvRTdbJjsHG4eBgQlyw0/s627/Houses%20auctioned%20for%20Hayesville%20interchange%20January%2023%201954%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdETBMet3dz8rHP55B9CtbFvJ5xQh8f1GPLU136C2T5QzRhGInfI_odw7DsiafEIIwNjej_MAoYOsvO61jumGJ8wmHi5GmybXvJkAgKtilomW05__QVDFdODGYOg63q83z4OTEd19qYMmnV2TinYtCxD7h68seINTY0pn4zTZLvRTdbJjsHG4eBgQlyw0/s320/Houses%20auctioned%20for%20Hayesville%20interchange%20January%2023%201954%20CJ.JPG" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 23rd, 1954<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AbsWrAuCHQaXCaz2pz0JEJvUKF-y_OH2POugSSACUgBlEPjnQVJNGGxKHk_8TR2kik2QiCugkzUNg4fxUPQoy0Hk22js5Y-dgCXJ7sf4sJLAw7hhvNtL0-JuEHoU8B-oTKJmNzYAZaHNG9fYQ1GjnPWROVYuMxalY1hI8AHml0NxavV0Tsn-NdA0uvY/s503/Hayesville%20Auction%20March%206%201954%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AbsWrAuCHQaXCaz2pz0JEJvUKF-y_OH2POugSSACUgBlEPjnQVJNGGxKHk_8TR2kik2QiCugkzUNg4fxUPQoy0Hk22js5Y-dgCXJ7sf4sJLAw7hhvNtL0-JuEHoU8B-oTKJmNzYAZaHNG9fYQ1GjnPWROVYuMxalY1hI8AHml0NxavV0Tsn-NdA0uvY/w226-h400/Hayesville%20Auction%20March%206%201954%20state.JPG" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1954-03-06/ed-1/seq-12/">March 6th, 1954</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKx5xQkG9WUVWbLvycJdV7o13PSNFAf9vO7ikRMeBHil14Ix0CsMC5GDDnnwNI9hiUQfGllrmJu8_pJC1_bX_g0IDpTQJXZEjW3-3DEvv14-fO0D3CtJ7fCgybDw95t_VAl-EdjhE01RAqrwBeqRA9SMVpOBbz0RtOwprCDddAbmS_pQRl47Gk-cjFzm8/s433/Houses%20auctioned%20for%20Expressway%20May%2022%201954%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKx5xQkG9WUVWbLvycJdV7o13PSNFAf9vO7ikRMeBHil14Ix0CsMC5GDDnnwNI9hiUQfGllrmJu8_pJC1_bX_g0IDpTQJXZEjW3-3DEvv14-fO0D3CtJ7fCgybDw95t_VAl-EdjhE01RAqrwBeqRA9SMVpOBbz0RtOwprCDddAbmS_pQRl47Gk-cjFzm8/w250-h400/Houses%20auctioned%20for%20Expressway%20May%2022%201954%20CJ.JPG" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 22nd, 1954<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Those homes with families referenced in the Strozut piece from 1954 are identified with parentheses.<br /></p>
<p>4240 Portland Road<br />4345 Portland Road (Farmer? Not sure also if this is the house of 1876, also.)<br />4405 Portland Road (Smith Real Estate?)<br />4435 Portland Road (Benson/Dunsmoor)<br />Hayesville Motel cabins (aka "auto court")<br />4535 Portland Road (Smith)<br />4555 Portland Road (Moorman)<br />4655 Portland Road (Torresdal)<br />4683 Portland Road (Denny)</p><p>There are also a few more listed in the auction ads farther north on Chemawa Road, but these are not part of the school or really part of Salem, and we may or may not return to them.</p><p>See also:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/03/adam-stephens-house-of-1876-likely-demolished-for-i-5-route-1954.html">Adam Stephens House of 1876 Likely Demolished for I-5 Route in 1954</a>"</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/01/baldocks-baddie-more-reason-to-blame-him-i-5-history-salem-bypass.html">Baldock's a Baddie! More Reason to Blame Him: Some I-5 History</a>"</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/03/questions-on-salem-bypass-and-salem-portland-expressway-at-chemawa-indian-school-more-i-5-history.html">Questions on Salem Bypass and Salem-Portland Expressway at Chemewa Indian School: More I-5 History</a>"<br /></li></ul>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-42538820461947699112024-03-05T08:00:00.000-08:002024-03-05T08:49:22.843-08:00Throwaway Comment on Wife of George H. Williams Leads to Religious Cult and Fasting Deaths in 1890s<p><a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/williams-george/">George H. Williams</a> has been on the mind lately. As Territorial Judge, he decided <a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/holmes_v._ford/">Holmes v. Ford</a> in 1853, which had been brought up by Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake. He was also mixed up in stories about a significant banker and Mayor here (and was himself Mayor in Portland a decade later).<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/02/black-pioneer-mary-jane-holmes-shipley-drake-as-seen-in-1924.html">Black Pioneer Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake as seen in 1924</a>" </li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/02/which-george-williams-was-mayor-and-banker-here.html">Which George Williams was Mayor and Banker here?</a>"</li></ul>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50Cg0ZZrdQ-P5SGcj6dWx2ps4_vizurK3vU8n_zIwuTNlM__8G24TzdKz_CauD4JaOEHuqca6_xs-O39OAvyfAvrZfF2fxNp19KxIO3I8zXqZNLLqVwQXQdcFd5F6RD0oO1JHRTpOKy7sETIa7PISMXB7LKvjRCQaBSt0GJ4DnZTKLGpbSGUjmrv1Ee8/s354/George%20H%20Williams%201865%20OHS.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="289" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50Cg0ZZrdQ-P5SGcj6dWx2ps4_vizurK3vU8n_zIwuTNlM__8G24TzdKz_CauD4JaOEHuqca6_xs-O39OAvyfAvrZfF2fxNp19KxIO3I8zXqZNLLqVwQXQdcFd5F6RD0oO1JHRTpOKy7sETIa7PISMXB7LKvjRCQaBSt0GJ4DnZTKLGpbSGUjmrv1Ee8/s320/George%20H%20Williams%201865%20OHS.JPG" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/williams-george-h-1911">Oregon Historical Society</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>When George H. died, the <i>Oregonian</i> called him "15th Amendment Williams." <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution">That Amendment </a>is not directly in the news right now, though it is very present as background, but its neighbor, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution">the 14th Amendment</a>, is very directly in the news.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmRK7j1M2jQVh2MFgE3N-HUs8q7830C7e7yu_XgrepYEqCT7a-zCwlYPe7Xglj5gwU-huKxZI5owNaNZa_drBFfn5izQqX8774HoWnb49d7bxhQwpcIkI5AF9wHduDj7ynsmqU7y5AT-MErHMRg0vl4TkH3rCLvk3IFsAyZs5KoWEvtRqYbxplApK/s517/George%20Williams%20and%2015th%20Amendment%20April%205%201910%20Oregonian.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="327" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmRK7j1M2jQVh2MFgE3N-HUs8q7830C7e7yu_XgrepYEqCT7a-zCwlYPe7Xglj5gwU-huKxZI5owNaNZa_drBFfn5izQqX8774HoWnb49d7bxhQwpcIkI5AF9wHduDj7ynsmqU7y5AT-MErHMRg0vl4TkH3rCLvk3IFsAyZs5KoWEvtRqYbxplApK/w253-h400/George%20Williams%20and%2015th%20Amendment%20April%205%201910%20Oregonian.JPG" width="253" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1910-04-05/ed-1/seq-12/">April 5th, 1910</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Last year Fergus Bordewich's book, <i><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647165/klan-war-by-fergus-m-bordewich/">Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction</a></i>, came out, and it seemed like it might have a good discussion of George H. Williams as Attorney General and his actual relation to the 15th Amendment and the Enforcement Acts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqND3On9HfhvIqlDzrLWYUQqvvAqyCTuMQKdTelw4SHc91bh1YwThGkcudup3jTq4fNk4gIPjQ5Ig6M3C0HKOmtFEs_Y12vN-97ph_rn8VIv2hblHxlmlMDt3Cfh8kx2ownO7yvHNBzUcopVyhqurFeCV5AXDYhUqUJI5lSkHjrGM8rSkkrVhtwALmDI/s450/Bordewich%20Klan%20War%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqND3On9HfhvIqlDzrLWYUQqvvAqyCTuMQKdTelw4SHc91bh1YwThGkcudup3jTq4fNk4gIPjQ5Ig6M3C0HKOmtFEs_Y12vN-97ph_rn8VIv2hblHxlmlMDt3Cfh8kx2ownO7yvHNBzUcopVyhqurFeCV5AXDYhUqUJI5lSkHjrGM8rSkkrVhtwALmDI/w216-h320/Bordewich%20Klan%20War%20cover.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><p>Bordewich, a writer and popular historian, but not himself an academic historian, focuses on the activities of Williams' predecessor, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_T._Akerman">Amos Akerman</a>. Klan prosecution and Reconstruction itself was losing steam by the time Williams was appointed, and Bordewich doesn't discuss any Williams' authorship of the 15th Amendment. Or indeed very much about Williams at all.</p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>In fact, Bordewich allows himself to be distracted a little by Williams' wife! The parenthetical digression and use of "louche" in the introduction of Williams is odd and may not have been necessary. If the subject was necessary, it should have been developed more and with more seriousness, not merely as a jokey, dismissive remark.<br /></p><p></p><blockquote><p>To
succeed [Attorney General] Akerman, Grant named former senator George
H. Williams of Oregon, an administration stalwart, the first cabinet
appointee from the fast-developing West Coast, an asset that weighed
strongly in his favor for political reasons. In contrast to the
self-contained Akerman, Williams - a handsome man with classically
symmetrical features framed by thickets of muttonchop whiskers - was a
man about town, though less notoriously so than his louche young wife.
(Williams's appointment, one gossipy administration man wrote to
another," sectionally may strengthen the administration, sexually also
for all I know, & if half that has been said, is true.) With respect
to the war against the Klan, Williams seemed a solid choice. Although a
Democrat before the war, he had opposed slavery and after becoming a
Republican had lent his ardent support to Reconstruction. He urged
federal attorneys to act forcefully against the Klan, and promised to
vigorously prosecute "every conspiracy against the peace of society and
the safety of the unoffending citizens."</p><p>Williams overestimated the resources at his command, however....</p></blockquote><p>So while the book was interesting on the Klan prosecutions generally, and on the start of the unwinding of Reconstruction, underscoring the fragility of goodness and ways it is in fact difficult to understand the arc of the moral universe as necessarily bending towards justice, it did not illuminate much about Williams.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_X5qcaHHhbTEjfbCBLC-o_FXEBsKhZBvH1PXYZeNiiLO4hDF3fBuLwgDKzzOOgfgHgajpqdMFshlsFDYOTjocfzg1OKheOjpGpw51knA__1p_eNwIYi8nV282Qdx1qgyCUckIrZsg8ZBCoeE5JrUIYwzrKAC7dd8_Y_YnSBvy4uTDNppRxvqTa0P41U/s572/Kate%20Williams%20drawing%20New%20York%20Sunday%20World%20December%2024%201893.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_X5qcaHHhbTEjfbCBLC-o_FXEBsKhZBvH1PXYZeNiiLO4hDF3fBuLwgDKzzOOgfgHgajpqdMFshlsFDYOTjocfzg1OKheOjpGpw51knA__1p_eNwIYi8nV282Qdx1qgyCUckIrZsg8ZBCoeE5JrUIYwzrKAC7dd8_Y_YnSBvy4uTDNppRxvqTa0P41U/w219-h400/Kate%20Williams%20drawing%20New%20York%20Sunday%20World%20December%2024%201893.JPG" width="219" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>NY Sunday World</i><br />December 24th, 1893</td></tr></tbody></table><p>But let's pursue that digression a little on the "louche young wife," Kate Williams. She may or may not have had a good life, but she had a very interesting one, one that deserves to be taken more seriously as a whole, not as a "hot mess" and an instance of the "Real Housewives of" series, and not as merely some adjunct to her husband's life. We might also see her as someone terribly confined, desperate for fields of accomplishment and ultimately frustrated. <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn93051669/1894-04-21/ed-1/seq-3/">One obituary</a> described her as "a very intellectual lady...[whose] great personal magnetism and intellectual power attracted the most notable and accomplished society..."<br /></p><p>During debate over Grant's nomination of her husband for Chief Justice, the papers were full of partisan invective. Those who opposed it called Williams incompetent and a stupid country bumpkin. There were some questionable financial dealings that resolved to corruption or no big deal depending on partisan commitments. <br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr5UZYHCcvP7CXd0Hyam0yMk9L6G9J1wXtQaKNhrpgiFYkzC8S-B9LM6VtPI0yda1ZCA9Xkkvsf9jEwwj2E2jKzCXlnYB6Z_hURxeV5JfLiGYgP8CD3MLRbosm1aXlSWLGnL8fnG1K94YDtlmnTyeQlgkjzJxwX3ZjkKnTwtnZsnlrdWmFJgHtwEyyI0/s484/Kate%20Williams%20New%20York%20Herald%20January%204%201874.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBr5UZYHCcvP7CXd0Hyam0yMk9L6G9J1wXtQaKNhrpgiFYkzC8S-B9LM6VtPI0yda1ZCA9Xkkvsf9jEwwj2E2jKzCXlnYB6Z_hURxeV5JfLiGYgP8CD3MLRbosm1aXlSWLGnL8fnG1K94YDtlmnTyeQlgkjzJxwX3ZjkKnTwtnZsnlrdWmFJgHtwEyyI0/s320/Kate%20Williams%20New%20York%20Herald%20January%204%201874.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>New York Herald</i><br /><a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030313/1874-01-04/ed-1/seq-4/">January 4th, 1874</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Critics employed extra sexism. This collected in a New York paper is from a southern paper in Vicksburg, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicksburg_campaign">captured by the first maneuver to win Grant fame in the Civil War</a>, and certain to be biased. <br /></p><p></p><blockquote>...now comes a committee of investigation on the part of Congress, with a receipt from William Joyce for $1,600 paid out of the National Treasury for one landaulette or carriage purchased by Mrs. Williams, the ruling power behind the throne, who has already shed tears and bitterness over the coffins of several husbands. <br /></blockquote><p>A couple years later a Brooklyn paper offered details on a plot Kate Williams had supposedly cooked up, and by which she had especially upset Julia Dent Grant, wife of President Grant. The letters' authenticity now are not highly regarded, and some think they were forged to derail the nomination and harm President Grant.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGO3gFY-shCGShfjzcVGvxynGEE0CfR8-00twYpRNUay_A_KuRt7a89jFTPX4bRdK4Zx1kiVIBE40Apd5ssatfR_4121Jur-dNXbp5SwNfdoZTRLdVfRmyOjOCmi7NxThWDgv5BtGNfc1DizgMvO2BjrbY7WrWH7py2ggmpmoZOaEEJgRkJnAejnT80k/s881/Kate%20Williams%20Brooklyn%20Sunday%20Sun%20August%2020%201876.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="881" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGO3gFY-shCGShfjzcVGvxynGEE0CfR8-00twYpRNUay_A_KuRt7a89jFTPX4bRdK4Zx1kiVIBE40Apd5ssatfR_4121Jur-dNXbp5SwNfdoZTRLdVfRmyOjOCmi7NxThWDgv5BtGNfc1DizgMvO2BjrbY7WrWH7py2ggmpmoZOaEEJgRkJnAejnT80k/w400-h275/Kate%20Williams%20Brooklyn%20Sunday%20Sun%20August%2020%201876.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Brooklyn Sunday Sun</i>, August 20th, 1876<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The report also cranked up the sexism:</p><p></p><blockquote>She is a woman of abounding but uncultivated beauty, of winning through loud manners—a brunette, ample in all respects, and with a swing in her manner that was acquired in prairie flirtations.</blockquote>
<p>After the Williamses returned to Portland, there is not very much on her in the papers until the very end of her life. But what an end it was!</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyWf3RLJv7LyPamM6GVOkxKLYYHMBO00U44nmEzAOUtCuA2uQ45jiiaD6R5A3It2MoMwnv4Fw7qmIJgwVOjlu3rNdZSi-o1hydNkewCTC8DWHZ2hwG8P8xk9atOvf8AL-uv3BVMIKmOYPS3B7vkqqiCWLuykoyNbcUa4hddeo8a9VQtgF9THJ0CV91Gs/s735/Kate%20Williams%20Washington%20DC%20Evening%20Star%20December%209%201893.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="735" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyWf3RLJv7LyPamM6GVOkxKLYYHMBO00U44nmEzAOUtCuA2uQ45jiiaD6R5A3It2MoMwnv4Fw7qmIJgwVOjlu3rNdZSi-o1hydNkewCTC8DWHZ2hwG8P8xk9atOvf8AL-uv3BVMIKmOYPS3B7vkqqiCWLuykoyNbcUa4hddeo8a9VQtgF9THJ0CV91Gs/w400-h379/Kate%20Williams%20Washington%20DC%20Evening%20Star%20December%209%201893.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Washington, DC Evening Star</i>, <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1893-12-09/ed-1/seq-17/">Dec. 9th, 1893</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>East coast papers ran multiple features on her. She was sensational, national news.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAMLfWrn8bzeI8YT5H-MgdexD2o5lbYj4JZq-FdEYdDIP7G6o3e60IASNQAvaifygKJcswo0bFdEZKbM94RZTwXv2ftPNN4ZKOIolIqZsUDJ4NIVGPVbGnlP1FIzVwhkLH7TV3XjGhH_IUf-A5SD45tc_5BiPnpw5alujBiylTjfR8fUX9n5AzrwYX40/s579/Kate%20Williams%20New%20York%20Sunday%20World%20December%2024%201893.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAMLfWrn8bzeI8YT5H-MgdexD2o5lbYj4JZq-FdEYdDIP7G6o3e60IASNQAvaifygKJcswo0bFdEZKbM94RZTwXv2ftPNN4ZKOIolIqZsUDJ4NIVGPVbGnlP1FIzVwhkLH7TV3XjGhH_IUf-A5SD45tc_5BiPnpw5alujBiylTjfR8fUX9n5AzrwYX40/w320-h400/Kate%20Williams%20New%20York%20Sunday%20World%20December%2024%201893.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>NY Sunday World</i>, Dec. 24th, 1893<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The New York piece is particularly interesting as it highlights the political dimension to her religiosity and sense of apocalypse.</p><p></p><blockquote>Mrs. Williams predicts the early end of the earth. She claims God has told her that dire calamities are to precede the final event, of which the present "hard times" are a mild beginning. Before the close of winter there will be a bloody war between labor and capital. Anarchy will triumph. Society will be overthrown and evil will succeed evil until the end comes in the spring.</blockquote>
<p>Was she a parlor socialist? By the looks of their house, they were wealthy. Maybe she detested and wished to discipline labor instead.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WvbiQzjFFKDnrsJFVpnxNMQRTXN_Cc4YEAGmlEVfsyt9jlgYb9AwN3IF9sjOMwPFYcexlJ2NwPlFcO5AEXxVoDAFt51N71g7mijUu9IYUOIEDIeyjve6kk7QlkVjeywZjsWKLDSj-h82hGwDpbk-E_DcnLgbrkNFI1P9hgKhyphenhyphenWaR9kDdtgwxJEaCQdk/s574/Kate%20Williams%20house%20New%20York%20Sunday%20World%20December%2024%201893.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="574" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WvbiQzjFFKDnrsJFVpnxNMQRTXN_Cc4YEAGmlEVfsyt9jlgYb9AwN3IF9sjOMwPFYcexlJ2NwPlFcO5AEXxVoDAFt51N71g7mijUu9IYUOIEDIeyjve6kk7QlkVjeywZjsWKLDSj-h82hGwDpbk-E_DcnLgbrkNFI1P9hgKhyphenhyphenWaR9kDdtgwxJEaCQdk/w400-h303/Kate%20Williams%20house%20New%20York%20Sunday%20World%20December%2024%201893.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>NY Sunday World</i>, Dec. 24th, 1893<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>As the headline, "Starvation was her creed," suggests, she fasted and called on others to fast.</p><p>Here's a piece from The Dalles, itself reprinted from a Kansas City paper. It also is from December, 1893, and there was a wave of coverage nationwide.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv3fTEThr8t29cl3SqYPxjvE0D3GWu4gQ9Lu0VCnSfKuSJAtCYEoJwQe2IFDq9HEMoNkofsgvImVWmYqf23kouYEB22NHCYu_pDLAmHfKlP1tD4qO7Xx34Of2q3si6FXZlpRZlM7CEIffL7Oft98rVgkYnpkXSyfR8s8C8v70DgIRda5DH8lxuwOfbGI/s1070/Kate%20Williams%20December%2023%201893%20Dallas%20weekly%20Chronicle.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="731" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv3fTEThr8t29cl3SqYPxjvE0D3GWu4gQ9Lu0VCnSfKuSJAtCYEoJwQe2IFDq9HEMoNkofsgvImVWmYqf23kouYEB22NHCYu_pDLAmHfKlP1tD4qO7Xx34Of2q3si6FXZlpRZlM7CEIffL7Oft98rVgkYnpkXSyfR8s8C8v70DgIRda5DH8lxuwOfbGI/w274-h400/Kate%20Williams%20December%2023%201893%20Dallas%20weekly%20Chronicle.jpg" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2003260222/1893-12-23/ed-1/seq-1/">December 23rd, 1893</a><br /><i>The Dalles Weekly Chronicle</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It too is dismissive, but we can read between the lines and strike through at least some of the misogyny.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Kansas City Star has this to say: A strange, story is that which comes from Oregon of the virtual madness of Mrs. George H. Williams, who has been seized by a strange religious mania which induces her to undergo fasts of forty days in a struggle to attain the condition of communication with the Holy Spirit. Mrs. Williams has had a very strange and eventful history. One of the beautiful daughters of an old river man of Keokuk, Ia., she was unfortunate in her first marriage and went to Oregon, where she employed as her counsel in her divorce case a young lawyer whom she had known in Iowa. The lawyer married his fair client, and doubtless supported by her ambition, rose to be attorney-general of the United States. The attorney general's wife, a woman of superior beauty and talent, made rivals and enemies, and it will always be believed that it was those enemies who prevented the husband from being confirmed chief justice of the superior court. [Supreme Court]</p><p>After a brilliant reign and a fall from power, such as, perhaps, no other woman ever experienced in Washington, Mrs. Williams disappeared, returning to Oregon. Now she reappears, a religious fanatic, the leader, it Is said, of a little company of fanatics, putting aside the lumps and vanities and ambitions of the world and seeking with tears and prayer and vigils long to attain to the knowledge of the Holy One, and so come to know the end of the world. There have been in American society but few such transformations as this.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>The reason for the coverage follows immediately:</p><p></p><blockquote><p>Another alleged disciple of Mrs. George H. Williams has succumbed to the inexorable law of nature. In other words, Mrs. Alice Wells, of 595 Madison street, is lying dead at her late home, the result, it is claimed, of starvation brought about by religious fanaticism.</p><p>The deceased had gone through the "wilderness," as the "prophetess," Mrs. Williams, terms it, once, abstaining from nourishment 40 days, and during the second attempt to make the foodless journey the vital spark in her body fled.</p></blockquote>
<p>The death of Alice Wells made the paper here in Salem. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX7SzEsz_ZR1trsYZ5dCby_UImmB9MyFANlBn1jGKGk4p_pbg0OpYymv6hZgERDlb8qIT0e7pl7Lo7vDGMPOeK-_kqN7Wd_dHGqeDVzrY1ScFozfwzQ4dPqZtK_sfk5UHTczqZcWfqYd-Dn34wuqtaeq64Mgusa3rJd9r00TRDH3ZwjOXLcT6IBW8OVM/s522/Kate%20Williams%20December%2022%201893%20statesman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="341" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX7SzEsz_ZR1trsYZ5dCby_UImmB9MyFANlBn1jGKGk4p_pbg0OpYymv6hZgERDlb8qIT0e7pl7Lo7vDGMPOeK-_kqN7Wd_dHGqeDVzrY1ScFozfwzQ4dPqZtK_sfk5UHTczqZcWfqYd-Dn34wuqtaeq64Mgusa3rJd9r00TRDH3ZwjOXLcT6IBW8OVM/w261-h400/Kate%20Williams%20December%2022%201893%20statesman.JPG" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 22nd, 1893<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>At a glance we can understand this against notions of purity and diet in the 19th century, like those of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Graham">Sylvester Graham</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg">Kellogg</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Keith_Kellogg">brothers</a>. It also has some kinship with fasting among medieval nuns and mystics, like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena">Catherine of Siena</a>. 19th century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism">Spiritualism</a> and also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science">Christian Science</a> are in the background too. She might have been a colleague or rival to <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2020/06/lucy-rose-mallory-publisher-feminist-spiritualist.html">Lucy Mallory</a>, even. There's a lot going on in all that.<br /></p><p>Mental illness is possible too. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hfbgDS9ORggqxwpAokg6G3VkI1WU5JobpEBG7eBO4fZgvOvb93v_U97uLZ21z4Ngy_SOXtdZh3tX8BWs1xSDSaVu5HuzY2xAjsBNYa_-u6t5H-ngn3Snn6D-f5ilbVYIQmB3HerGX_z0Rg239S6w187Ty8oxQrvxDLTe9ACfDnLKJVSCwwNd2I0idAA/s642/Kate%20Williams%20July%2021%201893%20The%20Dalles%20Daily%20Chronicle.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hfbgDS9ORggqxwpAokg6G3VkI1WU5JobpEBG7eBO4fZgvOvb93v_U97uLZ21z4Ngy_SOXtdZh3tX8BWs1xSDSaVu5HuzY2xAjsBNYa_-u6t5H-ngn3Snn6D-f5ilbVYIQmB3HerGX_z0Rg239S6w187Ty8oxQrvxDLTe9ACfDnLKJVSCwwNd2I0idAA/s16000/Kate%20Williams%20July%2021%201893%20The%20Dalles%20Daily%20Chronicle.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Dalles Daily Chronicle</i>, <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042448/1893-07-21/ed-1/seq-1/">July 21st, 1893</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Earlier that summer she had apparently said, "I am the greatest power in the city of Portland today....My power now is nothing compared to what it will be." A religious visionary might not have made such claims to grandeur. Later, in December, in that piece of December 9th, 1893, the writer quoted her as saying, </p><p></p><blockquote>"He's a newspaper man, dear Lord. If he writes a line about me, curse him. If he even now contemplates writing a line concerning me and Thy work, kill him; or paralyze him. Destroy and bankrupt the newspapers which shall attempt to publish his—"</blockquote>He fled.<p></p><p>Salem papers also called her crazy.<br /></p>
<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjfkpuSL3e3zuKQO6E_KtaUODiKpms4d6YOLzfMSUao6AbzfWUa9YFswlGEEafMXCzCea1N9wDTW8nR4Rt3jqxlu8TrNOSNJV_VPiIgFiGwJhW__FTW3xNzp6YsSZXKLmGaXBVUHOgRJf-mPcxEeCs5-02IHjsohz7MWGcK0oa_YXvi8VQOJzq3tSoPs/s427/Kate%20Williams%20December%2010%201893%20Statesman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="427" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjfkpuSL3e3zuKQO6E_KtaUODiKpms4d6YOLzfMSUao6AbzfWUa9YFswlGEEafMXCzCea1N9wDTW8nR4Rt3jqxlu8TrNOSNJV_VPiIgFiGwJhW__FTW3xNzp6YsSZXKLmGaXBVUHOgRJf-mPcxEeCs5-02IHjsohz7MWGcK0oa_YXvi8VQOJzq3tSoPs/s320/Kate%20Williams%20December%2010%201893%20Statesman.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 10th, 1893<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Less than a year later, Kate Williams herself died from starvation.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTM7xkhDqIMSxpto2yalchxACNw0cMUZA05F6kyvyNPNOyMz3t4rIRXYezuEi4j0kV5sAn-Wo24Mt_LDuFk9B8D4DD7OPcR3drry6G_nU4CrZQHp5JQtiicF1jBXTSILJTel9me975GYKe0O_pVU3bo3U7Fjp9zZXwUWyPWwpvZva95RO-55mcvYI0bw/s457/Kate%20Williams%20obituary%20April%2018%201894%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTM7xkhDqIMSxpto2yalchxACNw0cMUZA05F6kyvyNPNOyMz3t4rIRXYezuEi4j0kV5sAn-Wo24Mt_LDuFk9B8D4DD7OPcR3drry6G_nU4CrZQHp5JQtiicF1jBXTSILJTel9me975GYKe0O_pVU3bo3U7Fjp9zZXwUWyPWwpvZva95RO-55mcvYI0bw/s320/Kate%20Williams%20obituary%20April%2018%201894%20CJ.JPG" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063954/1894-04-18/ed-1/seq-1/">April 18th, 1894</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>For whatever reasons, Kate Williams did not throw herself into advocacy for Suffrage or for Temperance, two fields where ambitious women could exercise some measure of leadership and accomplishment. Instead, she formed a cult.</p><p>Maybe we'll come back to this another time. There's definitely more to read on George H. Williams and Reconstruction, and Kate Williams deserves more consideration also.<br /></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-67366904777804059712024-03-04T07:00:00.000-08:002024-03-04T07:00:00.123-08:00Neighborhood just North of Geer Park May be Most Impacted by I-5 Corridor in 1950s<p>It turns out news articles are not the best way to find displacement, demolition, and condemnation for what became the I-5 alignment.</p><p>Auction ads are much better!</p><p>They show more houses moved or demolished than the news suggested. There
are twenty six households represented in this list, just for the Salem
Bypass, not including the Hayesville Interchange. This is not likely yet
a complete list, and we may add to it. <br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz4YXIR9SDYO614N8FgU8oKjdXNg7-BhpHxcK8CMPeyawUrOcMLuy2LfX-iukyS3gBRiX5Yq4S7GmkD48rT76zzAXnh9jb3SQEJ6s2A7dc5_g9Rr0TiGU5ypxpJRliAhrGckcYOZ2myP0G2Hk9kJwFwy0HLV1m7HfS8elgWsXO0P6eKF-RJHvXEUnOLA/s566/Cluster%20of%20removals%20between%20State%20and%20Center%201957%20Salem%20and%20Stayton%20maps.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="566" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwz4YXIR9SDYO614N8FgU8oKjdXNg7-BhpHxcK8CMPeyawUrOcMLuy2LfX-iukyS3gBRiX5Yq4S7GmkD48rT76zzAXnh9jb3SQEJ6s2A7dc5_g9Rr0TiGU5ypxpJRliAhrGckcYOZ2myP0G2Hk9kJwFwy0HLV1m7HfS8elgWsXO0P6eKF-RJHvXEUnOLA/w400-h338/Cluster%20of%20removals%20between%20State%20and%20Center%201957%20Salem%20and%20Stayton%20maps.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1957 Salem and Stayton USGS maps<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The most impacted neighborhood might be the new one just north of what is now Geer Park up to Center Street.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T09BpQKorDhrS8dl39xuYZwMyN8yrgWdFAVKvpvqKExppQL-e_rfbCX9vVUbexL2V7sn5UvaCbcAI_xE2aVfPwC2xCZZ4-gpBSKV181DUZsa6rdqbG6B0cSqtdLBbv_gGI7zY9NjL1RHKsJwI05T3od2bB3xW6wk2KEmHHxnVOaYHCL90Lw2fOQU2jU/s385/Salem%20Bypass%20Auction%20October%2014%201951%20State.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T09BpQKorDhrS8dl39xuYZwMyN8yrgWdFAVKvpvqKExppQL-e_rfbCX9vVUbexL2V7sn5UvaCbcAI_xE2aVfPwC2xCZZ4-gpBSKV181DUZsa6rdqbG6B0cSqtdLBbv_gGI7zY9NjL1RHKsJwI05T3od2bB3xW6wk2KEmHHxnVOaYHCL90Lw2fOQU2jU/s16000/Salem%20Bypass%20Auction%20October%2014%201951%20State.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1951-10-14/ed-1/seq-19/">October 14th, 1951</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Additionally, the first ad in the series suggests this was a new method: "First time homes have been offered under this method by Highway Commission."</p>
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<p>Here's the list in text form, reordered by street rather than auction date, running north from State Street. Most of them are in the area circled on the map at top, just north of Geer Park today, where in 1957 the urban fabric was clearly butting up against the highway alignment. The main plats there were filed in 1946 and 1949, so these were nearly certain to be very new houses. There are also what look like gaps, and again we may add to this list.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>3707 Monroe Avenue</li><li>3715 Monroe Avenue</li><li>3755 Monroe Avenue</li><li>3712 Thorndale Avenue</li><li>3714 Thorndale Avenue</li><li>3720 Thorndale Avenue</li><li>3650 Osborn Avenue</li><li>3655 Osborn Avenue</li><li>3660 Osborn Avenue</li><li>3710 Osborn Avenue</li><li>3710 Bell Road</li><li>3660 Truman Avenue</li><li>3676 Truman Avenue</li><li>3690 Truman Avenue</li><li>3650 Center Street</li><li>3709 Center Street</li><li>3595 D Street <br /></li><li>3585 Garden Road (Market St.)<br /></li><li>3640 Sunnyview Avenue</li><li>3650 Sunnyview Avenue</li><li>3655 Sunnyview Avenue</li><li>3657 Sunnyview Avenue</li><li>3660 Sunnyview Avenue <br /></li><li>2765 Fisher Road</li><li>Two homes near Pringle School out south (no address given)<br /></li></ul><p>At some point there might be more to say about those displaced, the people who lived in these homes, but at the moment we'll focus on the houses and addresses as the first unit for analysis. </p><p>Notes on auctions for the Hayesville Interchange and then the
Salem-Portland Expressway near Chemawa may be be in separate posts,
depending on how many there are.</p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-36647313032317041632024-03-02T09:00:00.000-08:002024-03-02T09:00:00.129-08:00Questions on Salem Bypass and Salem-Portland Expressway at Chemewa Indian School: More I-5 History<p>A query the other day about I-5 and Chemawa from historian SuAnn Reddick suggested the greatest Salem-area disruption from the I-5 system might be at Chemawa.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfQj2uvNriDloDdvxZ7QHeYrvk9Y5NxgqrlPd_Uk3fgI6KRDeMR5lXsvzIInjGOq475kzBLK_vW7t_yIGiR5hc3u1Z8_yQmYoEdNf24uV_gs5Oxg3y11RxJzINy25jC0t8A_tM8AOByi5t4rtK0Y4T2iTY1waCBGgRtfhO3TKMd7QPIV-UR_IRcRJy64/s1057/Portland%20Salem%20Expressway%20alignment%20at%20Chemawa%20January%2029%201953%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="1057" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfQj2uvNriDloDdvxZ7QHeYrvk9Y5NxgqrlPd_Uk3fgI6KRDeMR5lXsvzIInjGOq475kzBLK_vW7t_yIGiR5hc3u1Z8_yQmYoEdNf24uV_gs5Oxg3y11RxJzINy25jC0t8A_tM8AOByi5t4rtK0Y4T2iTY1waCBGgRtfhO3TKMd7QPIV-UR_IRcRJy64/w400-h214/Portland%20Salem%20Expressway%20alignment%20at%20Chemawa%20January%2029%201953%20state.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New expressway and bypass at Chemawa<br /><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1953-01-29/ed-1/seq-1/">January 29th, 1953</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>You may recall Reddick from the large package the paper ran in October of 2021 on the Chemawa Indian School, unmarked burials, and its policies and finances.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1lciYgl5I-bzaOWHrZo223lNbiT0WOW3P5v7UM71gEiUe9bwu31qT2-Rt9eXd4kfATeylcwoq_P0qvguZhIffaU3N1tVGVUNOruE39wmjPfiLTKXuHT2s7Wz3iNubFJKNPuvl8FHnnaeJaVL3Ahag3Ow87Fy1R3IHl4jZF8I1Px0FEUgevmXd19nLcs/s555/Chemawa%20School%20on%20Front%20Page.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1lciYgl5I-bzaOWHrZo223lNbiT0WOW3P5v7UM71gEiUe9bwu31qT2-Rt9eXd4kfATeylcwoq_P0qvguZhIffaU3N1tVGVUNOruE39wmjPfiLTKXuHT2s7Wz3iNubFJKNPuvl8FHnnaeJaVL3Ahag3Ow87Fy1R3IHl4jZF8I1Px0FEUgevmXd19nLcs/w228-h400/Chemawa%20School%20on%20Front%20Page.JPG" width="228" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 2021<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>She's been researching the history of Chemawa for a long time. </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>See also <a href="https://heritage.lib.pacificu.edu/s/deaths-chemawa/page/welcome">the database of deaths and burials</a> at Pacific University as well as <a href="https://willamette.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/169">the archived collection</a> at Willamette University. </li></ul><p>She had found this piece that mentions the State Highway Commission approving a route for the Salem Portland Expressway, which "would bisect the Chemawa Indian School Property." Was there more?<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_V22-Vpm7XHDFnZCo9ncBPuxYz8m8HYlBvY_29mQbXHjXVenHOic_cDn7jZhcPwgQsdMsL21dFgm2r7wfB6mMLGVvoqwMaNVKgVIeJV15r0knvjvcuZzo7MApG3XWuAvEFz94Hdd3QbOtoiYRRA9DQ9p-gkzHEEIEgHkWgBYQB6Mnghews7QjSmiJ7M/s720/Portland%20Salem%20Expressway%20alignment%20adopted%20Novmber%2025th%201952%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_V22-Vpm7XHDFnZCo9ncBPuxYz8m8HYlBvY_29mQbXHjXVenHOic_cDn7jZhcPwgQsdMsL21dFgm2r7wfB6mMLGVvoqwMaNVKgVIeJV15r0knvjvcuZzo7MApG3XWuAvEFz94Hdd3QbOtoiYRRA9DQ9p-gkzHEEIEgHkWgBYQB6Mnghews7QjSmiJ7M/w301-h400/Portland%20Salem%20Expressway%20alignment%20adopted%20Novmber%2025th%201952%20state.JPG" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1952-11-25/ed-1/seq-1/">November 25th, 1952</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>On the 24th, the day before, in its story on the Highway Commission's meeting, the evening paper had a little more and suggested the bisection might be contested.</p>
<blockquote><p>Highway department officials were somewhat concerned over obtaining permission from the U. S. department of Indian affairs to route the new freeway through the school property.</p>
<p>However, these fears were abated with the announcement that Oregon's Governor Douglas McKay would be the new secretary of the interior, under whose jurisdiction the department of Indian affairs operates. There is little doubt that the new interior secretary will grant his approval to the request."</p></blockquote><p>The paper seemed to be silent on the alignment at Chemawa, finding it of little consequence.</p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpc6_bqMoRDJqcx3xZD1F4eIosWJT9wlWedQgA8HjswqjOjfrJNZCfMy_oku9OtwAknKp35QJtA6JtlJAt4QCa6jmnhcIhtkiDVRi8p5ETTf4os_eaEAUkrkK_kK_sYDLd1DbtwwOPSd1Le0rHl374uoIhbxBpdbNT7XZI-rfsy6dZRTIs-pmT_nP30U/s815/Chemawa%20aerial%20with%20notes%20via%20OHS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="815" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpc6_bqMoRDJqcx3xZD1F4eIosWJT9wlWedQgA8HjswqjOjfrJNZCfMy_oku9OtwAknKp35QJtA6JtlJAt4QCa6jmnhcIhtkiDVRi8p5ETTf4os_eaEAUkrkK_kK_sYDLd1DbtwwOPSd1Le0rHl374uoIhbxBpdbNT7XZI-rfsy6dZRTIs-pmT_nP30U/w400-h300/Chemawa%20aerial%20with%20notes%20via%20OHS.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chemawa in 1947 (<a href="https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/aerial-view-of-chemawa-indian-school">Oregon Historical Society</a>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>But to those at Chemawa Indian School it was a real consequence and disruption, and the routing of the Expressway, which was absorbed a few years later into the Interstate Highway system, likely initiated a large scale shift to the east for campus. From Reddick's <a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/chemawa_indian_boarding_school/"><i>Oregon Encyclopedia</i> article on Chemawa</a>:</p><p></p><blockquote>In the 1970s, $10 million was allotted for a new campus complex and an
Indian Health clinic on the east side of the property. As the Salem
region grew, Interstate-5 (dedicated in 1966) and local highway
expansion reduced the campus to fewer than 300 acres, and the original
school buildings were demolished. In 1992, the historic campus—about 79
acres, including the old hospital and cemetery—was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The last structure on that site,
the Chemawa hospital and clinic, had been built in 1907 and burned in
1995. In 2009, a new dormitory for four hundred students was
constructed.</blockquote>
<p>The highway may not have demanded any immediate demolition of buildings on campus, though Reddick says, "I think they may have demolished some of the first school buildings," but it was certainly a disruption, intrusive and the start of eroding the historic center of the school and shifting it eastward away from the center on the railroad. <br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IjXkEBYorVTvLksvfJAycn6xsoxKE72bvmSXvCfr-rYCqmaLT5e83Pz71DjEyvqFIMTbwgaEnYJgY71mdT0uEvdW4henIGu4mbMHFbbg9V9i5ZHxexAqBc5SYzdO0ibdDLTXf51hbmeygNFh6RxclKrDRG88_eqPayXYyKn7f6xe9KGgmWvzEi4252w/s483/Chemawa%20c.1920%20on%20USGS%20maps.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="477" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IjXkEBYorVTvLksvfJAycn6xsoxKE72bvmSXvCfr-rYCqmaLT5e83Pz71DjEyvqFIMTbwgaEnYJgY71mdT0uEvdW4henIGu4mbMHFbbg9V9i5ZHxexAqBc5SYzdO0ibdDLTXf51hbmeygNFh6RxclKrDRG88_eqPayXYyKn7f6xe9KGgmWvzEi4252w/w395-h400/Chemawa%20c.1920%20on%20USGS%20maps.JPG" width="395" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McMinnville 1924, Mt. Angel 1923,<br />Stayton 1925, Salem 1917</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The school is nearly at the center of four USGS topo maps, so here's a
composite of the area from four maps c.1920. Again, it is easy to see
how the school buildings cluster around the railroad. A bandstand and gazebo right by the railroad must have marked a center and kind of public square for the campus. If the railroad and its mobility was "sticky" and attracted a campus
center, the interstate was less sticky and its autoism caused the center
to retreat some distance. (We see this today at Keizer Station and the new Costco development: At an interchange, but separated by a short drive.)<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NPKauew_rzQTlkxN543v8LHAVC0OM80ODe0DWwJByq_AUUUFV-Nk5EHz2RIMSTB6Q31co_Vg5bpaiBUdHRHD3jlrP4qc1K6n4fMy4pDpt5jarmTstLqzEbcQJ9x1eUhLyBbpYAxINmMiqL1H_5ICHUiF8Mm_GFEPwYRQr9C8uxU81SeyYIU6jpAsAsY/s741/Gazebo%20and%20Railroad%20-%20state%20library.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="741" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NPKauew_rzQTlkxN543v8LHAVC0OM80ODe0DWwJByq_AUUUFV-Nk5EHz2RIMSTB6Q31co_Vg5bpaiBUdHRHD3jlrP4qc1K6n4fMy4pDpt5jarmTstLqzEbcQJ9x1eUhLyBbpYAxINmMiqL1H_5ICHUiF8Mm_GFEPwYRQr9C8uxU81SeyYIU6jpAsAsY/w400-h209/Gazebo%20and%20Railroad%20-%20state%20library.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bandstand/gazebo and railroad<br />(undated, <a href="https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:22240/ada">State Library of Oregon</a>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Here's a modern aerial zoomed in a bit. The highway alignment did avoid the <i>center</i> of Chemawa, and in the 1953 map at the very top of this post you can see the veer around it. <br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkj2W9o-T0BWWI6m7sR9lsJYYFq7fPNoFjWcRAJ3RaoC9Xasc6ORC0agLtHmi4GW7pAdYY-c8_MKRQK_xI9u6tzvczgOD8eFduGO_5HBvUs2m1MN_FYOtSYaKKmdBFzsAZ-SnxqPT5IefaM2zl2N4MXFUv6RzbtJfoYN4aljitIlk-bpaYLk89e-Ejqw/s517/Chemawa%20shifted%20east.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="517" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkj2W9o-T0BWWI6m7sR9lsJYYFq7fPNoFjWcRAJ3RaoC9Xasc6ORC0agLtHmi4GW7pAdYY-c8_MKRQK_xI9u6tzvczgOD8eFduGO_5HBvUs2m1MN_FYOtSYaKKmdBFzsAZ-SnxqPT5IefaM2zl2N4MXFUv6RzbtJfoYN4aljitIlk-bpaYLk89e-Ejqw/w320-h269/Chemawa%20shifted%20east.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modern aerial<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>But an alignment might have connected to the Salem bypass farther north, veering east around Chemawa rather than west. It might be the prior decision on the Salem Bypass alignment rather than the Portland-Salem Expressway alignment that was determinative. (Maybe there will be more to say about this another time.) </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNILWbESh01lHG9nt9qDIzNARmo6lQiHz-T8sg8ahHOTrvZKueVDYszVesuqV1aI_9_yRvS32Oft0ft4z_212vehSwbjZDbfxL3g4tEIaTh2FSKJLvXIQEI0l3cqpoyzS63zBgdrFqVXrR6WVfEY9hpZgq-2pnyjJBZqF2dMMUaMp-LBj6kdPqY_mI5KQ/s446/Salem%20Bypass%20straight%20alignment.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="364" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNILWbESh01lHG9nt9qDIzNARmo6lQiHz-T8sg8ahHOTrvZKueVDYszVesuqV1aI_9_yRvS32Oft0ft4z_212vehSwbjZDbfxL3g4tEIaTh2FSKJLvXIQEI0l3cqpoyzS63zBgdrFqVXrR6WVfEY9hpZgq-2pnyjJBZqF2dMMUaMp-LBj6kdPqY_mI5KQ/w326-h400/Salem%20Bypass%20straight%20alignment.jpg" width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A straight route would really bisect<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>For Governor and then Secretary of the Interior McKay, any disruption and reduction at Chemewa might have been more feature than bug. He advocated for "termination" policies locally and then nationally. From <a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/termination_and_restoration/">the <i>Oregon Encyclopedia</i></a>:</p>
<blockquote>Of the federal-Indian policies introduced to American Indians,
termination of trust relations in the 1950s was arguably the most
dangerous for Native peoples. On a case-by-case basis, termination
threatened to end the trust relationship the U.S. government had with
tribes, bands, communities, and individuals who possessed trust lands or
properties, thereby giving Indians the same status as all other
American citizens. It meant that they owned land or property without the
federal protective responsibilities that were guaranteed them in the
374 United States-Indian treaties that were negotiated and ratified
between 1778 and 1871. Termination stripped Indians of their identity, a
part of the process to assimilate them into the mainstream American
culture.</blockquote> And <a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mckay-douglas-o/">on McKay</a>:<p></p><p></p><blockquote><p>A fiscal conservative, Governor McKay focused on improving the highway infrastructure in the state and promoted the harvest of old-growth timber so that, through reforestation, Oregon's forestlands could be intensively managed for sustained-yield production. A staunch defender of “free enterprise” and privately owned power companies, McKay successfully battled against the Truman Administration’s proposal for a federally managed Columbia Valley Authority. Criticizing what he saw as obsolete paternalism, the governor also supported termination of the federal government’s trust relationship with Oregon's Klamath Tribe, despite serious questions as to whether the policy would actually prove beneficial to the tribe's members....</p><p>Implementing the anti-New Deal Republican Party's war on domestic federal expenditures, Interior Secretary McKay reduced the department’s staffing level by four thousand employees and dramatically slashed its spending. He also personally oversaw the termination of Oregon’s Klamath, Siletz, and Grand Ronde Tribes and their reservations. He promoted Idaho Power Company’s construction of a privately owned hydroelectric dam in Hells Canyon and approved plans to build a dam that would have flooded Utah’s Echo Canyon and Dinosaur National Monument, the outcry over which helped spur the growth of the modern environmental movement.</p></blockquote>
<p>Beyond the mere fact of reducing acreage for the Expressway, there is weirdness about land ownership.</p><p>From "<a href="https://washingtoncountyheritage.org/s/deaths-chemawa/item/119902">Historical Notes on Chemawa Indian School</a>" in Marion County History, Vol. 5, 1959:<br /></p><p></p><blockquote>By
1922 the land area of the school had increased to 426 acres. Some of
the land was purchased by the students and donated to the school as a
token of their gratitude. Most of the money was earned picking hops....</blockquote><p> </p><p>When I have read occasional secondhand reports in the newspaper about hop picking and buying land, any "donation" of picking wages for land purchase has generally seemed rather more compulsory than freely given. "Donation" really seems like a euphemism here. Additionally, there is the original land seizure by settlers, then making indigenous people earn wages to buy back land to give to the government to hold in "trust." Or something like that. It is layered with complications, ambiguity, and irony.</p><p>That 1959 piece also doesn't mention relocating campus buildings yet. The Expressway had <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1955-11-01/ed-1/seq-1/">opened on November 1st, 1955</a>. It's not clear how the intrusion had registered with students and the administration. </p><p>The story of relocating campus is complicated, and there are intersecting, even tangled, threads on maintenance budgets and efforts, neglect, and other factors.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZpwKLuCZd8S_jmSdeHRsDr0bWCU_rUr4_1X3V4nuVGSKhJzkw1-T9SXkn9HvLvb5sI_cp3gCv2JSM_tUFThtcGG1fATvI4J2J1dlXvd2Pb8LoDt6MY2MY7mTkCNLbKJBonDVO28zszmnHiZRjvg8piiTvU6fjkPHR-stebJGDxaRlSVt59JL1mUHIMc/s579/Editorial%20on%20Rebuilding%20Chemawa%20March%2011%201968%20Statesman.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="355" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZpwKLuCZd8S_jmSdeHRsDr0bWCU_rUr4_1X3V4nuVGSKhJzkw1-T9SXkn9HvLvb5sI_cp3gCv2JSM_tUFThtcGG1fATvI4J2J1dlXvd2Pb8LoDt6MY2MY7mTkCNLbKJBonDVO28zszmnHiZRjvg8piiTvU6fjkPHR-stebJGDxaRlSVt59JL1mUHIMc/s320/Editorial%20on%20Rebuilding%20Chemawa%20March%2011%201968%20Statesman.JPG" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 11th, 1968<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H0OBPk2zeK8Vd-o3DVcKw6lA0hvHjO_VH9XZkZdNq-gOeXSvZ9cGNyyqbUqEpeyj3bHEOG18IHxNXMf9AbNbMVyzBTys5IbwlrN4YK6toGcRbUOFdNeSzmSxEMQX5Ol30f8nQP3gdesEm6v985aik3E8hNDgLczCe2b-rwMHXC4MxRBB0M8Mai5vDIk/s751/Attempt%20to%20Preserve%20Chemawa%20buildings%20October%208%201978%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="751" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H0OBPk2zeK8Vd-o3DVcKw6lA0hvHjO_VH9XZkZdNq-gOeXSvZ9cGNyyqbUqEpeyj3bHEOG18IHxNXMf9AbNbMVyzBTys5IbwlrN4YK6toGcRbUOFdNeSzmSxEMQX5Ol30f8nQP3gdesEm6v985aik3E8hNDgLczCe2b-rwMHXC4MxRBB0M8Mai5vDIk/w400-h253/Attempt%20to%20Preserve%20Chemawa%20buildings%20October%208%201978%20CJ.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 8th, 1978<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
The newspaper, which itself didn't necessarily pay close attention to the school, doesn't describe rebuilding or demolition until many years after the highway was completed. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEnZQa7o-Tddl8p7IsS1xMQemRiA0aWiN_PNqM4Jks11yZ2UWbnSfw2dzp50GZQ5FrK5vwHto7TbEmsxSw-HyYb9jwcF0U3Lj9Sst9jtgQK9fd8l7yvRsnsGiQ821ltQua593w84gdFGtWAj6AYknnPMFHg2nt3rrJl4YarxF0s6qaX01dgA6Oaeb4CQ/s612/Chemawa%20and%20I-5%20Interchange%20Plan%20Cover%20clip.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEnZQa7o-Tddl8p7IsS1xMQemRiA0aWiN_PNqM4Jks11yZ2UWbnSfw2dzp50GZQ5FrK5vwHto7TbEmsxSw-HyYb9jwcF0U3Lj9Sst9jtgQK9fd8l7yvRsnsGiQ821ltQua593w84gdFGtWAj6AYknnPMFHg2nt3rrJl4YarxF0s6qaX01dgA6Oaeb4CQ/s320/Chemawa%20and%20I-5%20Interchange%20Plan%20Cover%20clip.JPG" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MOAR HIWAY!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Even now, a plan from a decade ago, the I-5 Chemawa Interchange Area Management Plan, has not seemed too terribly concerned with the cemetery, vestiges of the old campus, and the current school and students. The word "cemetery" appears twice in a document over 100 pages long. It is similarly brief about related matters.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuoNOrlmA5EHS63kSI6z4UqewjF7836IeXMMj8ukYWZJcYc-ew97YGhFejYR8nzGqHcIgCBvbEAAaEXQsOtGyeuGjVd5WaAQD1vrmA0SdqVT-89u4e0vso3rRH0__f7Z9op6xC40sfUYiJ2nZ-L8vq30GUGVIu3Ojpv-3ZKNPkluzgbk4qG-udpzc9Jc/s690/Cemetery%20in%20Chemawa%20interchange%20plan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuoNOrlmA5EHS63kSI6z4UqewjF7836IeXMMj8ukYWZJcYc-ew97YGhFejYR8nzGqHcIgCBvbEAAaEXQsOtGyeuGjVd5WaAQD1vrmA0SdqVT-89u4e0vso3rRH0__f7Z9op6xC40sfUYiJ2nZ-L8vq30GUGVIu3Ojpv-3ZKNPkluzgbk4qG-udpzc9Jc/w313-h400/Cemetery%20in%20Chemawa%20interchange%20plan.JPG" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of two instances of "cemetery"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It will be good to read sometime in the future what Reddick finds and how she interprets the disruption from the Expressway and Bypass alignments. Files in the ODOT archives might have more on the State Highway
Commission meeting with material on the assessment of alignment
alternatives, the decisions, and surveying. Maybe there will be records also in Federal archives. On the surface it does not seem likely to be a simple story at all.<br /></p><p>See previously on the Salem Bypass and the Expressway to Portland as precursors to the Interstate:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/01/baldocks-baddie-more-reason-to-blame-him-i-5-history-salem-bypass.html">Baldock's a Baddie! More Reason to Blame Him: Some I-5 History</a>"</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/03/adam-stephens-house-of-1876-likely-demolished-for-i-5-route-1954.html">Adam Stephens House of 1876 Likely Demolished for I-5 Route in 1954</a>"<br /></li></ul>
Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-22353898255035315682024-02-28T13:00:00.000-08:002024-02-28T13:24:24.464-08:00From Breyman House to Gas Station to Social Service Hub: The Corner of Church and Court<p><i>Salem Reporter</i> has <a href="https://www.salemreporter.com/2024/02/28/retooling-salem-building-for-social-services-awaits-legislative-action/">a story this morning about a proposal for the former Statesman annex building</a>, a printing plant I think, on the corner of Church and Court.</p><p>The proposal is for a combination of rental storage units
and social service hub. Senator Patterson and Representative Andersen
are chief sponsors of a bill, <a href="https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1570">SB 1570</a>, that would help the YMCA with some funding for it.</p><p>The corner also has an interesting history of redevelopment.<br /></p>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlh7mB5r54eo5rmslOBd3CuDroAbijfH0t4Kj5F0ieSNKtPEy3YHDaEnU4Kds1Nf77fEZP4ayd3q1K0t7cwEJU77lyc0gjx4dxn9xUw79-oTiLD9jYrBcXDIzAO4jFuklebIkXeqi-Aw/s1600/Ben+Taylor+at+Eugene+Breyman+House.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlh7mB5r54eo5rmslOBd3CuDroAbijfH0t4Kj5F0ieSNKtPEy3YHDaEnU4Kds1Nf77fEZP4ayd3q1K0t7cwEJU77lyc0gjx4dxn9xUw79-oTiLD9jYrBcXDIzAO4jFuklebIkXeqi-Aw/s400/Ben+Taylor+at+Eugene+Breyman+House.JPG" width="321" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben Taylor at the Breyman House<br />
(<a href="http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm/ref/collection/max/id/174">Salem Library Historic Photos</a>)</td></tr>
</tbody></table><p>You might have seen this late 1880s or 1890s photo of postman Ben Taylor
on his high wheel, riding east on the sidewalk of Court Street. The
Eugene Breyman house was on the corner of Church and Court. (1903 obituaries of Breyman in <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1903-03-03/ed-1/seq-5/">the <i>Oregonian</i></a> and <i><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063956/1903-03-03/ed-1/seq-5/">Daily Journal</a></i>.)<br /></p><p>In 1930 the house was moved to a new site on the west side of Summer Street along the south side bank of Mill Creek.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjP79phNMwrNmOPTG9LqviNOoAubVGTb5WQfrNVrwkfjI6mMv_05kq2KZJdgxIECYSrwcEA4tRh8CPr7vhPvFN8z5BlfsYBox8Nn5PhhdIy0JG1Elz3MEdd7m_IWBl54nsfBVXSN-hVwEfZ_pGkxtg2je5MdhZV0vFeIaNLt5Wsc8y7kF9ZqoHDXjn0I/s706/Eugene%20Breyman%20house%20moved%20March%202%201930%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="291" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjP79phNMwrNmOPTG9LqviNOoAubVGTb5WQfrNVrwkfjI6mMv_05kq2KZJdgxIECYSrwcEA4tRh8CPr7vhPvFN8z5BlfsYBox8Nn5PhhdIy0JG1Elz3MEdd7m_IWBl54nsfBVXSN-hVwEfZ_pGkxtg2je5MdhZV0vFeIaNLt5Wsc8y7kF9ZqoHDXjn0I/w165-h400/Eugene%20Breyman%20house%20moved%20March%202%201930%20state.JPG" width="165" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1930-03-02/ed-1/seq-7/">March 2nd, 1930</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMQo9Na2KKeYkhqQ2eW8QI0mxK59MN39sRkDyDk0Ef7rJ6gqjsPGnMWOifKi37BXRK3j8G7aaptiK3Ut5iiJBcdIXjlr45MW08H6cskJ0dc81Q-eED2KjtEwd8kbSeJfJqkwMYOlSfm0/s1600/Breyman+House+on+Summer+-+60s.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMQo9Na2KKeYkhqQ2eW8QI0mxK59MN39sRkDyDk0Ef7rJ6gqjsPGnMWOifKi37BXRK3j8G7aaptiK3Ut5iiJBcdIXjlr45MW08H6cskJ0dc81Q-eED2KjtEwd8kbSeJfJqkwMYOlSfm0/s400/Breyman+House+on+Summer+-+60s.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Breyman House moved to Summer Street<br />(<a href="http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm/ref/collection/specialcol/id/2019">Salem Library Historic Photos</a>)</span></td></tr>
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<p>Texaco built a gas station in its place.</p><a name='more'></a>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eRL0bAJZG3kxWsDGGYC40mELspVwdFG3Yl2ThArh0d78-fmDvzXu-v4q4zEF5xrdpe4-nWU98VeOp8DPFJBqJksbrBarIFG5fcHA51P7cLY6l165xlk34I_dmtuNnkiuIbrwRhJLgqLqfLm0-1TKsEC_KFlIEsUPHp5W8nEAh50cFsmxjY_V9ofkXmA/s664/Gas%20Station%20at%20Statesman%20Site%20Court%20and%20Church%20OSL.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="664" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eRL0bAJZG3kxWsDGGYC40mELspVwdFG3Yl2ThArh0d78-fmDvzXu-v4q4zEF5xrdpe4-nWU98VeOp8DPFJBqJksbrBarIFG5fcHA51P7cLY6l165xlk34I_dmtuNnkiuIbrwRhJLgqLqfLm0-1TKsEC_KFlIEsUPHp5W8nEAh50cFsmxjY_V9ofkXmA/w400-h269/Gas%20Station%20at%20Statesman%20Site%20Court%20and%20Church%20OSL.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Former gas station on Church & Court, c.1935<br />(<a href="https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:41134/ada">State Library of Oregon</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the photo you can see the old YMCA building on the right, and the spire for the old St. Joseph's in the back center. </p><p>When it opened in 1930 the gas station got a full width headline, a small feature, and a photo. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTEZYLhkBJs6ID6YlJPSO1jKrewN7Xd6T_712j7YITR5XBZGbc0HZ8h6_cGl0Mhe16r19Qa9AeasiXotuq-1QITIA_U5TS8f4PMrAgYmxtESM6Jhb_hHnuwVuZzWuQRIVPD2jF-EMYLyP_0sRlaOlhjcjxkz0nh5hLQEdp3l-uVImwgVThy7o9rUb_5w/s824/Texaco%20Gas%20Station%20opens%20June%2028%201930%20state.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="660" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTEZYLhkBJs6ID6YlJPSO1jKrewN7Xd6T_712j7YITR5XBZGbc0HZ8h6_cGl0Mhe16r19Qa9AeasiXotuq-1QITIA_U5TS8f4PMrAgYmxtESM6Jhb_hHnuwVuZzWuQRIVPD2jF-EMYLyP_0sRlaOlhjcjxkz0nh5hLQEdp3l-uVImwgVThy7o9rUb_5w/w320-h400/Texaco%20Gas%20Station%20opens%20June%2028%201930%20state.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1930-06-28/ed-1/seq-10/">June 28th, 1930</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>They hyped it as "The first completely modern super service station on the Pacific highway in downtown Salem" complete with an "artistic arrangement" of buildings and landscaping. </p><p>It's funny now to think of a time when a gas station might be artsy. <br /></p><p>The State Library dates the photo to c.1930, but you can just make out that the trees in the photo are significantly taller than in the more securely dated image in the newspaper. So it's probably from 1935 or a little later.</p><p>Between the wood-framed house, the gas station, and then the newspaper annex building, it's had three phases of development, very typical as we've seen for the downtown area. <br /></p><p>Previously see:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>On Ben, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2013/08/ben-taylor-salems-first-bicycle.html">The Story of Salem's First Bicycle: Ben Taylor talks with Fred Lockley</a>" (2013)</li><li>On a misidentified building behind several pictures of Ben in that 2013 post, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2020/09/smiths-brick-not-nesmith-building-home-wctu-ramp-memorial-hall.html">Smith's Brick, not Nesmith Building, was Home of the WCTU Ramp Memorial Hall</a>" (2020)<br /></li><li>On a misidentified lost statue, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2019/11/breyman-fountain-lost-between-world-war-II-and-proposed-vietnam-war-memorials.html">Breyman Fountain Lost Between World War II and Proposed Vietnam War Memorials</a>" (2019)<br /></li><li>And elsewhere: I got through this post before I remembered to check Virginia Green's blog, and <a href="https://shineonsalem.org/1887-eugene-breyman-house/">she'd already written about it</a>, covering the same material. But it's not well known, so there's no harm in repetition! A couple of minor details can also be corrected.<br /></li></ul><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-43555966324962368162024-02-27T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-27T07:00:00.130-08:00Dysfunction Junction of South Commercial and Liberty to get a Signalized Crossing<p>The City's <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/Home/Components/News/News/1068/15">announced the start of construction</a> on a significant walking and biking project from the Commercial-Vista Corridor Study.</p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bike signal to cross Liberty southbound at the Y</td></tr>
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<p>Mostly it's great. But it appears the City has quietly reduced the project scope. Here's the first version from 2017.<br /></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the 2018 - 2023 SKATS TIP</td></tr>
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<p>From the City yesterday:</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Beginning in March 2024, Salem will improve bike and pedestrian
infrastructure along Commercial Street SE from Oxford Street SE to
Madrona Avenue SE. The project includes installing new high-visibility
bike lanes, a bicycle signal to cross Liberty Road S, and a rapid
flashing beacon on Commercial Street SE at Triangle Drive SE to provide
added awareness and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Key Upgrades:</b></span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Bicycle Crossing Signal: </b>A bike signal on Liberty Road S at Commercial St SE to create added visibility for cyclists continuing south on Commercial.<br /></span></span>
</li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon:</b> A flashing
beacon sign will be installed at Triangle Drive SE to provide extra
visibility for both cyclists and pedestrians at the intersection.
</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>High-visibility Bike Lanes: </b>Restriping of bike
lanes to include high-visibility green markings will provide dedicated
space for cyclists, reducing potential conflicts between cyclists and
motor vehicles. </span></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Schedule:</b></span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Phase 1</b> <b>(Starting March 4, 2024</b>)
This phase will include the installation of a bicycle signal on Liberty
Road S and a flashing beacon on Commercial Street SE at Triangle Drive
SE. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers should use caution and expect
some lane closures and delays. <br />
During Phase 1, pedestrian access may be restricted within the work
areas and temporary pedestrian routes will be identified around the work
zone.<br /></span></span>
</li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Phase 2</b> <b>(Starting in summer 2024)</b>
This phase will include restriping lane lines of Commercial Street SE
to install dedicated bike lanes with high-visibility green markings. <br />
During Phase 2, work is expected to occur in the overnight hours (9
p.m. to 6 a.m.) Temporary traffic control will include lane closures,
limited sidewalk access, and delays along Commercial Street SE from
Oxford Street SE to Madrona Avenue SE.</span></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This project was originally identified in the Bike & Walk Salem
update to the Salem Transportation Plan 2013. This plan identifies
enhanced bike facilities along Commercial Street. In 2018, we were
awarded funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) All
Roads Transportation Safety (ARTS) Program to design and install
buffered bike lanes on Commercial Street and improve bicycle and
pedestrian crossings in the area.</span></span></p></blockquote>
<p>It's interesting the City release is silent on the Commercial-Vista Corridor Study, preferring to mention Bike & Walk Salem.</p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did we lose the median at Triangle?<br /></td></tr>
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<p>It's also silent on pedestrian refuge medians. In fact, it's totally silent on the crossing at Waldo Avenue. The City never did say explicitly that this crossing had been deleted. The deletion was <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2019/11/reductions-on-commercial-vista-corridor-crosswalks-at-mpo-skats.html">buried in an agenda item at SKATS a few years ago</a>. The current press release mentions only the beacon at Triangle Drive. Is there no median? In 2015 a median was called out with the beacon, but already in 2017 it's missing and maybe deleted. Without a median at Triangle Drive, that is still a full five auto travel lanes, plus bike lanes, to cross. That's a big street!</p><a name='more'></a>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhWtJ_JIm0uErKdVYKbc6T74JOrCT5UhoqUT12G4_dzZ3UIHAdauIqiggwurYpvE7LGgmEeJpgHC5UvWuozahV4GW4MTtOntkLIoRPmglz2EZWXCm47BVpQy5Id5S9VPVVC0ReSJJtfU/s1600/Crossing+Commercial+crop.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhWtJ_JIm0uErKdVYKbc6T74JOrCT5UhoqUT12G4_dzZ3UIHAdauIqiggwurYpvE7LGgmEeJpgHC5UvWuozahV4GW4MTtOntkLIoRPmglz2EZWXCm47BVpQy5Id5S9VPVVC0ReSJJtfU/s1600/Crossing+Commercial+crop.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beacon alone is likely not enough!<br /></td></tr>
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<p>A median refuge or lack of it will be a detail to watch. <br /></p><p>Here's more detail on the bike crossing for southbound travel on Commercial Street at the Wye with Liberty.<br /></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southbound on Commercial at Liberty<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table><p>Last fall a reader remarked on this treatment:</p><p></p><blockquote>The signal setup at Commercial and Liberty seems sketchy to say the
least. There is seemingly nowhere to wait to cross the street when the
signal is red. A lack of protection for this queue is nerve-wracking. </blockquote><p>They highlight the threat of being rear-ended while waiting for the light. Maybe more of a jug-handle queue up on the sidewalk with curb cuts would have been helpful. Could signal-detection and programming create a leading interval so that a person on bike is not faced with queuing? Anyway, there is room to refine and improve things here.</p><p>As I read it the green paint, all of it, will be in phase 2.</p><p>In 2017 the bike lanes also went to Winding Way instead of stopping at Madrona.</p><p>It will be great to see it finished, but it's also not as great as it could be, having been cut down at several points in the last decade.<br /></p><p></p><p>See previous posts <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/search/label/Commercial%20Vista%20Corridor%20Study">on the Commercial-Vista Corridor Study here</a>.</p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-79378465138820678752024-02-26T12:01:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:23:26.251-08:00New Zoning for the Former Reform School and Prison Annex Site<p>On Tuesday the Planning Commission will consider a proposal to rezone the site of the former Reform School and then Prison Annex. The matter's been postponed at least twice since the original Hearing date in November. The developer representative wanted more time as the Staff proposed conditions of approval seemed more than the developer team was prepared for. Staff have also revised the proposed conditions, and it seems very likely the Hearing will be continued and for more discussion and analysis, as the project is not simple and land conditions are complicated. The project also might need some additional refinement. <br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU7KZ21dR_G9dQh9sVU8g4m1LU_4RYOYGVMQC3aykq_5LmIVzOYr7YhXFrHLphA-68qiK4a941d6w5ACBly_cNlRAUYIRqlWKdr9meFYmnCKmg37UG0ETz6j6hBHgX-OO9074M3ef2LPElCBUaZu0Ma1TrVsjWOdTQGVH2vp1uUDI9Q7-YG0TZ_rRbJQ/s711/Hearing%20Notice%20for%20Zoning%20Change%20on%20Rector%20DLC%20area.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="643" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU7KZ21dR_G9dQh9sVU8g4m1LU_4RYOYGVMQC3aykq_5LmIVzOYr7YhXFrHLphA-68qiK4a941d6w5ACBly_cNlRAUYIRqlWKdr9meFYmnCKmg37UG0ETz6j6hBHgX-OO9074M3ef2LPElCBUaZu0Ma1TrVsjWOdTQGVH2vp1uUDI9Q7-YG0TZ_rRbJQ/w361-h400/Hearing%20Notice%20for%20Zoning%20Change%20on%20Rector%20DLC%20area.JPG" width="361" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/21129">New zoning proposed</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1qDYHOCa_MzhIlvQx17LqxRbIxxtKfaTQof0qeTf2q1zPqaAxEOoxW1w2IFd_9RBWsC1yth5rdQCSWg4j3cBl3Oj5_KGXwihS9sVaqYRM6oiEdFXXWepC1-2dAYJubCRiM8BUAt34ipxNWhcUcWtuDnK1QznU05tjHEjPAzFLojlArfNmnVFh2l15Bg/s683/Proposed%20development%20from%20DKS%20march%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="683" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1qDYHOCa_MzhIlvQx17LqxRbIxxtKfaTQof0qeTf2q1zPqaAxEOoxW1w2IFd_9RBWsC1yth5rdQCSWg4j3cBl3Oj5_KGXwihS9sVaqYRM6oiEdFXXWepC1-2dAYJubCRiM8BUAt34ipxNWhcUcWtuDnK1QznU05tjHEjPAzFLojlArfNmnVFh2l15Bg/w400-h195/Proposed%20development%20from%20DKS%20march%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Development concept<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>See from November, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/rezoning-former-reform-school-and-prison-annex-area-planning-commission.html">Rezoning the Former Reform School and Prison Annex Area</a>" with an overview focused on the history of the site</li></ul><p>Since then, even with two supplemental Staff Reports (original in <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/21209/638355625207430000">November</a>, then <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/21658/638403025127870000">January</a> and <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/22181/638440331321270000">February</a>), the project remains a little slippery.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0j9siAIIW448DTyQw93-nH0tm0MRRKzYGf4_6xxWPEfKhKa-oCD-LVbKnoTYimM8n1sum01-td3tnM707Y2EvtE9gmr4kzBmBhgM2Ep6ADXtq0ZY4FanMsf7QC-u-vlPSPPR6bRUqxG-yS0RuqaWRNoPQE9eR3WXIS4z2tQsN2KqTfFvB-qLIC3LFeE/s689/MU-I%20or%20MU-III.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="689" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0j9siAIIW448DTyQw93-nH0tm0MRRKzYGf4_6xxWPEfKhKa-oCD-LVbKnoTYimM8n1sum01-td3tnM707Y2EvtE9gmr4kzBmBhgM2Ep6ADXtq0ZY4FanMsf7QC-u-vlPSPPR6bRUqxG-yS0RuqaWRNoPQE9eR3WXIS4z2tQsN2KqTfFvB-qLIC3LFeE/w400-h255/MU-I%20or%20MU-III.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MU-I or MU-III? Not consistent with map<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>For one, the map calls out an area for MU-III zoning, and the text of the first Staff Report says MU-I.</p><p>MU-III is more commercially oriented than MU-I, and that's a significant difference.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKkQ1AZU3Czl6Kg2MQTdc55VAFbtfxDVWMD2ZwjROgkbWFgnGzu19BdNbvM5f_pYWBRhOloE3WYnv55YlKB3KZ9FDGF_TsZIDgQtUaxjmoHFFv35Sqf0l5dmHujsFMF3BAcaru13v1xu6meQs7sElOHIj6jw7v8iFdMr4Ek38Oq21CO-4BO9QOIKSKUM/s729/Apartments%20and%20houses%20from%20original%20narrative%20December%202022.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="729" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKkQ1AZU3Czl6Kg2MQTdc55VAFbtfxDVWMD2ZwjROgkbWFgnGzu19BdNbvM5f_pYWBRhOloE3WYnv55YlKB3KZ9FDGF_TsZIDgQtUaxjmoHFFv35Sqf0l5dmHujsFMF3BAcaru13v1xu6meQs7sElOHIj6jw7v8iFdMr4Ek38Oq21CO-4BO9QOIKSKUM/w400-h299/Apartments%20and%20houses%20from%20original%20narrative%20December%202022.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House lots and apartment block deployment<br />Phases C, D, and E</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>At least some of the project concept looks like traditional single standalone housing and an apartment complex.</p><a name='more'></a>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jrRGU0obLbeqUJRp8xxTDUGzSePfbpofxgf_ulLkhLMfAsp7L5Kxc7fJyG8zHvjTZeG8SIXVqIQjwQkUrZu43JcN_sL-NU5zb0FRrBJ28qAbWXVKv6Quia7XqGiEWDsT3U22ER6Zf_XLtbZNqDqu34-5jvSeDMwtsv8Zntz3q_GXlVJqkL3AtSiuZkg/s920/Phasing%20plan%20DKS%20March%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="920" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jrRGU0obLbeqUJRp8xxTDUGzSePfbpofxgf_ulLkhLMfAsp7L5Kxc7fJyG8zHvjTZeG8SIXVqIQjwQkUrZu43JcN_sL-NU5zb0FRrBJ28qAbWXVKv6Quia7XqGiEWDsT3U22ER6Zf_XLtbZNqDqu34-5jvSeDMwtsv8Zntz3q_GXlVJqkL3AtSiuZkg/w400-h260/Phasing%20plan%20DKS%20March%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phasing plan<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>But that diagram doesn't match up very well with a different map on the phasing plan.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ5xccL7YTH_7zYm1yvakaINlSlwfYzAU3KiNT7Jl1Fk6iTYKiuDJBbNZU4qNWUMyXY6eun9QTaSnxo5BJAwYPiyurTLLJnd8vZ_9INBn0vO9S6vhImwxARoPZNQZ7dETsVEdtyOEqJ7xgzgyRTFaDgkLwQzSsLfgED1u-_HBIHu1j8RkOxLo9oGz-bE/s617/Herron%20cemetery%20in%202021%20appraisal.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="559" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ5xccL7YTH_7zYm1yvakaINlSlwfYzAU3KiNT7Jl1Fk6iTYKiuDJBbNZU4qNWUMyXY6eun9QTaSnxo5BJAwYPiyurTLLJnd8vZ_9INBn0vO9S6vhImwxARoPZNQZ7dETsVEdtyOEqJ7xgzgyRTFaDgkLwQzSsLfgED1u-_HBIHu1j8RkOxLo9oGz-bE/w363-h400/Herron%20cemetery%20in%202021%20appraisal.JPG" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herren Cemetery (2021 appraisal)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Those phasing maps also don't show any cutouts for known cemeteries, discussed in a 2021 appraisal from <i>before</i> sale. That is a little weird, and does not inspire confidence that the project will be very sensitive to existing conditions. Just as a matter of PR, why wouldn't you call out the cemeteries and say you'll have a special park area for them?</p><p>Since the City says "There are eight known archaeological sites and 20 archaeological isolates within the proposed development area," they add as a Condition of Approval:</p><p></p><blockquote>Prior to ground disturbing activity, the applicant shall provide evidence of completed consultation with the Oregon SHPO and the Tribes and demonstrated compliance with SRC 230.105, Preservation of Archaeological Resources.</blockquote>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQow7033aluy1GRVmi8ok1RjOcJ5OHtsFPy60n2WhS-PkXHp2G06faTqzmwctSJmvBsnhKXltNgzOtpNdLNckJ-on77oasgU76AgsC4iogoFNlrjzIPk-MsJissKaOG2Isk7GrcRq3epJtWbm57LwOaZ3W7PSPcjwbiTMqqCptRfgO1dCn6IFnacdkiw8/s761/Concern%20on%20Mill%20Creek%20Feb%202024%20Staff%20Report.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="761" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQow7033aluy1GRVmi8ok1RjOcJ5OHtsFPy60n2WhS-PkXHp2G06faTqzmwctSJmvBsnhKXltNgzOtpNdLNckJ-on77oasgU76AgsC4iogoFNlrjzIPk-MsJissKaOG2Isk7GrcRq3epJtWbm57LwOaZ3W7PSPcjwbiTMqqCptRfgO1dCn6IFnacdkiw8/w400-h158/Concern%20on%20Mill%20Creek%20Feb%202024%20Staff%20Report.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the latest Staff Report<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Indeed, an even greater existing condition is the creek and flood plain around it, and much of the delay seems to have arisen over negotiations about how to deal with it. The Developer seems to want very minimal compliance with riparian and flood zones.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eIVaPh-NsDY0eMB9cVHSEKaTwrQT6pHxWlo6vYj7GHxPP3IXv0ChARCxEpqG8h8UrP_uqR3yMK3TJVUPYiKlg8ax8q6gGWWeF4f4NEa0iXcoW_L7mNQ45m3r1ZlG6GDX6Oz0kr3qxXBiouVEzoJmuNLbnRWa0djsMZrMwFKY-L2_jUTPidhy7W0aHTU/s486/Supplemental%20Staff%20Report%20on%20Floodway%20larger%20than%20120%20foot%20buffer.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eIVaPh-NsDY0eMB9cVHSEKaTwrQT6pHxWlo6vYj7GHxPP3IXv0ChARCxEpqG8h8UrP_uqR3yMK3TJVUPYiKlg8ax8q6gGWWeF4f4NEa0iXcoW_L7mNQ45m3r1ZlG6GDX6Oz0kr3qxXBiouVEzoJmuNLbnRWa0djsMZrMwFKY-L2_jUTPidhy7W0aHTU/w300-h400/Supplemental%20Staff%20Report%20on%20Floodway%20larger%20than%20120%20foot%20buffer.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 120-foot buffer too small even?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Staff Revised a condition in response to Developer criticism.<br /></p><p>The earlier one:</p>
<blockquote><p>Condition 4: Prior to issuance of any development permits, the applicant shall establish a Riparian
Corridor Buffer along Mill Creek based on a site-specific assessment using the Oregon
Department of State Land’s (DSL) Urban Riparian Inventory and Assessment Guide methodology.
This study shall be conducted by a qualified wetland/biological consultant. The width of the buffer
should be no less than 120-feet from top of bank or a distance established by a qualified biological
consultant utilizing the Urban Riparian Inventory and Assessment Guide (DSL 1998), whichever is
greater.<br /></p></blockquote>
<p>The revised one:</p>
<blockquote><p>Conditon 4: Prior to issuance of any development permits, the applicant shall establish and
identify a Riparian Corridor along Mill Creek of 120-feet from the top of bank within
the IG and IC zones and 50-feet from the top of bank for the remainder of the
property.<br /></p></blockquote><p>
This seems likely to be debated and contested further.</p><p>The City itself also is incoherent on bike lanes. There's a real mismatch between "all ages and abilities" and the actual road conditions and proposed standard bike lanes.<br />
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGqMtRp_zxdAIzizf7Psa8xDheEcQ5B3oJMq2t13in4cm8WlNHrZnfJr4wOcrWNOzQUssTLgeCIm5bZJNoJ4sBULN0EoacVI1JTWvSvSR34XyryjcTEHVvsoYFlN57n9dP-5V9w-xDrgiIjpPRoXxOqBYBEYTd6a1yCyp2wJpBuVLkpgWqU8T3m0XgMY/s685/Mismatch%20on%20bike%20facilities%20in%20Staff%20Report%20Nov%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="685" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGqMtRp_zxdAIzizf7Psa8xDheEcQ5B3oJMq2t13in4cm8WlNHrZnfJr4wOcrWNOzQUssTLgeCIm5bZJNoJ4sBULN0EoacVI1JTWvSvSR34XyryjcTEHVvsoYFlN57n9dP-5V9w-xDrgiIjpPRoXxOqBYBEYTd6a1yCyp2wJpBuVLkpgWqU8T3m0XgMY/w400-h148/Mismatch%20on%20bike%20facilities%20in%20Staff%20Report%20Nov%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staff Report on bikes<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Gz-eG_AkTXNundLM_sQHr5Yy9l-gjGPmQovvvuqWpYtV9PXYX-SKEsGk5ip_DmTVcmf3-klFTs-5RtvT-rJbHm6QUmlNIXPNx1_gnN-vl_GyM2PjVCZUXeqTWqJH-NBAhWvDW-EYhhd07dxtc7NxriVjgYSZ86TR04EZMZYK5MT_dK5Mr7Ha_T_q-R8/s655/Applicant%20narrative%20with%20origin%20of%20language%20on%20mismatch%20in%20bike%20facilities.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="655" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Gz-eG_AkTXNundLM_sQHr5Yy9l-gjGPmQovvvuqWpYtV9PXYX-SKEsGk5ip_DmTVcmf3-klFTs-5RtvT-rJbHm6QUmlNIXPNx1_gnN-vl_GyM2PjVCZUXeqTWqJH-NBAhWvDW-EYhhd07dxtc7NxriVjgYSZ86TR04EZMZYK5MT_dK5Mr7Ha_T_q-R8/w400-h276/Applicant%20narrative%20with%20origin%20of%20language%20on%20mismatch%20in%20bike%20facilities.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applicant Statement on bikes<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi28N4EMMTFNprQ5kqk79U8Qvh5IUSiv7J-P-DkwVpwgvfOgw5VPxhDguFhZyelVivlFEgh5bKm_lxQ4M9oVMrg8p1fZ6tF2-vlQZNqdQbOviyVr7PAsIVPJI73zv5rNZNEDq82vgsXAqGs45AML74afZyVcTJclpow9uNbuehtO5BOVpYzIIatGKCoI/s696/Bounded%20by%20zoomy%20arterials%20DKS%20March%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="696" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi28N4EMMTFNprQ5kqk79U8Qvh5IUSiv7J-P-DkwVpwgvfOgw5VPxhDguFhZyelVivlFEgh5bKm_lxQ4M9oVMrg8p1fZ6tF2-vlQZNqdQbOviyVr7PAsIVPJI73zv5rNZNEDq82vgsXAqGs45AML74afZyVcTJclpow9uNbuehtO5BOVpYzIIatGKCoI/w400-h253/Bounded%20by%20zoomy%20arterials%20DKS%20March%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearby roads<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
Kuebler is also deeply problematic for walking and biking.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho4g-MxtRP8tIEtjv8poLbNVDfltR8kv9bjpJ_4P1UmgJGjj9iu8UwMv2Iw5U_p_PZtqNb2BSO1C3Q_JEqZeRPqIkMw596nwTKSRxEzEnJhfdH5tSoM2zskJ0nycoG0ieO1bUlH_HQ0r9o7bdBu7bgeemTPJN_oBbyobrX7y-Qeerj7QJ91j8Op3ojnw/s713/Elevated%20crash%20rate%20DKS%20March%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="713" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho4g-MxtRP8tIEtjv8poLbNVDfltR8kv9bjpJ_4P1UmgJGjj9iu8UwMv2Iw5U_p_PZtqNb2BSO1C3Q_JEqZeRPqIkMw596nwTKSRxEzEnJhfdH5tSoM2zskJ0nycoG0ieO1bUlH_HQ0r9o7bdBu7bgeemTPJN_oBbyobrX7y-Qeerj7QJ91j8Op3ojnw/w400-h263/Elevated%20crash%20rate%20DKS%20March%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High crash rate locations<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
Just at a high level, this project proposal does not seem deeply considered enough. Maybe there's not any leverage in actual approval criteria, but as a general matter, this one could be better and more thoughtful. <br /></p><p>The <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6598/17">Planning Commission meets Tuesday the 27th at 5:30pm</a>.<br />
</p><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-13814651727981705092024-02-26T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-26T07:06:17.943-08:00Safe Routes to Schools and Incoherence on Safety: At the MPO<p>The Policy Committee for the Metropolitan Planning Organization meets on Tuesday the 27th, and Mayor Hoy will be a special guest as they talk about the lack of proportional representation at the MPO and how to incorporate Ausmville.</p><p>There's not really much new to say on that, and it is more interesting to consider a program that reports up into the same org chart as the MPO staff. It is formally separate, but very related.</p><p>In the paper yesterday was a nice feature on Safe Routes to School.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfX8xBgyM5IwgjHVaEyHI3R3-7hX51hYBGFg9KyLf0T0ljcleF8n7GUyl2MWs5WOC5fgY33Czn1Mzi9U01kTM5OFTtlmQooriJc1N341NBZ5js7DL1p6NcsKjV5uhPTsB4TT3Z8gFLnEZJti4X4z8_kMPjsmnVPwEFvcNvcbQ8XH52gcqCQAEBq5JvBi4/s595/Beth%20Schmidt%20feature%20Feb%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="363" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfX8xBgyM5IwgjHVaEyHI3R3-7hX51hYBGFg9KyLf0T0ljcleF8n7GUyl2MWs5WOC5fgY33Czn1Mzi9U01kTM5OFTtlmQooriJc1N341NBZ5js7DL1p6NcsKjV5uhPTsB4TT3Z8gFLnEZJti4X4z8_kMPjsmnVPwEFvcNvcbQ8XH52gcqCQAEBq5JvBi4/w244-h400/Beth%20Schmidt%20feature%20Feb%202024.jpg" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's paper.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It's great to see more visibility for the Safe Routes to School program, which has struggled for traction here over the years.</p><p>It is important to teach kids how to walk and how to bike.
Especially if they do not have parents modeling walking and biking, how
will they learn? We might think of walking as some "natural" activity,
and it is that, but there are also a number of conventions for the urban
environment that need to be learned and are usefully taught. An anthropologist from Mars who happens to be bipedal would need to learn quite a bit for walking in a city.</p><p>Of course, the piece has some limits from genre constraints. Formally it's a feature on a person, not an analysis of a system.<br /></p><p>Even so, the profile's frame also perfectly encapsulates what is wrong about so much of our conversation and approach to safety. Its balance is really off.<br /></p><p></p><blockquote><p>On Feb. 8, a Parrish Middle School student was hit by a car in a crosswalk outside the school, near where a student had been hit 10 months earlier.</p><p>A week later, Beth Schmidt was at the same intersection handing out safety bracelets to students. </p></blockquote><p>This lede not only erases the driver in the "hit by car" trope, but also draws a problematic relation between cause and solution: A <i>driver</i> hits a student in a crosswalk, and the solution is to hand out safety bracelets to <i>students</i>. Who is the problem here? This mismatch characterizes so much of our safety conversation and analysis.</p><a name='more'></a>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b7MLSQq-4dHUI_6dFSVjmuCU9Esjc0jI7iKxZLMfsDhFRF33_yBz4jNPPjTp0u88ho2sy9UdiWhZuCZWcyW9o0aTEt64_yfg-q_AQUzQo6q7K35djlMO7SL2LBLWyN5yrKHqMeEO4ns7wBXPoOHzuUwcqYk-nO7JqTzKm2VRqpW2iGeoRv_FTi8DIsQ/s625/Perfect%20Pedestrian%20Punch%20Feb%202%201927.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="471" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4b7MLSQq-4dHUI_6dFSVjmuCU9Esjc0jI7iKxZLMfsDhFRF33_yBz4jNPPjTp0u88ho2sy9UdiWhZuCZWcyW9o0aTEt64_yfg-q_AQUzQo6q7K35djlMO7SL2LBLWyN5yrKHqMeEO4ns7wBXPoOHzuUwcqYk-nO7JqTzKm2VRqpW2iGeoRv_FTi8DIsQ/w301-h400/Perfect%20Pedestrian%20Punch%20Feb%202%201927.JPG" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Punch</i> <a href="https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.211322/page/n157/mode/2up">Feb. 2nd, 1927</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>At then end the piece discusses the death of a coworker, and again employs the "hit by car" trope:</p><p></p><blockquote><p>But the job has been sobering as well.</p><p>In December of 2022, when she was two months into the job, Schmidt’s co-worker was hit and killed by a car as she was crossing the street in front of their downtown Salem office.</p><p>Denise Vandyke, 54, had entered a crosswalk when the signal changed for her, but was hit by a van turning right, according to police reports. Vandyke was taken to Salem Hospital, where she died.</p></blockquote><p>Was the problem that Vandyke lacked a safety bracelet? Again, who is the problem here?<br /></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="https://twitter.com/rightlegpegged/status/717783284189630464/photo/1">the former Twitter</a><br /></td></tr>
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<p>It's drivers and cars, not the lack of special pedestrian gear. Focusing on the gear as the primary safety response puts the burden for safety on victims and potential victims and removes the burden for safety from those who actually employ lethal force.<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-high-viz-jacket-wont-save-you-vision-zero-plan-must-focus-on-drivers-and-cars.html">The High-Viz Jacket won't Save You: Vision Zero Plan must focus on Drivers and their Cars</a>"</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/02/metropolitan-transportation-safety-action-plan-should-focus-more-on-speed.html">Metropolitan Transportation Safety Action Plan should focus more on Speed</a>"<br /></li></ul>
<p>The focus needs to be on cars, drivers, and speed, not on better
defensive walking practices by kids or adults, and not on more special pedestrian safety
trinkets or high-visibility jackets and vests.</p><p>Teaching kids better walking practices, including defensive walking, is incomplete without a corresponding focus on the primary problems of driving and speed and jaydriving. Right now our approaches are very one-sided.</p><p>As for the actual meeting agenda, see previously on proportional representation:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Protest from Aumsville last month, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/01/funding-pie-slices-and-front-street-project-at-mpo-skats-pc.html">Funding Pie Slices and a Front Street Project: At the MPO</a>"</li><li>A bit of a summary from November, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/11/what-is-equitable-and-proportional-representation-at-the-mpo-skats-policy-committee.html">What is Equitable and Proportional Representation? At the MPO</a>"</li></ul><p>The MPO meets on Tuesday the 27th at noon, and the meeting agenda and packet is <a href="https://www.mwvcog.org/policy-committee/meeting/skats-policy-committee-monthly-meeting-11">here in the meeting notice</a>. <br /></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-9507663270812058662024-02-23T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-23T07:00:00.130-08:00City Council, February 26th - Union Street Bikeway and Airport<p>The main items of interest on the agenda for Monday's Council meeting were <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/02/city-names-developers-for-former-ugm-saffron-site-block-50-shares-more-on-front-street-study-raise-grant.html">the former UGM site announcement and Front Street study</a>. There are also some smaller transportation items of minor interest.<br /></p><p>Buried <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549727&GUID=57E63CA3-13BC-477D-8062-02CBA04A1BCE&Options=&Search=">in the administrative purchases</a> are a couple of change orders on the Union Street Bikeway. <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Change Order No. 1 for $90,213 makes a conceptual change for
the
easterly end of the project that reconfigures the bikeway and how it
interfaces with the roadway. </li><li>Change Order No. 2 adds $60,856 for an
increase in project management. </li></ul>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP_kximVN11_E3j0I4-RDfTgaTcws0UOU_6RGK_6xJLZprMFhRgczS8KEggEna_vEIrkF24HXBekC9RXNcAo-cmv_w7GikgDxC7Ktyrl8edPLo0mQo9PzGGJdu3zlpYAOulrk7ir2TpY6bV704UFESxbjy3Gc2lW8Lt6s8fCrnuLlB3Jh8op3qJjslhM/s783/Union%20Street%20at%2012th%20and%20Capitol%20detail%20October%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="783" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmP_kximVN11_E3j0I4-RDfTgaTcws0UOU_6RGK_6xJLZprMFhRgczS8KEggEna_vEIrkF24HXBekC9RXNcAo-cmv_w7GikgDxC7Ktyrl8edPLo0mQo9PzGGJdu3zlpYAOulrk7ir2TpY6bV704UFESxbjy3Gc2lW8Lt6s8fCrnuLlB3Jh8op3qJjslhM/w400-h250/Union%20Street%20at%2012th%20and%20Capitol%20detail%20October%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail on curve showing buffered bike lanes only<br />(October 2023 Bond Committee meeting)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The change to the "easterly end," which I understand to mean the elbow curve down to Marion Street and the intersection of Marion and 12th, will be interesting to learn more about. <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/10/new-union-street-drawings-shown-at-city-bond-committee-meeting.html">Drawings shown to the Bond Committee in October</a> seemed to show merely a buffered bike lane on the curve, and this did not seem adequate to meet any "family-friendly" standard, as drivers routinely go too fast on curves and cross over into bike lanes. I am hopeful the City is upgrading this.</p><p>There is a cluster of three airport items, including <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549716&GUID=AAD78DF5-5725-4766-860F-E77DD14F70C0&Options=&Search=">a request for $23,800 in subsidy from the City</a>.<br /></p>
<blockquote><p>Avelo Airlines indicated that the first three months of operations in Salem were successful. However, the airline has requested $23,800 in funds from the $1.2 million Minimum Revenue Guarantee Fund for this period.<br /></p></blockquote><p>Asking for City subsidy seems <i>ipso facto</i> proof the first three months of operations were not wholly successful! Shouldn't we define success as not needing City subsidy? Adding the new flight to Sonoma sounds great, but the request for revenue guarantee funding deserves more attention. (And of course reviving commercial passenger service still deserves a climate analysis on emissions, but Council is just ignoring that.)<span></span></p><a name='more'></a>There's also:<p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549714&GUID=509AB068-EA94-42C7-9898-87543755A99F&Options=&Search=">A Memorandum of Understanding with the US Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security</a> on an awareness campaign about human trafficking, "Blue Lightning Initiative." Surely this is a bigger problem on I-5 than the Salem Airport?<br /></li><li>"Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549713&GUID=69ADAFD3-2328-455F-90AC-9E9ED47CE02D&Options=&Search=">grant funds to be used for security and infrastructure improvements</a>" totaling a little over $1 million.<br /></li></ul>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrowvkRcXWZcHs4nHplil4mkxlQ7-quF6Zi5eNexzgs2rAzpkb_wVxn94TnjusZ1b25fLuAOwXzhiuLOAzCnAZNFqsaOlL5na61mBJZPs5-LCxSlimVPVdzXsC6Yo0hawDCCVOPfI5jH7XqetbirI5ExPMSaIH-gF8cjaSf4UVTIVAqRK65FgSEkOLwWY/s433/Marine%20Drive%20at%20Applegate%20Terrace%20Feb%202024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="433" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrowvkRcXWZcHs4nHplil4mkxlQ7-quF6Zi5eNexzgs2rAzpkb_wVxn94TnjusZ1b25fLuAOwXzhiuLOAzCnAZNFqsaOlL5na61mBJZPs5-LCxSlimVPVdzXsC6Yo0hawDCCVOPfI5jH7XqetbirI5ExPMSaIH-gF8cjaSf4UVTIVAqRK65FgSEkOLwWY/w400-h333/Marine%20Drive%20at%20Applegate%20Terrace%20Feb%202024.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wedge in black, just above the apartments<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Part of an early phase of the bond-funded Marine Drive project is outside city limits and requires <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549722&GUID=3C269211-B31B-47E7-9AB1-0B357A60DA3E&Options=&Search=">an intergovernmental agreement with Polk county</a>. A new apartment complex is going in and it is convenient to coordinate this portion of Marine Drive with that construction ahead of the larger, main portion of Marine Drive.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoOEIdLjGp3ONnUdLOcBuOY22vzEvFDPU-aL4AAIGPRGI-f2lM3THzZWCxi-t69IajqUXGirY2SBVJinhWpITO3mEE_zLOu6dbTx85hrZ75QUqSZI9sdUkOX1vR5TyASg8D-aNctmil5Rn4KCTfzq89VBbjTLAD_Mnt7L4Ja7_8oAt7WxhZKpc7wSonE/s685/Arts%20impact%20report%20summary%20Feb%202024.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoOEIdLjGp3ONnUdLOcBuOY22vzEvFDPU-aL4AAIGPRGI-f2lM3THzZWCxi-t69IajqUXGirY2SBVJinhWpITO3mEE_zLOu6dbTx85hrZ75QUqSZI9sdUkOX1vR5TyASg8D-aNctmil5Rn4KCTfzq89VBbjTLAD_Mnt7L4Ja7_8oAt7WxhZKpc7wSonE/w370-h400/Arts%20impact%20report%20summary%20Feb%202024.JPG" width="370" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summary on the arts: Six takeaways<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>And a few items just to note in passing:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549724&GUID=F89CF784-E69B-4C9F-A669-CE93E772C93F&Options=&Search=">The quarterly Economic Development report</a> did not seem to have any new information of particular interest.</li><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549728&GUID=1E973F4D-8574-48E0-8106-F406AEB6746D&Options=&Search=">A report and five year plan for the amphitheater in Riverfront Park</a>. It also didn't seem to offer anything interesting or surprising.</li><li><a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549717&GUID=041AC6AD-F470-4123-A4EC-F71C7BDAE78C&Options=&Search=">A report on the economic impact of arts and culture</a>. It might be helpful to quantify dollars for philistine sorts who, for example, might think libraries are dumb frills and should be eliminated, but otherwise it's unsurprising.<br /></li></ul>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-25927820615593481022024-02-22T07:15:00.000-08:002024-02-26T07:43:07.776-08:00City Names Developers for Former UGM/Saffron Site, Shares more on Front Street Study<p>At City Council for Monday is <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549808&GUID=6F33CC57-A468-4674-84A0-9BED031D41DC&Options=&Search=">Big Block 50 news</a>, the former UGM/Saffron site. As Urban Renewal Agency, the City has selected developers and looks to approve a Memorandum of Understanding to kick things off.</p><p>There are two of them, one based in Portland, the other with a trio of offices in Boise, Bend, and Eugene. </p><p>Edlin & Co. is the successor firm to Gerding Edlin, which did <a href="https://www.edlenandco.com/projects">a lot of the Pearl District in Portland</a>, starting with the Brewery Blocks, the redevelopment of the old Weinhard Brewery and nearby area. This included a grocery store, Whole Foods, in an Art Deco-y building one block west of Powell's. They've done a lot of LEED certified buildings, and recent work includes an apartment block to Passive House standards. They've also done <a href="https://www.edlenandco.com/projects-affordable-housing/beatrice-morrow">affordable housing projects</a>. (And they've done lots of towers too, both in the Pearl and the South Waterfront, but it's the midrise examples that seem most relevant here.)<br /></p>
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<p>The other firm, deChase Miksis is working on redeveloping <a href="http://www.dechase.com/steam-plant.html">the former EWEB Steam Plant</a> on the Eugene riverfront, and successfully redeveloped <a href="http://www.dechase.com/1203-willamette.html">a mid-century furniture warehouse</a> on Willamette Street, where Claim 52 has a pub now. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuKTpi-zdwgniabmBzuEeCOnY42vPhrscfiTqKEa0iL7XJbs9c6VedUHt-5GlquWI7yjOy2grqDq-cRCd1uG7WiEsGQ6XL5JF0qZT4XJNtaedx4MAToKzkbJ_gPaLFIXjV6xNsHjmvIMExp5jYcLVFpu21UU2vKSFnfsFSpyyDqGU6U-ZD1bxFu_ggNg/s1100/Claim%2052%20in%20summer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="1100" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuKTpi-zdwgniabmBzuEeCOnY42vPhrscfiTqKEa0iL7XJbs9c6VedUHt-5GlquWI7yjOy2grqDq-cRCd1uG7WiEsGQ6XL5JF0qZT4XJNtaedx4MAToKzkbJ_gPaLFIXjV6xNsHjmvIMExp5jYcLVFpu21UU2vKSFnfsFSpyyDqGU6U-ZD1bxFu_ggNg/w400-h184/Claim%2052%20in%20summer.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dechase.com/1203-willamette.html">Claim 52 on a summer evening</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Both firms have shown a genuine interest in reuse of older buildings,
and even though the City scraped the site and reuse is not in play here,
this interest is a very good sign that they will develop sensitively and appropriately.</p><p>The choice for the two firms on the surface certainly looks appropriate, with a very good chance to be more than that — to be terrific. This is exciting stuff.</p>
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<p>It's maybe a little disappointing, though, the City has not shared more publicly about the selection process and what led the conversations with and preliminary concepts from these firms to rise above the others. Why them particularly?</p><p>All they say is that after a first round of electronic submissions from seven developer teams<br /></p>
<blockquote><p>Edlen & Co. and deChase Miksis, along with two other development teams, were invited to participate in an in-person interview opportunity and were asked to share more details on their project vision and answer six additional questions. The evaluation committee for the in-person interviews included two councilors, executive director of Salem Housing Authority and City staff. The results of the second evaluation committee scoring concluded that the project concept/vision, and development experience provided by Edlen & Co. best aligned with the redevelopment goals for the site. <br /></p></blockquote>
<p>That's all plausible, and there's no specific reason here <i>not</i> to believe it, but it would be great to know more, to have positive reasons to believe. Even if initially it seemed necessary to share less, now it's the time to share more.<br /></p><p>The signature on the MOU as published in the agenda item packet is only for Edlin & Co., and they are a bigger, more senior firm, so that suggests they will be the lead. Still, the project seems a bit small for what they usually do, and deChase Miksis' portfolio seems like a better match in scale, and perhaps they will be in charge of more project management. It will be interesting to see how the relationship works out.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Previously, <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/search/label/Block%2050">notes on the Block 50 site</a><br /></li></ul>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vuyKUWi-DD-dlQqHYQVerLpSNeHklAlVJKG0-xmZ0NE9sCTzsZvw6QEbEPDMKgtdJyY0PJdH_3ffV14BQIGNoXlbp5-IP9Ky61D2zWLLoFIXkq7e5helTCi7GTfgzOsqRrafrKycKEGPWnANgJn2AjV0VoOAOnY6kzHmdHCxmjxlw8n7rcpLItDD/s531/View%20from%20Front%20Street%20April%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="531" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vuyKUWi-DD-dlQqHYQVerLpSNeHklAlVJKG0-xmZ0NE9sCTzsZvw6QEbEPDMKgtdJyY0PJdH_3ffV14BQIGNoXlbp5-IP9Ky61D2zWLLoFIXkq7e5helTCi7GTfgzOsqRrafrKycKEGPWnANgJn2AjV0VoOAOnY6kzHmdHCxmjxlw8n7rcpLItDD/w400-h269/View%20from%20Front%20Street%20April%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5-over-1 construction along Front Street<br />(The Cannery project concepts)</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIOFlyRQU5c6Kg_hr27jjXi0VYIdc7XiaJEqr_363tmLp1swKDruPmOIiz3avIhSiup0ecZajeXev2q0JR1gKAjoysxniWgLLPpqOZNIlYSHr95p3B4_rqudY7BxQ34EzXBtdkBhQoZFObUdX0U82-_b3XlzfrlEAatn4KFZFAETNkR0QlvVB3L8u/s682/Food%20Cart%20Pod%20at%20north%20end%20April%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="682" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIOFlyRQU5c6Kg_hr27jjXi0VYIdc7XiaJEqr_363tmLp1swKDruPmOIiz3avIhSiup0ecZajeXev2q0JR1gKAjoysxniWgLLPpqOZNIlYSHr95p3B4_rqudY7BxQ34EzXBtdkBhQoZFObUdX0U82-_b3XlzfrlEAatn4KFZFAETNkR0QlvVB3L8u/w400-h253/Food%20Cart%20Pod%20at%20north%20end%20April%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enormous food cart pod, with train on Front Street<br />(The Cannery project concepts)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>In other development news, the City is <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6549718&GUID=63A6F892-0476-4C5A-857A-C5E29E696756&Options=&Search=">applying for a RAISE grant</a> to
fund "a transportation corridor plan for Front Street NE north of
downtown."</p><p>You'll recall the proposal to redevelop the former Truitt Bros. cannery site, The Cannery. It showed lots of people walking and biking, the train, and lots of cars. </p><p>As it currently exists, Front Street here is not at all up to the task.</p><p>Last summer the City <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-new-study-for-front-street-lingering-questions-mcgilchrist.html">proposed to spend $150,000 on a study</a>.</p><p>Now the City is applying for more than ten times that to fund a much more ambitious study.<br /></p>
<blockquote><p>The total budget is expected to be between $2.5 and $5.0 million. City staff are currently refining the cost estimate based on other similar projects....[T]he City is eligible to receive 100% funding for this project with no match requirement.</p></blockquote><p>The study will be more than merely conceptual and will have significant engineering and design work products.<br /></p>
<blockquote>Preliminary engineering to reach 30 percent design of the selected alternative will be carried out. Based on the preliminary engineering, the proposed project components will be organized into groups that can be implemented in a five-to-ten-year period. Using the environmental data and analysis from Task #1, documentation required to address the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will be prepared for the projects identified for the first 10-year period. The products of Task #4 will be the Preferred Transportation Improvement Scenario report and environmental documentation to address NEPA requirements for the Preferred Transportation Improvement Scenario. </blockquote>
<p>Invoking NEPA study must mean moving the rails? McGilchrist Street, which did receive a RAISE grant in a previous round, isn't requiring NEPA work, so there must be something pretty substantial envisioned here.</p>
<p>But the Staff Report doesn't mention rail.</p>
<blockquote>Based on public input and the data and analysis carried out in Task #1, forecasts of transportation demand will be developed for the main transportation modes - pedestrian, bicycle, transit, vehicles, and trucks.</blockquote>
<p>Finally, The Cannery project proposal did not seem to have anything about addressing poverty in it. Nevertheless, the City is appealing to mitigating poverty:</p>
<blockquote>[T]he City will be eligible to receive 100% grant funding because the project is in an area classified by the federal government as being of persistent poverty.</blockquote>
<p>Is there really going to be anything in this to help poor people? Or is the UGM one block over going to be enough.</p><p>The City should address more specifically how projects here will in fact mitigate poverty and not merely benefit market-rate development.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Previously, <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/search/label/Truitt%20Bros%20Site">notes on the former cannery area</a></li></ul>
<p>There are several other items of lesser interest on Council agenda, and notes on them will be in <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/02/city-council-february-26th-union-street-bikeway-airport.html">a second post in a day or two</a>.</p>
<p><b>Addendum, February 26th</b></p>
<p>Here's a better picture of the 1908 brewhouse and its relation to the Art Deco shell used by Whole Foods.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdasK8T7UtFRVBvqLWTww7S7xPbDp9U9titHoCbpLXe-_rY6gUfs6wfLdtd5jd-4Q9i-hSw2HKZFJlVEzQovlQl5uqveBAJfNgyPX0n9GB-VqHuxNaQhRcLyJr-FuU3vxpvBQh9f4XRi29CgfIkA_N5npa6PSVmC3J2EAIJ2aw4IdlCz_KCR8Fz2yu8s/s812/Weinhard%20brewery%2012th%20and%20Couch.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="812" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdasK8T7UtFRVBvqLWTww7S7xPbDp9U9titHoCbpLXe-_rY6gUfs6wfLdtd5jd-4Q9i-hSw2HKZFJlVEzQovlQl5uqveBAJfNgyPX0n9GB-VqHuxNaQhRcLyJr-FuU3vxpvBQh9f4XRi29CgfIkA_N5npa6PSVmC3J2EAIJ2aw4IdlCz_KCR8Fz2yu8s/w400-h333/Weinhard%20brewery%2012th%20and%20Couch.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weinhard Brewery of 1908 in Brewery Blocks<br />(<a href="https://www.hoffmancorp.com/project/the-brewery-blocks/">Hoffman Construction</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-65087151495140139602024-02-21T12:01:00.000-08:002024-02-21T15:48:10.615-08:00Governor Geer, Commemorated by Geer Park, Died 100 Years Ago<p>Back in 2006 Council named Geer Park for the "pioneer Geer family." <br /></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gov. T.T. Geer, 1899-1903<br />(<a href="https://ccrls.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/oslpublic/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:43643/ada">State Library of Oregon</a>)</td></tr>
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<p>This includes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Carey_Geer">Ralph Carey Geer</a>, whose farm has recently been operated as Geercrest, out on the end of Sunnyview Road at the t-intersection with Cascade Highway.</p>
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<p>Here we have a very special fondness for Governor T. T. Geer, nephew of Ralph. He rode a bicycle and signed the first bicycle path legislation in 1899.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>For more see "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2016/03/geer-park-new-site-for-pump-track-also-deep-cut-local-history-sata-salem-area-trail-alliance.html">Geer Park: New Site for Pump Track offers Deep Cut of Local History</a>" (2016)</li></ul>
<p>Geer died 100 years ago today.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDxph-__d5htMIHrcjxU8MC_V_Fti-LxgdKa1Bs_cHYuqmC-H3jFqmOxx3Do7lNmJYnGkmoO9sxSK7U76lh1aGRbcUPy0gaBViOpYgH82oh4imu8jAt73Ln2LCBWeTkXMv0T_8NxJ3ZHhqkojljDFhIl6AzJjhCxN-Ybz1W-nL6BiOfWFXvf7YcrNDe0/s753/Governor%20Geer%20obituary%20February%2021%201924%20state.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDxph-__d5htMIHrcjxU8MC_V_Fti-LxgdKa1Bs_cHYuqmC-H3jFqmOxx3Do7lNmJYnGkmoO9sxSK7U76lh1aGRbcUPy0gaBViOpYgH82oh4imu8jAt73Ln2LCBWeTkXMv0T_8NxJ3ZHhqkojljDFhIl6AzJjhCxN-Ybz1W-nL6BiOfWFXvf7YcrNDe0/s320/Governor%20Geer%20obituary%20February%2021%201924%20state.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1924-02-22/ed-1/seq-1/">February 22nd, 1924</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p>From the paper the next day, on Washington's Birthday:</p><blockquote><p>ACTIVE CAREER OF T. T. GEER IS CONCLUDED</p><p>Former Governor of Oregon Passes Away in Portland After Brief Illness with Paralysis</p><p>HISTORICAL WRITINGS NOTABLE IN THE WEST</p><p>Native Son Achieved Highest Honors in Power of People to Give</p><p>Portland, Or., Feb. 21—Theodore T. Geer, pioneer and native son of Oregon, and on whom Oregon has showered in his lifetime' higher honors than she has accorded to any of her other native sons, is dead after a life that has wrought powerfully in the civic and political development of this state.</p><p>Ex-Governor Geer was stricken with paralysis a short time ago and did not rally from the stroke. A few days ago his condition became critical and he rapidly sank to his death.</p><p>Death came at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Funeral arrangements will be made by Finleys.</p><p>Pure American from the colonial days was his ancestry and his personal contact reached back to the formatlve days of the American republic, for his grandfather, a pioneer of 1847 in Oregon, was also a veteran of the war of 1812, and was born In the preceding century while the 13 colonies were engaged in solidifying the liberty that they had gained in the revolution into the form of a permanent republic.</p><p>George Geer, his first colonial ancestor, came to Connecticut in 1630 and Theodore T. Geer is sixth in the direct line of descent from George Geer.</p><p>Born in Oregon in 1851</p><p>Joseph Cary Geer, his grandfather, came to Ohio in 1818 after his service in the war and in 1840 moved to Illinois. Seven years later a man past 50 years, he gathered his family of 10 children and set out with the emigrants across the plains to Oregon.</p><p>Herman J. Geer, the father of T. T. Feer, was 19 years told when they reached Oregon and a year later married and settled to farming in Marion county, in the Waldo hills, where Theodore T. Geer was born March 12, 1851.</p><p>Theodore T. Geer left his schooling when 14, after having been in the public schools and in Willamette university in Salem, and for a year he was employed with his uncle, Ralph C. Geer, in Marion county after which be went to Union county where he engaged with his father in horticulture. His father was one of the earliest horticulturists on a large scale in the state.</p><p>He returned to the Waldo hills in 1877 and began farming "on his own," but in 1880 he was called to the legislature and for the 44 years following he has been identified prominently with the political life of the state.</p><p>His legislative service Included terms of 1880, 1889, 1891, when he was speaker of the house, and 1893.</p><p>Republican Elector</p><p>In 1896 he was named one of the republican electors for Oregon and in the following year carried this state's vote for William McKinley to Washington. D. C.</p><p>A year later at the state republican convention in Astoria he was nominated for the office of governor by acclamation. His election followed and his term of office marked a period of sound and conservative progress.</p><p>While he was in the governor's chair he was invited to Ohio to canvass that state for Governor Nash, and made a swing of that state, delivering 16 speeches.</p><p>After 1903 be bought the Salem Statesman, which be edited for tow years, and then took the Pendleton Daily Tribune, which he edited until 1908, when he sold his interests and came to Portland.</p><p>His father died in Union county in 1903 and his mother in Portland in 1909, the year after his removal to this city.</p><p>He continued an active figure in civic and political work after coming to Portland. Professionally he was engaged in real estate activities and was a member and leader in the Rose City Park Improvement league.</p><p>He was always a leader in the Oregon Pioneer association and a patron of the Oregon Historical society and its work in behalf of the preservation of Oregon history.</p><p>Wrote Reminiscences</p><p>In 1911 he contributed to Oregon history in his book. "Fifty Years in Oregon," which gives a comprehensive and interesting view of the formation and growth of this state from pioneer days from the viewpoint of a man who was active in that process while it was going on.</p><p>He was twice married. His first wife, who was Nancy Duncan, died in Omaha in 1898. His second wife, who survives him, is Isabelle Trullineer Geer, daughter of John C. Trullinger, also a prominent Oregon pioneer. They were married In 1900.</p><p>He is survived by two children, Theodosia Little of California and Fred Geer of Tacoma.</p><p>T. T. Geer was a member of the Unitarian church. His lodge affiliation was the Elks.</p><p>The county grand jury, on hearing of the death of Geer, adjourned, not to convene until after the funeral. Geer was bailiff of the Jury.</p></blockquote>
<p>The genealogy, native son, purity in "pure American..." is all characteristic of the period. A little more than a decade later the Daughters of the American Revolution marked the Riding Whip Tree as part of the project for the Pioneer Myth.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_83MJDbruaRl7JU512i5MetXWpEtLlTX0HkgEEry7MOwSDmXmHx4kWs1IGzVWnao_BMifrHO5Popql74syz3zPk0IG3cRTDZUebjGsvozLQQH1JFtMQrm1qdMFmBND7-d9gGgH2qizR9czpFSFbO97jsqHlwkO386lH94r8KHvOn8YUuHaxSANO9ACk4/s596/Riding%20Whip%20Tree%20Geer%20Dedication%206%20July%201936%20crop.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_83MJDbruaRl7JU512i5MetXWpEtLlTX0HkgEEry7MOwSDmXmHx4kWs1IGzVWnao_BMifrHO5Popql74syz3zPk0IG3cRTDZUebjGsvozLQQH1JFtMQrm1qdMFmBND7-d9gGgH2qizR9czpFSFbO97jsqHlwkO386lH94r8KHvOn8YUuHaxSANO9ACk4/w375-h400/Riding%20Whip%20Tree%20Geer%20Dedication%206%20July%201936%20crop.JPG" width="375" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn90066132/1936-07-06/ed-1/seq-5/">July 6th 1936</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In a lesser way, it is also interesting, but not surprising, that the obituary does not mention the bike path law, which failed to fund and build anything durable.<br /></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-108759203925776822024-02-20T12:01:00.000-08:002024-03-05T14:12:33.219-08:00Which George Williams was Mayor and Banker here?<p>One of the lingering questions about the Williams & England block and Williams & England bank has been the identity of George Williams.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhxPKTYDDSKzQmypnTIJ0jDA_okaEhTjF7vKbbskkDaMkdqS8k1QRfwve8Jeuq4uKwdf_3E1iXXAqTjhV1DlH2-rnCbbih_YPrVhqxHx86mNjIuv2ja011Y2VN88NoqnPNXMp-oPawGauVhrSj3QIG9Km4LoKtDB6dI93bG_yYpmWyQ4Lzelo7FuIQE4/s507/Major%20George%20Williams%20Oregon%20Daily%20Journal%20July%2010%201910.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhxPKTYDDSKzQmypnTIJ0jDA_okaEhTjF7vKbbskkDaMkdqS8k1QRfwve8Jeuq4uKwdf_3E1iXXAqTjhV1DlH2-rnCbbih_YPrVhqxHx86mNjIuv2ja011Y2VN88NoqnPNXMp-oPawGauVhrSj3QIG9Km4LoKtDB6dI93bG_yYpmWyQ4Lzelo7FuIQE4/s320/Major%20George%20Williams%20Oregon%20Daily%20Journal%20July%2010%201910.JPG" width="208" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1910-07-10/ed-1/seq-5/">July 10th, 1910</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Was he the more famous one, Territorial Judge, United States Senator, and then Attorney General for President Grant, <a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/williams-george/">George H. Williams</a>? </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This first was a question about a bank failure in "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2022/12/brownsville-bad-boy-of-1895-points-to-thinness-on-panic-of-1893-peter-boag-pioneering-death.html">Brownsville Bad Boy of 1895 Points to Thinness on Panic of 1893: Peter Boag's Pioneering Death</a>" (2022)<br /></li><li>And it was implied by questions about the Williams & England block seemingly morphing partially into the England-Wade block, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/10/proposed-building-could-give-good-jolt-to-electric-alley-downtown.html">Proposed Building could give good Jolt to Electric Alley Downtown</a>" (2023)<br /></li></ul><p>He was not.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXfsWTdJ-aqIGyr3oYvWctwR2ZBgVdaCwROdmctHquTMCNMpKE2nwnXvhFZG4urM5cnk84UQ4KE4a2XuDCqmX5V2Gh3QsBzCXDXOegkdhheqpjf_oQDP3QxUcRYg6VX_Q3zePlX35kp9OHtOsAhDLFdQ028whhha__0AkjqkhROhs3KAJhHG8vRs5ajU/s458/Confusion%20on%20two%20George%20Williams%20November%2026%201888%20state.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXfsWTdJ-aqIGyr3oYvWctwR2ZBgVdaCwROdmctHquTMCNMpKE2nwnXvhFZG4urM5cnk84UQ4KE4a2XuDCqmX5V2Gh3QsBzCXDXOegkdhheqpjf_oQDP3QxUcRYg6VX_Q3zePlX35kp9OHtOsAhDLFdQ028whhha__0AkjqkhROhs3KAJhHG8vRs5ajU/s16000/Confusion%20on%20two%20George%20Williams%20November%2026%201888%20state.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">November 26th, 1888<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Even contemporary sources sometimes were confused! A note about the upcoming election for Salem Mayor in 1888 slips between George H. Williams and Major George Williams.</p><a name='more'></a>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9o-OGWWdMAp5KYcdgJn-T-6hk5fdcbERUT9u2i4fRAPS6y9KRQIewIWzYQpUtakHeq8rUc5lxn_MGHD-wemP0bMEjFRkuez5Kf9sVcAKHNEl7fmHvvR5nEo36UpQ2srG6g_cTJtS2LGZl0Wst_6nYZ32G0YBTfZ3YhnsUWOljcnsroxdEeUtlYAQhQV4/s510/Brevet%20Major%20George%20Williams%20returns%20to%20Salem%20January%207%201870%20weekly%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9o-OGWWdMAp5KYcdgJn-T-6hk5fdcbERUT9u2i4fRAPS6y9KRQIewIWzYQpUtakHeq8rUc5lxn_MGHD-wemP0bMEjFRkuez5Kf9sVcAKHNEl7fmHvvR5nEo36UpQ2srG6g_cTJtS2LGZl0Wst_6nYZ32G0YBTfZ3YhnsUWOljcnsroxdEeUtlYAQhQV4/s16000/Brevet%20Major%20George%20Williams%20returns%20to%20Salem%20January%207%201870%20weekly%20state.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 7th, 1870<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our George Williams, trading on his recent war service, and also distinguishing himself from Judge Williams, starting going by Major Williams when he returned to Salem in 1870.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4iJbEkf0XR7VPTxiLtzBTwPLRz2mdgmKApnYrspM2PmeYXUBxAUnpE0ywFEm9FVqCVBMcfu1fVfSmWtcdWdAaSbWspV6rvYAgxKQ5-J8UM_-icRRFIB0neK_s2eb9Qmpe7bGDnmfAwK79VvfwMoXJsU166BpMUFReVaGMckfVVzVxXH1CRR4dr85Z6M/s498/Major%20George%20Williams%20of%20Williams%20and%20England%20Bank%20as%20State%20Insurance%20Company%20Director%20July%208%201887%20weekly%20state.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="498" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4iJbEkf0XR7VPTxiLtzBTwPLRz2mdgmKApnYrspM2PmeYXUBxAUnpE0ywFEm9FVqCVBMcfu1fVfSmWtcdWdAaSbWspV6rvYAgxKQ5-J8UM_-icRRFIB0neK_s2eb9Qmpe7bGDnmfAwK79VvfwMoXJsU166BpMUFReVaGMckfVVzVxXH1CRR4dr85Z6M/w400-h375/Major%20George%20Williams%20of%20Williams%20and%20England%20Bank%20as%20State%20Insurance%20Company%20Director%20July%208%201887%20weekly%20state.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 1st, 1887<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>And it is this Major George Williams who was a principal with the Williams & England bank, in the Williams & England block, and with the State Insurance Company.</p>
<p>The two George Williamses died in 1910, within a few months of each other, perhaps adding to confusion, and certainly adding to any confusion for us a century later.<br /></p><p>The one Salem obituary for "Captain" George Williams is reprinted from Portland.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwGMfNaPiA5RCXDXEzd3nSQI-Hz6O_ylt9qRszv8ISPj0ZKE5T9axey_r1yHUtMlprPPtmExQDNSjfE0nFjhqJ9HxqLhHwp1Zin3fs_-jsIMWb-cCREakyZvQc_HPRDpgxRvByC9IJxgd7OTIILvyuwRsYisog0vs0YRqx6DGD9Nm06kse-MbHGxmJw4/s687/Major%20George%20Williams%20Obituary%20July%209%201910%20state.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="687" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwGMfNaPiA5RCXDXEzd3nSQI-Hz6O_ylt9qRszv8ISPj0ZKE5T9axey_r1yHUtMlprPPtmExQDNSjfE0nFjhqJ9HxqLhHwp1Zin3fs_-jsIMWb-cCREakyZvQc_HPRDpgxRvByC9IJxgd7OTIILvyuwRsYisog0vs0YRqx6DGD9Nm06kse-MbHGxmJw4/w400-h290/Major%20George%20Williams%20Obituary%20July%209%201910%20state.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July 9th, 1910<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It mentions the "common financial troubles that swept the country in 1893" — the failure of the Williams & England bank as well as the State Insurance Company in 1895.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGlNvTJmL2f1t3UBWDc6yNXAT3wcphIOOPzCWGLj0boUOBfBAfErpczJqRotOHoJGi7MlvLENEwFi5S0jC8bGGOGOE24qyLVu8ZxgAE2JiZEKRkJKHyUKuTDnCYT_DSIOpkTkyW-xqnAg1gwug2cjtlSuldwfmZ7Q55RcKJV-I6YMaa9Tp0po_NZc/s621/Williams%20and%20England%20bank%20closes%20November%2014%201895.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGlNvTJmL2f1t3UBWDc6yNXAT3wcphIOOPzCWGLj0boUOBfBAfErpczJqRotOHoJGi7MlvLENEwFi5S0jC8bGGOGOE24qyLVu8ZxgAE2JiZEKRkJKHyUKuTDnCYT_DSIOpkTkyW-xqnAg1gwug2cjtlSuldwfmZ7Q55RcKJV-I6YMaa9Tp0po_NZc/w208-h400/Williams%20and%20England%20bank%20closes%20November%2014%201895.JPG" width="208" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063954/1895-11-14/ed-1/seq-4/">Nov. 14th, 1895</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It also appends a note, correcting Williams' rank, "Major Williams (not Captain)." But it is more likely that the obituary has the correct information.<br /></p><p>The <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242926904/george-williams">record at findagrave</a> cites researchers who cannot find any documentation for any promotion to major, brevet included. This is consistent with the <i>Telegram</i>/<i>Statesma</i>n obituary. The probability for inflation in rank is high! A minor kind of stolen valor perhaps, but he was in fact wounded at Gettysburg. It does look like rounding up for status, though, and an honorific useful to distinguish him from Judge Williams.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBohNE3OG5YDthSdn0npueJWZt_9x-W0qGl-Y472i368llXnvynA-TQlgaiFp8v9zgvIlmqEU_XOjinI005VQWKB85LCJtLal6du7rS9ZTHfto3pA6vhL5HdN47qcMiU5h5PMWMSVk6bsdH5isIvOj4yfhIUb8OSQw9eD0AjT0Fk66tlTihD9tpHl5W3g/s639/Major%20George%20Williams%20obits%20July%208%20and%209%201910.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="639" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBohNE3OG5YDthSdn0npueJWZt_9x-W0qGl-Y472i368llXnvynA-TQlgaiFp8v9zgvIlmqEU_XOjinI005VQWKB85LCJtLal6du7rS9ZTHfto3pA6vhL5HdN47qcMiU5h5PMWMSVk6bsdH5isIvOj4yfhIUb8OSQw9eD0AjT0Fk66tlTihD9tpHl5W3g/w400-h359/Major%20George%20Williams%20obits%20July%208%20and%209%201910.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Oregonian</i>, <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1910-07-09/ed-1/seq-10/">July 9th</a> and <i>Daily Journal</i>, <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042444/1910-07-08/ed-1/seq-12/">July 8th</a>, 1910<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Other obituaries in Portland got dates wrong on the bank failure, which occurred in 1895 not 1905.</p>
<p>In 1890 running for reelection as Mayor, Williams stressed his role in the replacement bridge after the flood of 1890 washed out the bridge of 1886. He did the usual Mayorly things. (He did not win reelection, however, and was defeated by five votes, Democrat Peter D'Arcy prevailing.)</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFy8ldk__alnOISMgYPnAQSEB8SAGwkXKApF_kHghQFCDhn-L1vnYLNHrjVH1-fpWUqx_W3G5YNrx0Dq_SuUkDLaVB_q8RwcmVyrICOFHC-xYc2NHG-_kocoYbrVEu59m1i9zQRJYgMsRPUZYzQ0i5LJGFPn0IQ6pNMAxvWDDU3cvxDm3Es0s038JRCk/s654/Major%20George%20Williams%20campaign%20ad%20November%2029%201890.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="565" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFy8ldk__alnOISMgYPnAQSEB8SAGwkXKApF_kHghQFCDhn-L1vnYLNHrjVH1-fpWUqx_W3G5YNrx0Dq_SuUkDLaVB_q8RwcmVyrICOFHC-xYc2NHG-_kocoYbrVEu59m1i9zQRJYgMsRPUZYzQ0i5LJGFPn0IQ6pNMAxvWDDU3cvxDm3Es0s038JRCk/w345-h400/Major%20George%20Williams%20campaign%20ad%20November%2029%201890.jpg" width="345" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063952/1890-11-29/ed-1/seq-2/">November 29th, 1890</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Some more on the bridge:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2014/09/center-street-bridge-collapse-in-flood-of-1890-should-remind-us-to-preserve-and-maintain-first.html">Center Street Bridge Collapse in 1890 Should Remind us to Preserve and Maintain First</a>" (2014)</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2017/09/1917-history-of-bridges-talks-about-funding-costs.html">1917 History of Bridges Talks about Funding and Costs</a>" (2017)<br /></li></ul>
<p>Beyond being a Mayor and banker, our Major Williams is interesting in other ways.</p><p>He turns up as an early advocate for women's suffrage.</p>
<p>Here he is with Lucy Rose Mallory at the first annual meeting of the Marion County Woman's Suffrage Association, held at the Reed Opera House a couple years later. Cyrus A. Reed was also an advocate.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF99kTqsC_ug9Skm-TKt-7ryQicPNHLLKBVRlpsjBNErYkGqZZNIHcqLX6SfV4Yey2SpnJkK0mLCbt_t6UahwKQZpd6Njj0B4NZThc0LWZlFLIVjZhKYXyjrxgxxThl_JICW007J5twaetn-SmEdaV8fTOcG5x-or4mBWgf1n2BlZyJ3pPwYhzSdtMWg/s523/Lucy%20Rose%20Mallory%20and%20Major%20George%20Williams%20and%20Cyrus%20Reed%20Marion%20County%20Suffrage%20meeting%20January%209th%201875%20weekly%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="307" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF99kTqsC_ug9Skm-TKt-7ryQicPNHLLKBVRlpsjBNErYkGqZZNIHcqLX6SfV4Yey2SpnJkK0mLCbt_t6UahwKQZpd6Njj0B4NZThc0LWZlFLIVjZhKYXyjrxgxxThl_JICW007J5twaetn-SmEdaV8fTOcG5x-or4mBWgf1n2BlZyJ3pPwYhzSdtMWg/w235-h400/Lucy%20Rose%20Mallory%20and%20Major%20George%20Williams%20and%20Cyrus%20Reed%20Marion%20County%20Suffrage%20meeting%20January%209th%201875%20weekly%20state.JPG" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 9th, 1875<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>A little earlier he is trying to help <a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/abigail_scott_duniway/">Abigail Scott Duniway</a> at a temperance conference.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHRG6tuBIq_fUXL3xwZ5Yec8bgYg1Ax8wQyTU2vI9pnQ46BDftHbpMUmzzb7NkObB7a65Y_el_X7KtZRl7UdesHFvALrZ4BwKM4nMTJdyLes2e1yNaHR8qXlb6Lp_dJfQI1VzFRXhsuuN5vOwTco9yHevUdOuZZyYkkrP5PHu1FVTwf4Kw6oeW4GwOLE/s584/Major%20George%20Williams%20and%20Abigail%20Scott%20Duniway%20Temperance%20Conference%20February%2025%201873%20weekly%20state.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHRG6tuBIq_fUXL3xwZ5Yec8bgYg1Ax8wQyTU2vI9pnQ46BDftHbpMUmzzb7NkObB7a65Y_el_X7KtZRl7UdesHFvALrZ4BwKM4nMTJdyLes2e1yNaHR8qXlb6Lp_dJfQI1VzFRXhsuuN5vOwTco9yHevUdOuZZyYkkrP5PHu1FVTwf4Kw6oeW4GwOLE/w320-h400/Major%20George%20Williams%20and%20Abigail%20Scott%20Duniway%20Temperance%20Conference%20February%2025%201873%20weekly%20state.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February 25th, 1873<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNDZqm23rndxEr_OY1o77OVi9bOEPJxnOnbJegFGLrQ0q7tITCZEFgHVmVU2WDBYupyMEsNlwOx2D-5T7qffQeLzG9yPmkAwHa-_L4dQKnHfJwEAwh1R3fULNa89ynFtyoe0DXkJxpjxebZjezygBpHEPRcyeA49liHMyGpleixw5olVd0ehHur6ZaEo/s411/More%20on%20Major%20George%20Williams%20and%20Abigail%20Scott%20Duniway%20February%2025%201873%20weekly%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="411" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNDZqm23rndxEr_OY1o77OVi9bOEPJxnOnbJegFGLrQ0q7tITCZEFgHVmVU2WDBYupyMEsNlwOx2D-5T7qffQeLzG9yPmkAwHa-_L4dQKnHfJwEAwh1R3fULNa89ynFtyoe0DXkJxpjxebZjezygBpHEPRcyeA49liHMyGpleixw5olVd0ehHur6ZaEo/w320-h244/More%20on%20Major%20George%20Williams%20and%20Abigail%20Scott%20Duniway%20February%2025%201873%20weekly%20state.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February 25th, 1873<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>About the episode Duniway herself says (<i>New Northwest</i>, <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022673/1873-02-28/ed-1/seq-2/">Feb. 28th, 1873</a>):</p><blockquote>After we had been, as the President vainly hoped, effectually tabled, upon a cheating vote as to our admission as Delegate at Large, a number of gentlemen, with whom we had had very slight personal acquaintance, and who had in no way allied themselves to the Suffrage movement, but who saw clearly through the political trickery of the disorganizing faction, rallied to our support unasked, and then followed a four hours' combat between skilled diplomacy and vital principle on the one hand, and ignorance, intolerance and gag law upon the other. Conspicuous among the champions of justice we make proud mention of Major George Williams, whose invaluable aid in subduing the greater Rebellion cost him a leg at Gettysburg and won for him imperishable fame. Aided by Dr. Hall, whose intrepid zeal is worthy of all praise, and by the support and counsel of Dr. Watts, Professor Prentice, Rev. Mr. Parrish, Dr. Fiske, Hons. Downing, McF. Patton and many others, these gentlemen held anarchy at bay and brought the question as to whether or not we should be admitted to our seat in the Alliance squarely before the people in such a manner that they all understood it, and the consequence was that the President, who had set out from the first under instructions from T. H. Cann and his packed committee to hold the bits between his teeth (as did the temporary Chairman until jocularly impeached), thought better of his position and conducted the trying subject fairly and justly.</blockquote>
<p>She mentions him several times in that issue, also confusing him, occasionally saying "Major Geo. H. Williams."</p><p>In further reporting on Marion County Woman Suffrage meetings, she mentions him in several issues during 1874 (<a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022673/1874-01-30/ed-1/seq-2/">Jan. 30</a>, <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022673/1874-02-06/ed-1/seq-2/">Feb. 2</a>, <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022673/1874-03-13/ed-1/seq-2/">March 13</a>, <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022673/1874-09-11/ed-1/seq-3/">Sept. 11</a>) and in reporting on a State Woman Suffrage conference in a temperance context <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022673/1876-02-18/ed-1/seq-2/">once in 1876</a>, also. </p><p>Maybe there will be more to say another time about these meetings and those who attended. Just generally there is what looks like an efflorescence of idealism here in Salem during the 1870s that faded in the 1880s and 90s. There is the WTCU that continued on, but not quite the same range of groups organized around specific goals and projects. This might be worth a closer look another time. On the surface it looks like it might be one expression of the Reconstruction spirit here, which then ebbed away locally as it was more violently repressed in the South.<br /></p>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2020/06/lucy-rose-mallory-publisher-feminist-spiritualist.html">Lucy Rose Mallory: Publisher, Feminist, and Spiritualist</a>" (2020)</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2020/11/cyrus-reed-of-reed-opera-house-was-also-a-spiritualist.html">Cyrus Reed of Reed Opera House was also a Spiritualist</a>" (2020)</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2020/02/susan-b-anthony-visits-salem-in-1871.html">Susan B. Anthony visits Salem in 1871</a>" (2020) and with the actual date, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2022/03/susan-b-anthony-at-reed-opera-house-september-14th-1871.html">Susan B. Anthony at the Reed Opera House, September 14th, 1871</a>" (2022) <br /></li></ul>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-6181456879401749632024-02-19T07:30:00.000-08:002024-02-19T07:30:00.129-08:00Stories on Fire and Snow omit Essential Climate Context<p>The front page story yesterday about the cause of the Liberty Fire from last summer talks about fossil fuel in the micro-scale, about a spark from an ATV igniting the fire, but does not make any connection to our fossil fuel use in the macro-scale, about greenhouse gas emissions, our warming climate, and increasing probability here of wildfires on the urban fringe and even interior.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijx46XRfUWT-qgHXyKeYGRXsorTYPAvBQqnpaMKAe2LlDGavKLPmXxpaWIdpw5GE4rRVHVf6E-SJjXXonNmYwl2h5V4gYNO-LSFQ6Np0FMGxxOpK8nCbWk2XSHv7lfBWDVEn4adhcBXPbzRcsD_zDdlDjfFR1ZbSjCllZbB6bYU32lECe5XvLst625nCQ/s589/Liberty%20Jory%20fire%20and%20fossil%20fuel%20erasure%20climate.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijx46XRfUWT-qgHXyKeYGRXsorTYPAvBQqnpaMKAe2LlDGavKLPmXxpaWIdpw5GE4rRVHVf6E-SJjXXonNmYwl2h5V4gYNO-LSFQ6Np0FMGxxOpK8nCbWk2XSHv7lfBWDVEn4adhcBXPbzRcsD_zDdlDjfFR1ZbSjCllZbB6bYU32lECe5XvLst625nCQ/w271-h400/Liberty%20Jory%20fire%20and%20fossil%20fuel%20erasure%20climate.jpg" width="271" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front page story yesterday<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
The paper, in fact, whether from writerly preference or from editorial direction above, consistently slides over, even erases, climate and fossil fuel use in local stories.</p><p>Here's one on our weather year that implies a homeostatic notion of reversion to normal, as if we could still talk reassuringly about a stable normal to which we might return. But we now have a rolling, changing average, and it is rarely useful now to talk about a "normal" any more. Today's "abnormally" hot summer is tomorrow's cool summer bathed in nostalgia.<br />
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDfLsG1asgaq2Wbi7TG7Jce9nsHUf61EkJTwq4AsmhrbzUDsuTTZkI6STEdqh4mDoaFKK1pc2_IJyeNrSxX1WfA_zhRKGxHlvBOEoaSZn72rRWK9BNW0Y6NA6Zdw7uA7Qp1IVsFmX_KMv0uFDg-0zltoyiRy3qIsIvigxN3_MY4za3RRuzljgS9Pr3I8/s624/Drought%20free%20and%20no%20climate%20discussion.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="624" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDfLsG1asgaq2Wbi7TG7Jce9nsHUf61EkJTwq4AsmhrbzUDsuTTZkI6STEdqh4mDoaFKK1pc2_IJyeNrSxX1WfA_zhRKGxHlvBOEoaSZn72rRWK9BNW0Y6NA6Zdw7uA7Qp1IVsFmX_KMv0uFDg-0zltoyiRy3qIsIvigxN3_MY4za3RRuzljgS9Pr3I8/w400-h230/Drought%20free%20and%20no%20climate%20discussion.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front page, earlier this month<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
It doesn't have to be this way.</p><p>Here's a piece from yesterday's <i>Seattle Times</i> that specifically calls out climate change.<br />
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOH3XUnFo3Y-M4ef8IW7exODUXMaGrcAgZg7DarHzV8mA7wwZD5I7f53ca6DO1oQP4BRcqG-M52vwHfWOpCyRWcmsUO-O3l0EQ_k2xNZh9aq913zxDSZix5K6YRHJehlBHVuiqEZww5nvkcyqg7pyxIKMdreScYXEax6zaoABQAG2eC8PXV6n_cj2agw/s454/Seattle%20Times%20on%20Lake%20Washington%20Warming%20climate.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="372" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOH3XUnFo3Y-M4ef8IW7exODUXMaGrcAgZg7DarHzV8mA7wwZD5I7f53ca6DO1oQP4BRcqG-M52vwHfWOpCyRWcmsUO-O3l0EQ_k2xNZh9aq913zxDSZix5K6YRHJehlBHVuiqEZww5nvkcyqg7pyxIKMdreScYXEax6zaoABQAG2eC8PXV6n_cj2agw/w328-h400/Seattle%20Times%20on%20Lake%20Washington%20Warming%20climate.jpg" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Seattle Times</i>, front page yesterday<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
Here's a national piece distributed from <i>USA Today</i> HQ in January. The headline is pretty clear.</p><a name='more'></a>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEShla4UdbMzPIjz6SzDuPtvym5O_mWUdMIfDX6-ki6CdB0UMz8uuKWqT1-MZgF_ManOWQj3TGzuSCKljaRokouRQnWHKFsHJ2zxr4fOYF2wmSqhh5lMkoNFotpMkjbrZcwFj00UY139L53F8Y18HL91uiLREZj_wMwEnYfNBr3KlxzaAwCYhJBUqNn28/s628/Climate%20Change%20theat%20to%20ski%20industry.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="406" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEShla4UdbMzPIjz6SzDuPtvym5O_mWUdMIfDX6-ki6CdB0UMz8uuKWqT1-MZgF_ManOWQj3TGzuSCKljaRokouRQnWHKFsHJ2zxr4fOYF2wmSqhh5lMkoNFotpMkjbrZcwFj00UY139L53F8Y18HL91uiLREZj_wMwEnYfNBr3KlxzaAwCYhJBUqNn28/w259-h400/Climate%20Change%20theat%20to%20ski%20industry.JPG" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wire story, from January<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
Just a couple of weeks later a local piece omitted what is stressed in the national piece. That's got to be a very deliberate choice.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijGaTHRxeVG13P7Vuya8ESi9POztrCV-QNP74BzBr_bmtbr2Qq8uajmDBUnuaFMyHuiZE942VJ1oTV481k0ZcS9f2Wr9M-YYeTD4-5riVQUBlI1Ie7nQJ1ayrnjQuY3EB8JWNJXgku63AF57UPRcbNaCouzwDsvk3Nw-nQthNghDP-40n4SJd-jpVksE/s665/Hoodoo%20ski%20resort%20late%20opening%20and%20reduced%20snow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="485" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijGaTHRxeVG13P7Vuya8ESi9POztrCV-QNP74BzBr_bmtbr2Qq8uajmDBUnuaFMyHuiZE942VJ1oTV481k0ZcS9f2Wr9M-YYeTD4-5riVQUBlI1Ie7nQJ1ayrnjQuY3EB8JWNJXgku63AF57UPRcbNaCouzwDsvk3Nw-nQthNghDP-40n4SJd-jpVksE/w291-h400/Hoodoo%20ski%20resort%20late%20opening%20and%20reduced%20snow.jpg" width="291" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Earlier this month here<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
The future of the ski resort? It's a mystery! Only Mother Nature knows "and she's not sending us any future reports." Come on.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXJXJdRx9mrghQHslCiF4gvqZEbqZ63nTNYvKoxeGAUoyXRa3jPh5oL9JZL2zwklerpQZDdS30OPImq9HVzlFX4xuDR53NVLjQQLnYOI8RpHHYGt_nXQ4deoU7hCJcpb0aiUWx6eMYJKevk53wNo04lHXVQaVl94bqbXPBQZ6mr7BfgHP-6hmWRLwFLI/s373/Hoodoo%20ski%20resort%20late%20opening%20and%20reduced%20snow%20silence%20on%20climate.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXJXJdRx9mrghQHslCiF4gvqZEbqZ63nTNYvKoxeGAUoyXRa3jPh5oL9JZL2zwklerpQZDdS30OPImq9HVzlFX4xuDR53NVLjQQLnYOI8RpHHYGt_nXQ4deoU7hCJcpb0aiUWx6eMYJKevk53wNo04lHXVQaVl94bqbXPBQZ6mr7BfgHP-6hmWRLwFLI/w202-h320/Hoodoo%20ski%20resort%20late%20opening%20and%20reduced%20snow%20silence%20on%20climate.JPG" width="202" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a mystery!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>There's a consistent pattern of omission and writing-around. The information is right there in our <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/natural-environment-climate/climate-action-plan-for-salem/climate-action-plan-documents">Climate Action Plan</a> (and it even likely understates matters)! Note how it discusses 30-year averages, and not any "normal" — the charts make clear the rolling change to the average.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW44aP26Rdl_yi7nxA6uD5Tkbju6Sf-TdSq_HNNWDr4mgZ8Y9SXi5IressQAvfTeWRNHIH4DndmytvD98K8EWX_qjYojQcwW9d5kxPdecNizGs7mCRYq30KAl9nUch38FaCR2pn6mfB19E1wGQgmru1bQns199tLyKYwf-GqchyHYs4uWSzvWwmKgUHE/s669/CAP%20on%20average%20number%20of%20extreme%20heat%20days.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="669" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmW44aP26Rdl_yi7nxA6uD5Tkbju6Sf-TdSq_HNNWDr4mgZ8Y9SXi5IressQAvfTeWRNHIH4DndmytvD98K8EWX_qjYojQcwW9d5kxPdecNizGs7mCRYq30KAl9nUch38FaCR2pn6mfB19E1wGQgmru1bQns199tLyKYwf-GqchyHYs4uWSzvWwmKgUHE/w400-h314/CAP%20on%20average%20number%20of%20extreme%20heat%20days.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Extreme Heat (<a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/natural-environment-climate/climate-action-plan-for-salem/climate-action-plan-documents">Climate Action Plan</a>)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvxsdHtwMvrglCr5rbcYkzb3Ej61tEj9QZ5VV2DSbXPXDbNQpmwnKpxrrdx6PnGA-KHxHWUOwK7tvkA87RO5CWz_1ERJ445T2guo9xdJy3qM_AR3H9NdqP3UfnzPlGpRsZX7GtY_KiULM3ylxwkkAQGHpo1Wb0ikEiZi3dparzyLaACMwTswD00Ankt0/s665/CAP%20on%20average%20summer%20temperatures.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="665" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvxsdHtwMvrglCr5rbcYkzb3Ej61tEj9QZ5VV2DSbXPXDbNQpmwnKpxrrdx6PnGA-KHxHWUOwK7tvkA87RO5CWz_1ERJ445T2guo9xdJy3qM_AR3H9NdqP3UfnzPlGpRsZX7GtY_KiULM3ylxwkkAQGHpo1Wb0ikEiZi3dparzyLaACMwTswD00Ankt0/w400-h364/CAP%20on%20average%20summer%20temperatures.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Increasing Average Summer Temperatures<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UKLFd2NOzawXJOBO5dalhF795Wp_H1G8MopMDWC64eipoeNgU3AUx_GSSWrHtYGu9ECx-UClx0Q0KTX5hioWDp33IKYUw7V3P731ifIzfK2xI_cmbWbwJzieFcbZpFYRK_sdt7GbmfUDqLVjIufuX0W1rEiz9f55P74o4jUh0AUTB_F4VZx6PxU-1PU/s590/CAP%20on%20increasing%20fire%20risk.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="327" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UKLFd2NOzawXJOBO5dalhF795Wp_H1G8MopMDWC64eipoeNgU3AUx_GSSWrHtYGu9ECx-UClx0Q0KTX5hioWDp33IKYUw7V3P731ifIzfK2xI_cmbWbwJzieFcbZpFYRK_sdt7GbmfUDqLVjIufuX0W1rEiz9f55P74o4jUh0AUTB_F4VZx6PxU-1PU/w221-h400/CAP%20on%20increasing%20fire%20risk.JPG" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More wildfire risk<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>This is a little like the way our crash reporting focuses on bad actors and bad decisions, and not on our broad streets and roads, and our autoist frames of congestion relief and flow, that together invite speeding and jaydriving. We rachet down our focus on to the micro-scale and individual in order to avoid analysis of the macro-scale and system. The system does not itself determine catastrophe, but it makes it much more probable.</p><p>See previously on the wildfire coverage:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>From September 2023, this piece actually mentions "climate change," and it is interesting that the reporting has moved away from that, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/09/story-on-south-salem-wildfires-omits-discussion-of-emissions.html">Story on South Salem Wildfires omits Discussion of Emissions</a>"</li><li>Just a week later, a story on youth, on the "wildfire generation," omits the young plaintiffs in <a href="https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/juliana-v-us">Juliana v. US</a>, the climate case originating in Eugene, and also omits fossil fuel driving climate change, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/09/wildfire-stories-enact-erasure-of-human-caused-climate-change.html">Wildfire Stories Enact Erasure of Human Caused Climate Change</a>"<br /></li></ul><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-6681121457404422432024-02-17T10:00:00.000-08:002024-02-17T10:00:00.268-08:00Story on Data Centers shows Limit to our Climate Plans<p>The <i>Oregonian</i> today has a front page piece about the ravenous appetite for electricity and the corresponding emissions from our online habits and data centers.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGzCiSJGpqY8L7mr7neRcqtOuN6mZ7nY-Nm0vhRKTtT-z8M7xtH_jt3F2LBt2oRKgjfGvJh-UnKmN_M4lEr0cvN2Frx-QJrKSjWbqWwvTB6ejePCcAJ04f_lnTWGJ1Hx0zCZYxTPV7Csoad2OY5M0gA4yZA8cLgNTXiu-_bpY3HTnF6Ve-D_giRmAzTA/s637/Oregonian%20on%20data%20centers%20emissions%20and%20climate.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="569" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGzCiSJGpqY8L7mr7neRcqtOuN6mZ7nY-Nm0vhRKTtT-z8M7xtH_jt3F2LBt2oRKgjfGvJh-UnKmN_M4lEr0cvN2Frx-QJrKSjWbqWwvTB6ejePCcAJ04f_lnTWGJ1Hx0zCZYxTPV7Csoad2OY5M0gA4yZA8cLgNTXiu-_bpY3HTnF6Ve-D_giRmAzTA/w358-h400/Oregonian%20on%20data%20centers%20emissions%20and%20climate.JPG" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Oregonian</i>, front page today<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It focuses on the emissions as <br /></p><p></p><blockquote>a byproduct of Oregon tax policy and represent a profound setback for the state's energy aspirations...hundreds of millions of dollars in local tax breaks to subsidize a constellation of enormous, power-hungry data centers...where the regional power grid has little access to renewable energy.</blockquote>A critic says<p></p><p></p><blockquote>Oregon regulators and lawmakers haven't created policies and incentives that encourage economic growth powered by renewable energy.</blockquote>Among other things it is a failure of our climate action goals to be applied to new situations.<p></p><p>More locally, earlier this month the City formally wrote to the Legislature in support of SB 1572, for a study of expanding rail to Salem on the old Oregon Electric line.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-DYj94T8tIBQGr4rvpGj73M2JHeDZubavBKrhSqZe9Cy4l5X1T0w2TuqBCzl56xd38sKb2fo_ROo9x3QvnK4qliaeihsBIMOXpshvlHa2_-MJuS9EHThyphenhyphen94LOK80NCoyCBgtFelykMfAZkNI93D9yTCCF_QdxPkqnxsyj7C1yy-kUTVm4JO6SmepL1Y/s601/City%20of%20Salem%20letter%20on%20WES%20expansion%20study.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="453" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-DYj94T8tIBQGr4rvpGj73M2JHeDZubavBKrhSqZe9Cy4l5X1T0w2TuqBCzl56xd38sKb2fo_ROo9x3QvnK4qliaeihsBIMOXpshvlHa2_-MJuS9EHThyphenhyphen94LOK80NCoyCBgtFelykMfAZkNI93D9yTCCF_QdxPkqnxsyj7C1yy-kUTVm4JO6SmepL1Y/w301-h400/City%20of%20Salem%20letter%20on%20WES%20expansion%20study.JPG" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">City support for <a href="https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1572">SB 1572</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The City says it</p><p></p><blockquote>is taking action to respond to climate change with a Climate Action Plan...[our reduction goals], adopted by City Council in October of 2020, can only be achieved with the collective action of everyone in our community.</blockquote><p>Where was this spirit when Council was looking at the airport expansion?!<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>These two cases show a real gap in our climate plans: They don't have sufficient provision for evaluating new situations and new opportunities. <br /></p><p>Our own Climate Action Plan has a closed structure. It does not have provision to see or evaluate anything outside of itself.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeOja9UqHdvPJ1Fwj5VYopnrXQWctcdVD8hXfiEK9mHe87w3wpmwQ8HZA2VUuV2ldhdNqn_yJBRySgzIinFRexPg-UrIox9eLiFJ79gzHrRiAM4lGWQaFXswPI_86gC0Gntb3HyGacoCThFc-EltzAmJmLErh57gSTv22X3VSrYHrA2EJQPz9S-wl_oM/s973/First%20page%20of%20strategies.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="973" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeOja9UqHdvPJ1Fwj5VYopnrXQWctcdVD8hXfiEK9mHe87w3wpmwQ8HZA2VUuV2ldhdNqn_yJBRySgzIinFRexPg-UrIox9eLiFJ79gzHrRiAM4lGWQaFXswPI_86gC0Gntb3HyGacoCThFc-EltzAmJmLErh57gSTv22X3VSrYHrA2EJQPz9S-wl_oM/w400-h280/First%20page%20of%20strategies.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first page of 176-item "<a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/16429/637931486294300000">Strategy List</a>"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It is a list of about 180 discrete strategies (this source says 176, others say 183; there is a bit of inconsistency on the total number). </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywC_KbcjAuD0EZk7uz8_9r6544CbOvVUV_p6TUedmr6hwDkvHtnUKZVFCnaS-RTuwF_F2bY4oJmZeO4NqH9clYanzX__7sP93SNu6hWBPkOAFocSxsOxKBKNehU2m9WgNk0kYdNHCCBeefGFUDlFBrNsKc33VMpCuNlfEXX87n9JidOstderH_-rBmF8/s312/Updating%20the%20CAP.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="312" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywC_KbcjAuD0EZk7uz8_9r6544CbOvVUV_p6TUedmr6hwDkvHtnUKZVFCnaS-RTuwF_F2bY4oJmZeO4NqH9clYanzX__7sP93SNu6hWBPkOAFocSxsOxKBKNehU2m9WgNk0kYdNHCCBeefGFUDlFBrNsKc33VMpCuNlfEXX87n9JidOstderH_-rBmF8/s1600/Updating%20the%20CAP.JPG" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not very strong on new things<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It does not envision taking our overall emissions goal and using that to evaluate new policy decisions. The plan is limited to the specific "strategies" enumerated, and has no specific mechanism to review, revise, and add in the future. Its direction on updating every five years is vague. It has no "strategy" for evaluating novel, unlisted cases. It's more than a little bit of a box-checking exercise. High level values, in this case our overall emissions goal, do not drive it in any on-going, dynamic way.<br /></p><p>Since commercial air flight and airport expansion was not included in the original list, it has been exempt from any climate and emissions analysis.</p><p>We will doubtless encounter other new possibilities and policy decisions that are not envisioned in the plan.</p><p>As a closed document, it's a little dead, and it and our broader use of it need to be made more living.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-34818551744838276732024-02-15T12:01:00.000-08:002024-02-15T12:01:00.125-08:00The Village Center at Fairview finally has a Store Proposed<p>The Village Center has a proposal for a store!</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu1TlDv4DkyhRv0o3f_9yFFGOG3u61F6FvX_fidT5Ev904MopCXX6bZQJFmJ6pZhoaj-g79xMqoN84R7i5UPDX_VRnj8mBagG02qTrup4b65Me05ateUn6isS5ogvrzNmHofRJcGEpmXjqo-us4eoi6NJuLCpSOnhG8ruhiNPwzObFgsKRUrwn9AC2wU/s528/Stop%20and%20Save%20site.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="528" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu1TlDv4DkyhRv0o3f_9yFFGOG3u61F6FvX_fidT5Ev904MopCXX6bZQJFmJ6pZhoaj-g79xMqoN84R7i5UPDX_VRnj8mBagG02qTrup4b65Me05ateUn6isS5ogvrzNmHofRJcGEpmXjqo-us4eoi6NJuLCpSOnhG8ruhiNPwzObFgsKRUrwn9AC2wU/w400-h373/Stop%20and%20Save%20site.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One-story retail store building at Fairview crossroad<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Earlier this month developers started <a href="https://egov.cityofsalem.net/PACPortal/Permit/View/1156101">a file at the City for a low one-story building</a> with two storefronts on a key corner in the Fairview redevelopment.</p><p>The "anchor" will be a Stop n' Save convenience store it appears. Sure the parking lot is in back, and in that way it is more walkable, but its basic form is still more like a strip mall in a sprawly setting.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhR3pH5ajn6r8mfRa7CsA1Myh9DJIIuxT9Z-bjo2i7Mgftk2PzpWzVwNFxxTKjDt6rTdZTGDfXsmWBhys8UQvk5TUlSq77LPRqgoNGX-5sF4NcJ-fIbXR-uFj70ktN6HFbeBCViy1WEk9q9iCUYU_ThL3jBbUTcH1swM5prX-uDRRf1CZh-7aLVFeEe0/s741/Stop%20and%20Save%20elevations.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="741" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhR3pH5ajn6r8mfRa7CsA1Myh9DJIIuxT9Z-bjo2i7Mgftk2PzpWzVwNFxxTKjDt6rTdZTGDfXsmWBhys8UQvk5TUlSq77LPRqgoNGX-5sF4NcJ-fIbXR-uFj70ktN6HFbeBCViy1WEk9q9iCUYU_ThL3jBbUTcH1swM5prX-uDRRf1CZh-7aLVFeEe0/w400-h293/Stop%20and%20Save%20elevations.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Convenience store for the Village Center<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9L8UHU3VOmUXL4WFvKvImeLgKYJO0X9d00smfkT2wGq08aYs56eYeXkerSvHj_ALs0Q9U0x-wHPUJM-zTdUIGQZcclGmv2c6pMb8ss2aJjAtLA8u9S9j4P01vU4T9WYE5uBcadPGW7Ws2EsWEtPgjZBb_7GVqpyyg1NIYqWQKoaziXzsVB_uqpNDmxk/s905/Stop%20and%20Save%20site%20plan.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="905" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9L8UHU3VOmUXL4WFvKvImeLgKYJO0X9d00smfkT2wGq08aYs56eYeXkerSvHj_ALs0Q9U0x-wHPUJM-zTdUIGQZcclGmv2c6pMb8ss2aJjAtLA8u9S9j4P01vU4T9WYE5uBcadPGW7Ws2EsWEtPgjZBb_7GVqpyyg1NIYqWQKoaziXzsVB_uqpNDmxk/w400-h297/Stop%20and%20Save%20site%20plan.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Site plan at the crossroads<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>So it's a little underwhelming in that sense. The original concept for the Village Center was more lively with midrise and vertical mixed-use, with much more stress on walking and much less stress on parking lots. It was intended to be more of a commercial district and hub, the highest intensity part of the project. <br /></p><a name='more'></a>At the same time, how often do we have any kind of store immediately opposite a park? Summer time ice cream! Maybe it will evolve into a cafe or pub.<br /><p></p><p>And we'll say again: As the City works on designating Climate Friendly Areas/Walkable Mixed-use Areas, it really needs to look more closely at why Fairview hasn't developed into one. Its patterning remains intensely autoist, and we need to learn from it.</p><p>Recently see:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/07/village-center-concept-mostly-abandoned-fairview-finally-some-smallplexes-park-update.html">Village Center Concept mostly Abandoned at Fairview; Finally some Smallplexes; Park Update</a>"</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/07/block-50-announcement-suggests-learning-from-fairview-discussion-20-years-ago.html">Block 50 Announcement Suggests Learning from Fairview Discussion 20 Years Ago</a>"<br /></li></ul><p>This proposal is in very early stages, with the file just started at the City, and it may be a while before it proceeds to administrative approvals or a formal Hearing. The proposal may evolve in the interval. </p><p>It is great to see some kind of commerce proposed here, and it will be fascinating to follow.<br /></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-50109519845951386012024-02-14T08:00:00.000-08:002024-02-14T08:00:00.120-08:00PR and Messaging over Substance: City Response to Advocacy Dismays<p>One of the criticisms we've made over the past few years is that the City seems to prefer to see action on climate and on safety for vulnerable users of the roads as a messaging problem rather than anything that calls for concrete action. The City has seemed to say, "We're doing great! The problem is the citizenry just doesn't understand."</p>
<p>You may recall this "But we're misunderstood" theme from very early in preparation for the Climate Action Plan: "The Salem community is mostly unaware of the overall progress."<br /></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Salem...is mostly unaware of the overall progress"</td></tr>
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<p>Other communications have also generally shown what here has seemed an unserious approach that focuses on appearance and signalling rather than on substantive action.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>On empty claims about biking, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2019/08/city-fun-fact-misses-key-points.html">City Fun Fact Misses Key Points</a>" (2019)</li><li>This was a dominant theme for 2022, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2022/12/planning-and-talk-and-not-enough-walk-2022-in-review.html">Planning and Talk and not Enough Walk: 2022 in Review</a>"</li><li>More recent carelessness on biking, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/with-image-of-salmoning-city-shows-unserious-approach-to-bicycling.html">With Image of Salmoning, City shows Unserious Approach to Bicycling</a>" (2023)</li><li>And in the City's own review for 2023, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/12/citys-year-in-review-video-is-little-phony.html">City's Year in Review Video is a Little Phony</a>" <br /></li><li>And a new counter-productive PR project on climate, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/01/climate-action-plan-committee-starts.html">Climate Action Plan Committee Starts off in Idle in 2024</a>"</li></ul><p>So it was interesting in December to learn about a "show and tell" with advocates.<br /></p><p></p><blockquote><p>Our new Public Works Director, Brian Martin, would
like gather bike advocacy groups in Salem to discuss active
transportation in our City. He would like to learn more about what
is working and what isn’t working in the community. He would also like
to share information on projects the City is completing to improve
biking in our community.
<u></u><u></u>
</p>
We are looking at holding a 2- 3 hour meeting....We plan to allow each group 10-15 minutes to discuss their
goals, vision, projects, and events for biking in
the community.</blockquote>
<p>It was a little weird. The invite did not come from Martin, and it also gave a lot of stress to the idea of "sharing information on projects the City is completing," on talking rather than listening. The "But we're misunderstood"/"Salem community is mostly unaware" theme was a bit of a red flag. Similarly, the show-and-tell aspect in a group meeting was also odd. The meeting concept did not give off a good vibe.</p><p>It was rescheduled for this spring, and it's actually weirder.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrg_6iM0UojpKypNc-zfiulF1LUzbNCn1gZgfFq0NPCweCyhdUDYLQ0L2PdGxzFEw8aEp87HVstbuWbyGNO6P-yAqpz0q3mdRZexbDpnB6phSbgsUTuwKydkJtrlGMmL8EseD-sFTqaDo7D7TUmL4pl07jBj5fVLmIxCOp2aVpBT05gocfQlGqBsVIsQ/s722/Parachute%20Strategies%20not-to-exceed%20contract%20Sept%202023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="722" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrg_6iM0UojpKypNc-zfiulF1LUzbNCn1gZgfFq0NPCweCyhdUDYLQ0L2PdGxzFEw8aEp87HVstbuWbyGNO6P-yAqpz0q3mdRZexbDpnB6phSbgsUTuwKydkJtrlGMmL8EseD-sFTqaDo7D7TUmL4pl07jBj5fVLmIxCOp2aVpBT05gocfQlGqBsVIsQ/w400-h215/Parachute%20Strategies%20not-to-exceed%20contract%20Sept%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Administrative purchases <a href="https://salem.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6406343&GUID=5D05D08A-7DAD-4212-8318-C552250C9603&Options=&Search=">September 2023</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>One of the people involved, who looks even like the real organizer of the meeting, is a principal of a Portland PR firm, Parachute Strategies. It turns out in September the City Manager's Office signed a not-to-exceed contract for $350,000 in PR services. It was a mistake not to look into this in December. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a>The City may not be very interested in a discussion of how to improve biking, bicycle facilities, and bicycle safety! The meeting instead looks like an expression of "But we're misunderstood." There's too much focus here on managing the message. There's even a weird request from the PR firm, again not from the Director, for a pre-meeting meeting separately and individually with the participants.<br /><p></p><p></p><blockquote>Before that meeting, I would very much
appreciate an opportunity to learn a little bit about you and your
point of view on biking in Salem in advance.... </blockquote><p></p><p>WTF? This is kinda bogus, and maybe a lot bogus. It looks like working on spin rather than substance. A classic divide-and-conquer gesture and really managing the messaging. The focus should be on the death and injury on our roads, and building on previous assessments, on data, and not on "your point of view." The City has plenty of data and information on this.<br /></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are failing badly on walking and biking<br />
(A "point of view" from Our Salem, 2019)</td></tr>
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<p>Even worse, on Monday the City just canceled a bunch of vacant positions that hadn't been filled. <br /></p>
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<p>Spending up to $350,000 on a PR agency while cutting City positions that might actually be helpful is not a good look.</p><p>At that same Monday Council meeting, Council approved a downtown crosswalk safety project to be funded with $200,000 of downtown Urban Renewal Funds. This matter had been on the January DAB agenda as a "safety improvement project," and I misunderstood this as a new crosswalk, a capital project, rather than a planning study. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebD1xEXiwTlaepGiDzFzy7pLJOXgd6anPmB3bPFqXOXzdmWcSqA_p9nB4bqRxEWtoVuPYE9oS0nK5DS3u5dZwtpzso0kHJ1_9ZvdEbCE6vsVx_WcR4inixXPMIYCr3YYKlkkZDaGd9km7EJQ3eyl_RH9OsrQ3U_BuizrqRDE08RyfyiMlyowUfI8GdII/s815/DAB%20January%202024%20Funding%20action.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="655" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebD1xEXiwTlaepGiDzFzy7pLJOXgd6anPmB3bPFqXOXzdmWcSqA_p9nB4bqRxEWtoVuPYE9oS0nK5DS3u5dZwtpzso0kHJ1_9ZvdEbCE6vsVx_WcR4inixXPMIYCr3YYKlkkZDaGd9km7EJQ3eyl_RH9OsrQ3U_BuizrqRDE08RyfyiMlyowUfI8GdII/w321-h400/DAB%20January%202024%20Funding%20action.jpg" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DAB, <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/21775/638411918667700000">Jan. agenda</a>, <a href="https://www.cityofsalem.net/home/showpublisheddocument/21891/638423784446330000">Feb. minutes</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>But this also is something that might have been better funded than a PR agency. Is there an opportunity cost to reallocating URA funding in this way? Maybe not. The Opportunity Purchase Fund appears to be budgeted at $2 million, and 10% of that may not be a big deal. Historically this fund supports things like the purchase of the URA/Saffron block (Block 50) and part of the corner next to Scott's on Commercial and State where the Nishioka building is now. The Urban Renewal Agency purchases lots, sometimes bundles them with adjacent lots, and then flips them for redevelopment.</p><p>See:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>On purchasing 129 Commercial SE, now bundled in the Nishioka Building, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2013/06/city-council-june-10th-keep-salem-moving-bond-surplus-tgm-grant-applications.html">City Council, June 10th</a>" (2013)</li><li>More generally, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2016/06/downtown-advisory-board-to-get-update-on-opportunity-sites.html">Downtown Advisory Board to get Update on Opportunity Sites</a>" (2016)</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2017/10/city-council-october-23rd-downtown-ugm-block.html">City Council, October 23rd - Downtown UGM Block</a>" (2017)<br /></li></ul><p>So it's hard to say, and the DAB meeting minutes do not give any detail on discussion or debate, how much of an opportunity cost there might be to reallocating these Opportunity Purchase funds to a planning study.</p><p>But overall, when money is tight at the City, why are the services of a PR agency a priority?</p><p>We want safe streets, not more soothing messaging!<br /></p><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-70429110496293961512024-02-13T12:01:00.000-08:002024-02-13T12:19:25.690-08:00Parrish Junior High named 100 Years Ago<p>100 years ago Parrish Junior High got its name.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KPzGqYZAsaGFcZMNQRgkx2SFBaGcNl4OTWP65Zitey7OiUZ1eGcz3eUMM36i7mPY6EcnL-E7iOcrirbevpjvSkfCPvXap9eixdtplP22Na_foLnlm00Bt6t0uXUKjkMZdLWQl9J0xMOj13B3ppfSImvVbrB9K9Yht8olnazuLHPq-EhV_pHW8PrVxwI/s917/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20Elevation%20February%209%201924%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="917" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KPzGqYZAsaGFcZMNQRgkx2SFBaGcNl4OTWP65Zitey7OiUZ1eGcz3eUMM36i7mPY6EcnL-E7iOcrirbevpjvSkfCPvXap9eixdtplP22Na_foLnlm00Bt6t0uXUKjkMZdLWQl9J0xMOj13B3ppfSImvVbrB9K9Yht8olnazuLHPq-EhV_pHW8PrVxwI/w400-h214/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20Elevation%20February%209%201924%20CJ.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February 9th, 1924<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
By our standards today, the process was pretty quick. They announced the site in September of 1923.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier-ygkUms4oY7ME6Dluyd4xJKP8iFgNdcaXBID5ExajbwFcu1hMbsuX8IN8JLU_RA4A-yxDPXXbgOn7QAFXsroSR5m-vZ13rYLMPo6UXcc01a3RjkRisSyDyejHAJy6LdzV8NLZr6Ao5jBpwq-ipewka85tA392p-PmMAzJGhFUGXm60JGeeiTNoyzUQ/s575/Land%20for%20Parrish%20Junior%20High%20September%2011%201923%20CJ.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="575" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier-ygkUms4oY7ME6Dluyd4xJKP8iFgNdcaXBID5ExajbwFcu1hMbsuX8IN8JLU_RA4A-yxDPXXbgOn7QAFXsroSR5m-vZ13rYLMPo6UXcc01a3RjkRisSyDyejHAJy6LdzV8NLZr6Ao5jBpwq-ipewka85tA392p-PmMAzJGhFUGXm60JGeeiTNoyzUQ/w400-h305/Land%20for%20Parrish%20Junior%20High%20September%2011%201923%20CJ.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 11th, 1923<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
Immediately its proximity to what was then a highway was concerning.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF2_ySPFw6Mo3be8lUDcKjvkn9lc0xztSXFPVauhPz7xK8ZmZIa4bGdiYt71id91bbcflNnWZncZ33FXBEU9uGNGJ8PjKa7b1iYV7imGSrJBASUFhXNreWgCsLmrlcTO_jfOJ2lj8LM3v8WeLmR53FTnNLDOuAJmdC57QNJlMpMr4hfqFakd1ZqpRiyI/s694/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20September%2013%201923.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF2_ySPFw6Mo3be8lUDcKjvkn9lc0xztSXFPVauhPz7xK8ZmZIa4bGdiYt71id91bbcflNnWZncZ33FXBEU9uGNGJ8PjKa7b1iYV7imGSrJBASUFhXNreWgCsLmrlcTO_jfOJ2lj8LM3v8WeLmR53FTnNLDOuAJmdC57QNJlMpMr4hfqFakd1ZqpRiyI/w168-h400/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20September%2013%201923.JPG" width="168" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1923-09-13/ed-1/seq-1/">Sept. 13th, 1923</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
Nevertheless they went ahead with a vote, and voters approved.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jhljun5rthOV48YWdt0utTD90O7Lu4ebHe1fs6Hjuz2yojc4nS-iZ0LVLx3efVXmTxcw-aoUf4WASijrKed1OA_WTQ2OGub9uYG2MHQkc1OlR52_oCo1Zh6jhorSg7LCRzflErgYo65KxrQDwyHOx0eGykjOjsGhwuo7L1lS_TdCrrh4ZQnl9kkFg0o/s682/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20Oct%2010%20and%20Nov%2014%201923.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="573" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Jhljun5rthOV48YWdt0utTD90O7Lu4ebHe1fs6Hjuz2yojc4nS-iZ0LVLx3efVXmTxcw-aoUf4WASijrKed1OA_WTQ2OGub9uYG2MHQkc1OlR52_oCo1Zh6jhorSg7LCRzflErgYo65KxrQDwyHOx0eGykjOjsGhwuo7L1lS_TdCrrh4ZQnl9kkFg0o/w336-h400/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20Oct%2010%20and%20Nov%2014%201923.jpg" width="336" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1923-10-10/ed-1/seq-1/">Oct. 10th</a> and <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1923-11-14/ed-1/seq-1/">Nov. 14th</a>, 1923<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There was some jockeying for the design contract, but the School District finally settled on <a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/knighton-william/">William C. Knighton</a>, who had done some earlier work for the District that was not built and the district maybe owed him a little.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M4kMdrKz2N6bHa2nQhW3afB1srzVrGVc_98eZR7Z5UpAsd1bd6YsnXDfffZsX_YGr7Co41bKrr3NYX2i1N_AqQS4y1nnKZb8JEIGjVMvg9_Gzu_pXwC5y79EM78s9r8qtDbtz3k2rBc3CBE925l2fEWx0AJv6EbgG3lvhgueK0dNcqhCzTqb016l6oY/s631/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20December%2012%201923.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M4kMdrKz2N6bHa2nQhW3afB1srzVrGVc_98eZR7Z5UpAsd1bd6YsnXDfffZsX_YGr7Co41bKrr3NYX2i1N_AqQS4y1nnKZb8JEIGjVMvg9_Gzu_pXwC5y79EM78s9r8qtDbtz3k2rBc3CBE925l2fEWx0AJv6EbgG3lvhgueK0dNcqhCzTqb016l6oY/w358-h400/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20December%2012%201923.JPG" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1923-12-12/ed-1/seq-2/">December 12th, 1923<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
With President Harding's recent death in office, his name was popular and there were multiple straw votes taken. A name nodding to the highway and street was also popular.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VLBUj-E3AWEdI2D42TKdCzim6Ag6FSP8ZQhbxBy7AgVE1wPOKBqJi-DzbXbMP2m5BJRTf4mOwBS58pYuafuasOy23G4HLQGTGnmFY9iKMwaHfLo3niPXcrLeFBdmhhBeTJqdKMn4FBDPk1k6_uh5dc0MbBmoKmRooqAgYsTlb87RC5Fa0QHvj-u3i1U/s706/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20Jan%2027%20and%20Feb%205%201924.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="573" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VLBUj-E3AWEdI2D42TKdCzim6Ag6FSP8ZQhbxBy7AgVE1wPOKBqJi-DzbXbMP2m5BJRTf4mOwBS58pYuafuasOy23G4HLQGTGnmFY9iKMwaHfLo3niPXcrLeFBdmhhBeTJqdKMn4FBDPk1k6_uh5dc0MbBmoKmRooqAgYsTlb87RC5Fa0QHvj-u3i1U/w325-h400/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20Jan%2027%20and%20Feb%205%201924.jpg" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1924-01-27/ed-1/seq-8/">January 27th</a> and <a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1924-02-05/ed-1/seq-1/">February 5th</a>, 1924<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
We know how it turned out.</p>
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<p>It was, I think, the first time a school here had been named for someone local.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>There was a group of schools named for Presidents: Grant, Washington, McKinley, Lincoln. And a group named for their neighborhoods: Highland, Englewood, Salem Heights, Yew Park.</p><p>Richmond was named after the Richmond Addition, and it really is a neighborhood name. But it's also named for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Richmond">John P Richmond</a>, who was a Methodist missionary and associate of Jason Lee, but he does not figure much in our Salem history.</p><p>J. L Parrish is much more of a figure in our Salem history, and it seems to me that this is another instance of the 1920s cultural project on the Pioneer Myth.<br /></p>
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<p>In fact, it seems very likely that this was prompted by, and in direct response to, the arrival of Robert Booth's Circuit Rider statue that would be formally dedicated later that spring. It had arrived in town just a couple of weeks earlier. Note the mention of circuit-riding in the piece on Parrish.</p>
<blockquote><p>NEW SCHOOL NAMED<br />FOR J. L. PARRISH<br />PIONEER OF OREGON</p>
<p>Junior High Institution Christened by Board of Education Last Night Plea Made by Hal D. Patton Miss Grace Snook Reports on Defects of Salem School Children</p>
<p>The J. L. Parrish Junior High School is to be the name of the new junior high school, accordng to action taken last night by the Salem school board.</p>
<p>The decision to name the the school for an early pioneer of the Oregon country followed a brief talk by Hal Patton, who as the son of a pioneer, said he made the plea for recognition of a pioneer man. Mr. Patton gave a brief resume of the achievements of Josiah Parrish who came around Cape Horn with Jason Lee in the ship Lausanne and who served as blacksmith for the Oregon missionaries for several years.</p>
<p>He served for several years as circuit rider from Portland to Corvallis and was appointed Indian agent by President Taylor with jurisdiction from northern Oregon to the present California line. He served later as chaplain at the state penitentiary.</p>
<p>The new school building is to be located on what was formerly the old Parrish donation land claim and near what is known as Parrish grove. Mr. Patton characterized Mr. Parrish as one of the most liberal givers of Salem's pioneers in the matter of education. Considerable of his property was given at the time of his death to Willamette university, and he also gave the land on which Lee Mission cemetery is located. His wife gave the land for the first orphanage in the state which is now a part of the Salem hospital.</p>
<p>A daughter of J. L. Parrish, Mrs. Josie Stewart, is well known in Salem. Three grandchildren, Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges, Miss Nina Parfish and Richard Slater also live in Salem, while another granddaughter, Mrs. E. C. Cox, lives in Seattle. Mrs. N. Parrish of North Summer street, is a daughter-in-law.</p>
<p>The vote on a name by the business men of the chamber of commerce was very light, according to figures sent in by the manager. The vote in the schools of the children as reported varied with the district, and members of the board expressed the opinion that various outside influences had affected the vote. Members, while voting unanimously for the name as finally chosen, expressed a hope that those who had voted would not feel that after all the vote was not of any consequence....<br /></p></blockquote>
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<p>Writing in "<a href="https://ndnhistoryresearch.com/2017/06/06/a-state-of-open-warfare-the-chetko-massacre-revisited/">A State of Open Warfare: the Chetko Massacre revisited</a>," David G. Lewis offers a qualified positive assessment of Parrish's activity as Indian Agent:</p>
<blockquote>Indian agents had a tough job, having to defend the tribes and their rights while not upsetting the settlers too much despite all of their lawless actions. Ironically. when unlawfully attacked by White militia, the tribes were seen as the people who needed to change, who needed to adapt to the lawful ways of the White American civilization. The following narratives from Parrish shows just how much he cared for the tribes by trying to hold the lawless accountable for their actions. Yet even so he is unable to escape is personal bias. Josiah Parrish was a minister in the Methodist church and while he served many years as an Indian Agent in Oregon, he continually leaned in favor of “saving the men” through cultural assimilation including the elimination of the savagery of their culture.</blockquote>
<p>A few days later in February the paper had a feature on Parrish, again hitting the circuit rider theme.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl88nZyUsUA-A6QV5kSyfkClch19AOux-WXhwBotvBz4RDTXT4tH_rTfW8hQck2om6RRSOHlrZ09yuEUk6QKcjSWRZDrcHdQQmIg_d_yGzDBzeqx7o_lx4YBS3W5M_nkcjOItr5-ihB4dUqGq7WizCwfWemmSkCc9osTUElrPDzbtf34pzvevWM9LlKU/s738/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20February%2017%201924.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="548" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl88nZyUsUA-A6QV5kSyfkClch19AOux-WXhwBotvBz4RDTXT4tH_rTfW8hQck2om6RRSOHlrZ09yuEUk6QKcjSWRZDrcHdQQmIg_d_yGzDBzeqx7o_lx4YBS3W5M_nkcjOItr5-ihB4dUqGq7WizCwfWemmSkCc9osTUElrPDzbtf34pzvevWM9LlKU/w298-h400/Parrish%20Junior%20High%20February%2017%201924.JPG" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1924-02-17/ed-1/seq-9/">February 17th, 1924</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>From this piece:</p><blockquote><p>STATE OWES MUCH TO MAN FOR<br />WHOM NEW SCHOOL WAS NAMED</p>
<p>A liberal contributor to Salem, a pioneer who brought to the out-of-the-way places of the Willamette valley the consolation of religion when he was a ciruit rider, visited the tiny settlements from Portland to points in Lane county, a man who contributed much to the welfare of the Oregon Indian tribes, honest and trust-worthy a man and an officer; such is the character given Josiah Lamberson Parrish; by early Oregon historians.</p>
<p>Mr. Parrish, for whom the new Salem Junior high school has been named by the Salem school board, was born in Onondaga county, New York, October 14, 1806. He was married In 1833 to Elizabeth Winn and in 1839 he was appointed blacksmith to the Oregon mission by the New York board of the Methodist Episcopal church.</p>
<p>Was With Jason Lee</p>
<p>He came with Jason Lee on the ship Lausanne and landed in Oregon in 1840 having come around Cape Horn. For two years he served as blacksmith with the mlssion and in 1843 he was appointed to the Indian mission at the mouth of the Columbia river. This mission closed in 1846 and he was appointed circuit rider between Portland and Corvallis on the west side of the Willamette. In 1848 an east side circuit was added between Molalla Prairie, near Oregon City, and Spoors Landing in Lane county.</p>
<p>President Taylor appointed him Indian agent in 1849 and by a curious mistake his commission was made out to Joseph L. Parrish and he was compelled to transact all business as deputy to Joseph L. Parrish. When he was reappointed by President Pierce this mistake was rectified.</p>
<p>Appointed Indian Agent</p>
<p>Mr. Parrish's territory as Indian agent extended from the Rockies to the Pacific ocean and from the straits of Fuca to the northern California line. Because of ill health he resigned just after the Rogue River war and in 1856 was placed on the retired list by the church.</p>
<p>For 16 years he served, as chaplain at the Oregon state penitentiary, for which service he received no compensation.</p>
<p>He was married three times. His first wife died in 1859. They had four sons, Lamberson, Norman, Samuel and Charles. Lamberson died in 1840. Two daughters of Norman Parrish live in Salem. They are Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges and Miss Nina Parrish.</p>
<p>Other Descendants Here</p>
<p>Two children of Mrs. Hinges, Karl Hinges and Mrs. George Nelson, also live here. Their children, Norman Parrish Hinges and George Nelson, junior, are great-great-grandchildren of Josiah L. Parrish. Mrs. E. M. Cox of Seattle is another daughter of Norman Parrish. She has a son and daughter.</p>
<p>Two children of Charles Parrish are living. One, Sam Parrish, is the only male descendant of the circuit rider living. His home is in Spokane. Mrs. George Hagny of Canyon City is a daughter of Charles Parrish.</p>
<p>The first wife gave to the city the site of the Lee Mission cemetery and also five acres for the first orphanage in the state which is now a part of the Salem hospital.</p>
<p>Mr. Parrish married Jennie L. Lichlenthaler in I860 and two of their daughters live In Oregon. One is Mrs. Josle Stewart, formerly of Salem, who is housemother at one of the sorority houses at Oregon Agricultural college, Corvallis. Her son, Richard Slater, is associated with the Oregon Gravel company.</p>
<p>Gave Name Chemawa</p>
<p>Another daughter is Mrs. Grace Stevens of Portland. The third wife was Mrs. Mattie A. Pierce, his second wife having died in 1887.</p>
<p>A son of the pioneer on whose donation land claim the Parrish junior high, school will stand, built the building in which the present First National bank is located.</p>
<p>The name Chemawa was given by Mr. Parrish to the Salem Indian school while he was in Indian work. The name he took from a small tribe located near Wheatland ferry on the Wlllamete river.</p>
<p>He died In Salem May 31, 1895<br /></p>
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<p>See also:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Here, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2021/01/circuit-rider-and-lumber-king-two-generations-robert-booth-capitol.html">Circuit Rider and Lumber King: Two Generations of Robert Booth at the Capitol</a>" (2021) and "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2022/11/alexander-phimister-proctor-visits-salem-after-roosevelt-statue-dedicated-in-1922.html">Alexander Phimister Proctor Visits Salem after Roosevelt Statue Dedicated in 1922</a>" (2022)</li><li>A little bit on the Leslie naming in 1926, which also highlighted circuit riding, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2020/01/historic-landmarks-commission-to-consider-old-Leslie-Junior-High-School.html">Historic Landmarks Commission to Consider old Leslie Junior High</a>." (2020) We might come back to this, as it was not clear in 2020 how significant of a theme that was.</li><li>Some on Hal Patton (with links to further pieces) in "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2022/01/george-suns-speech-at-hal-pattons-50th-chinatown-history.html">George Sun's Speech at Hal Patton's 50th Features in our Current understanding of Chinatown</a>" (2022) and "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/03/cookes-goes-back-to-1870s-not-just-1930s.html">Cooke's goes back to 1870s, not just 1930s</a>" (2023) </li><li>And on the grove, "<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2020/08/salems-first-attempt-to-preserve-oaks-parrish-grove-effort-failed-100-years-ago.html">Salem's First Attempt to Preserve Oaks? Parrish Grove Effort Failed 100 Years Ago</a>" (2020)<br /></li><li>At <i>Shineonsalem</i>, <a href="https://shineonsalem.org/parrish-house-470-water-street-ne-ll/">a brief note on the Parrish House</a>, and <a href="https://shineonsalem.org/1910-parrish-house/">a longer note with details on its move to the AC Gilbert House complex</a>. Also <a href="https://shineonsalem.org/women-of-property-elepha-waller-adelia-leslie-and-elizabeth-parrish/">some on Elizabeth Winn Parrish</a>.</li><li>And at the <i>SJ</i> in a 2016 history column, "<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-andy-zimmerman/8702244/">Parrish school a pioneer in more ways than one</a>"<br /></li></ul>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-17812846933941007122024-02-12T12:01:00.000-08:002024-02-12T12:01:00.139-08:00Thinking about Greenhouse Gas Performance Measures: At the MPO<p>Tuesday the 13th the technical committee for our Metropolitan Planning Organization meets, and there are a number of items of interest.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry6POyttODk45BMU7Zg-A2KGcfWgHo0UgagNuWZxCX6VNOPa3ouDdeBgy6RRDl3bv4iZoobB77rrV9NwJpFU_fZJGZn7L4HCOGyBZqnKYWyjMp651_GaUYLcPAUjL25rjn4q1-7r4uw2j7kx5T23Qk31q5lt1H91zpo7vcyqX7do1yz72n2lWrhCmtok/s697/Feb%20TAC%20on%20No%20More%20Freeways%20at%20DLCD.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry6POyttODk45BMU7Zg-A2KGcfWgHo0UgagNuWZxCX6VNOPa3ouDdeBgy6RRDl3bv4iZoobB77rrV9NwJpFU_fZJGZn7L4HCOGyBZqnKYWyjMp651_GaUYLcPAUjL25rjn4q1-7r4uw2j7kx5T23Qk31q5lt1H91zpo7vcyqX7do1yz72n2lWrhCmtok/s16000/Feb%20TAC%20on%20No%20More%20Freeways%20at%20DLCD.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at the <i>Oregonian</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <i>Oregonian</i> has <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2024/02/legal-action-over-metros-transportation-plan-brings-climate-planning-challenges-to-forefront.html">a very interesting piece on No More Freeways formal letter to DLCD</a> calling for revisions to Metro's Regional Transportation Plan. Metro is the Portland-area MPO and their plans and processes are similar to — but not identical with — many of the plans and processes here at SKATS.</p><p>The critique No More Freeways makes about the failures and even fakery at the MPO to do what they say they are going to do on climate and emissions reductions is essentially one we can also make here. Some of the details will be different, but in broad terms the MPO here is engaging in the same lipservice to emissions reduction, but is still planning on capacity increases and road widening, which will increase emissions.<br /></p><p>Just look at the fantasia for OR-22/OR-51. It's an ODOT project, but the MPO is boosting it. It's framed up as for safety, but it's not about slowing cars and safer cars. It's about speeding up and flow. It's about induced demand and more cars. It's anti-climate.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSTZevzTAGe8xn3Kasa_i7FoEGII3Cd1BERds9hVITJKZX9GuNKE8KNl3_4GiKIp_9qMR9nCvGxXnzPbACChmTwPnfpXysSLYy4hLPhj5FMvd9-fSOzI-InMjK75Gj_0M1Ndb5_e3Rt8xzTHOr9O-hUMRNrhErKoR1wl_EXuxCwFwSTHGV5SuUs1sW0I/s577/OR-22%20and%20OR%20-%2051%20interchange.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="577" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSTZevzTAGe8xn3Kasa_i7FoEGII3Cd1BERds9hVITJKZX9GuNKE8KNl3_4GiKIp_9qMR9nCvGxXnzPbACChmTwPnfpXysSLYy4hLPhj5FMvd9-fSOzI-InMjK75Gj_0M1Ndb5_e3Rt8xzTHOr9O-hUMRNrhErKoR1wl_EXuxCwFwSTHGV5SuUs1sW0I/w400-h359/OR-22%20and%20OR%20-%2051%20interchange.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front page on Sunday<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Previously on the OR-22/OR-51 project:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2022/11/odot-wildly-overengineers-early-concept-drawings-for-or-22-and-or-51-project-doaks-ferry-rickreall-road.html">ODOT Wildly Overengineers Early Concept Drawings for OR-22 and OR-51 Project</a>" (2022)</li><li>"<a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2023/06/tell-odot-to-think-about-climate-on-costly-or-22-or-51-proposals-rickreall-road-to-doaks-ferry.html">Tell ODOT to Think about Climate on Costly OR-22/OR-51 Proposals</a>" (2023)</li></ul>
<p>I don't know if the <i>Oregonian</i> article will disappear behind the paywall, but it is very much worth reading.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rhnlqBJhr5jE4DLBhMHyad2rDe5iVNEiEwPirL9Jk4EyRUzCyFM_v8mkV7WP2y8u0PDRbnaNVxtwskQCOMVyKnCQoVOdJMe7u7n04im3ltwYazjiFg95LYcT-b9F1S2rkZsaLanmtNHVK_jzSw_PiE3Te9i1ZazcKkRKspk4fxWiPr5QaMZRC0mKjPM/s634/Feb%20Tac%20on%20GHG%20targets.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="634" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rhnlqBJhr5jE4DLBhMHyad2rDe5iVNEiEwPirL9Jk4EyRUzCyFM_v8mkV7WP2y8u0PDRbnaNVxtwskQCOMVyKnCQoVOdJMe7u7n04im3ltwYazjiFg95LYcT-b9F1S2rkZsaLanmtNHVK_jzSw_PiE3Te9i1ZazcKkRKspk4fxWiPr5QaMZRC0mKjPM/w400-h245/Feb%20Tac%20on%20GHG%20targets.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On emissions<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The technical committee will be discussing Federal greenhouse gas emissions performance measures, and we here will have an opportunity to be more or less serious about them.</p><p></p><blockquote>The first task is to decide whether to recommend to the SKATS Policy Committee to support the ODOT target, similar to the majority of the federal performance measures, or to develop a SKATS-specific target. And if the recommendation is to set a SKATS-specific target, which methodology to use.</blockquote>There's some complicated math and also the targets are for a subset of the Salem-area street system, the "National Highway System," our main arterials and highways, not smaller arterials, collectors, and local streets.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2w4gaXBWc9bfopJPsYtRfRrABnpsL-EXRgNR54bVTegcdg9Loj-qgnM5XaRQXrcyot4GYgyV9fLGHhTOhc1RISEpfYLTpZPWlATNQAVygr9h_xovhTw7Cu37-th-DC-kQ91g2Ct2Tcz39-zoFM1girPyf2RIGCg8gdjdIMC7IseOAfLrAgMU20vZiE9E/s673/National%20Highway%20System%20in%20Salem.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2w4gaXBWc9bfopJPsYtRfRrABnpsL-EXRgNR54bVTegcdg9Loj-qgnM5XaRQXrcyot4GYgyV9fLGHhTOhc1RISEpfYLTpZPWlATNQAVygr9h_xovhTw7Cu37-th-DC-kQ91g2Ct2Tcz39-zoFM1girPyf2RIGCg8gdjdIMC7IseOAfLrAgMU20vZiE9E/w338-h400/National%20Highway%20System%20in%20Salem.JPG" width="338" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The NHS in blue<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>And the targets are for visibility only, and have no consequences attached:</p><p></p><blockquote>Like the targets for many of the other performance measures there is no penalty for missing the target, nor a reward for meeting the target.</blockquote><p>So there's lots of discretion here locally to say how serious we are going to be.</p><p>The committee will also discuss the Metropolitan Transportation Safety Action Plan, <a href="https://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2024/02/metropolitan-transportation-safety-action-plan-should-focus-more-on-speed.html">which needs a stronger emphasis on speed, not merely speeding</a>.</p><p>And they will start discussing the process for the 2027-2032 funding cycle. You may recall that because of cost escalation, the MPO hit a big pause on the 2024-2029 cycle, reserving funding for project completion rather than using it to initiate any new projects. So there is a backlog of project applications that could be funded in this new 2027-2032 cycle. There is also an opportunity to rethink and slot in new projects that might better meet our moment in safety and emissions reductions. This will be interesting to follow.</p><p>The TAC meets on Tuesday the 13th at 1:30pm. <a href="https://www.mwvcog.org/technical-advisory-committee-tac/meeting/skats-tac-monthly-meeting-6">Meeting information, agenda, and packet are available here</a>.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-6340013460468966752024-02-12T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-12T07:00:00.128-08:00Black Pioneer Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake as seen in 1924<p>100 years ago the morning paper published a feature on Mary Jane Shipley Drake.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd9C4CvfPnZ8-y_chqvpPkTlbbn7WUpB1xgJ9j0nNFhwqthDpYCG68xB7MrT9H0uKpxMw_JcFkKOTLnB4Hoar-pmbGJHYMbSWbsddL6uIOJ8ZFNaGN_tAYdHPc1WVWYo_pCjSCsHxC8Xej4JxV4Hr0FMPujH02yit5JUbKQ9CNVtVQy9glnOh7Ue6W_I/s695/Mary%20Jane%20Shipley%20Drake%20former%20slave%20February%2010%201924%20state.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="569" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd9C4CvfPnZ8-y_chqvpPkTlbbn7WUpB1xgJ9j0nNFhwqthDpYCG68xB7MrT9H0uKpxMw_JcFkKOTLnB4Hoar-pmbGJHYMbSWbsddL6uIOJ8ZFNaGN_tAYdHPc1WVWYo_pCjSCsHxC8Xej4JxV4Hr0FMPujH02yit5JUbKQ9CNVtVQy9glnOh7Ue6W_I/w328-h400/Mary%20Jane%20Shipley%20Drake%20former%20slave%20February%2010%201924%20state.JPG" width="328" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1924-02-10/ed-1/seq-15/">February 10th, 1924</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>It's weird. By our standards now it's racist. In its time, maybe it was progressive. It's hard to say.</p><p><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Advocate_(Portland,_Oregon)">The Advocate</a></i> seemed to praise the piece as it appeared in the <i>Oregonian</i>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZSUxKlMU5AkzYs-AgIKVflinUNJ5Xrmvrg19ExUkC0ifmxIdBIdG4TYE-vvemvqkVmdv3nWa0dNKkrbIOZ_Gf-XBtQZvEHvzMlZZ_s1YlWGJAFwuE6S3IJ4lm0zdmP2QsF90UldzXOXL3nYePMxEqcZfTvP9CXhcPDvdOG_pqGNRktaF6pTK6gP61yk/s393/Mary%20Jane%20Shipley%20Drake%20former%20in%20the%20Advocate%20February%202%201924.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZSUxKlMU5AkzYs-AgIKVflinUNJ5Xrmvrg19ExUkC0ifmxIdBIdG4TYE-vvemvqkVmdv3nWa0dNKkrbIOZ_Gf-XBtQZvEHvzMlZZ_s1YlWGJAFwuE6S3IJ4lm0zdmP2QsF90UldzXOXL3nYePMxEqcZfTvP9CXhcPDvdOG_pqGNRktaF6pTK6gP61yk/s320/Mary%20Jane%20Shipley%20Drake%20former%20in%20the%20Advocate%20February%202%201924.JPG" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn98062568/1924-02-02/ed-1/seq-1/">February 2nd, 1924</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>But, again, reading it today, as it seems to aspire to an even-handed scholarship, a kind of ethnographic tone, it is not neutral, and is shot through with normative whiteness and an irenic, harmonizing interpretation of slavery.<br /></p><p>Right off, the headline reads "A Slave in Oregon Now Living Free." And the first sentence, as if readers might not have understood the significance of the word "slave" in the headline, is to racialize Drake with tag, "Mary Jane Shipley Drake (Colored)." It keeps pointing this out, tagging people in the piece as they first appear. Especially with the headline establishing the topic, the relentlessness in underscoring Blackness is weird. They are Black first, people second.<br /></p><p>It is also completely silent on Holmes v. Ford, an important and relevant court case (see link below).</p><p>Today we would give more stress to this, that "speaking from experience, she would not favorably compare slavery with freedom." Like how much doubt is there?<br /></p><p>Its author, an important professor at what became OSU, may not deserve extra criticism, but as an artifact of its time the piece is telling.<span></span><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><a href="https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1924-02-10/ed-1/seq-15/">The piece in whole</a>:</p><p></p><blockquote><p>By Dr. J. B. Horner</p><p>Professor of History, Oregon Agricultural College</p><p>Mary Jane Shipley Drake (Colored) Portland is one of the few persons now living who served an a slave in the pre-war times in Oregon. She is undoubtedly the last of those who were sold as property in Oregon where slavery was occasionally practiced, though not authorized by law.</p><p>Mrs. Drake resides at a home for aged at 472 Sellwood avenue, where Wilson Benefiel of Irvington and the writer recently interviewed her. She lacks 10 months being 100 years old. Because of her great age she is practically helpless. Her mind, however, is fairly clear at intervals.</p><p>When questioned by the writer regarding her servitude in Oregon Mrs. Drake said that at one time she was the slave of a Mr. Ford who lived, near Dallas, Polk county, and who had brought her from the south. Interrogated concerning the treatment she received from her master, she said that he never struck her, but she insisted that, speaking from experience, she would not favorably compare slavery with freedom.</p><p>Husband Pays for Wife</p><p>In 1857 while she was yet in bondage, Mrs. Drake was married at her Polk county home to Reuben Shipley (colored), who had purchased a small farm four miles west of Corvallis. At that time he was 57 years of age and she about 28.</p><p>On the morning after the wedding the newly-married couple were about to repair to their Benton county home, when the husband was informed that while Mary was his wife. She remained the property of Mr. Ford, who had paid for her, and that the husband must pay for her also before she would be permitted to leave the premises.</p><p>Contrary to the advice of Eldridge Hartless, the Rev. T. J. Connor, and other citizens of Benton county, Reuben Shipley, who himself had been a slave and had already lost a wife in slavery as will be related hereafter, paid the ransom of $400 or more - some say $800 - and that evening the couple arrived at their cottage in the shade of Mary's Peak. This was the end cf the first day of Mary Shipley's freedom.</p><p>Raised Six Children</p><p>Here on a farm of 80 acres the industrious couple brought up a family of six children - Wallace, Ella, Thomas, Martha, Nellie, and Edward. The Shipley family was highly respected. The children mingled freely with the white children and Mr. and Mrs. Shipley were entertained in some of the finest homes in Benton county, among which were the homes of Eldridge Hartless, Gamaliel Newton, Ichabid Henkle, Squire Julius Brownson, Dr. J. R. Bailey and S. K. Brown.</p><p>Upon the death of Reuben Shipley in 1873, the widow proved her ability to care for the family and conduct the farm. In 1880 she left Corvallis with her family, and in after years she was married to Mr. Drake (colored) who subsequently died. All her children have died except Edward, who is in the employ of a railway company in Portland.</p><p>Great Church Worker</p><p>Throughout her lifetime Mrs. Drake has been an active Christian. In Benton county she was a member of the United Brethren church, while in later years she has been identified with the African M. E. Church.</p><p>In connection with Mrs. Drake's first marriage, it is interesting to note that her husband. Reuben Shipley, had come across the plains from Missouri to Oregon as a slave with Robert Shipley, his master, in [18??] and who gave freedom to Reuben after the latter had complied with the terms of an agreement previously made between him and the master. One who knew both men informed the writer that while Reuben was the slave of Robert Shipley the two had through long association be come attached to each other as brothers.</p><p>Reuben had been married to a slave on a plantation about 30 miles distant from the Shipley home in Missouri. By this marriage there were two sons. Once each month Reuben was granted a week-end with his family. It is said that the respect for the colored man was such that along the way between the two plantations he was accorded the courtesy of "eating with the white folks," which practice was unusual in the south.</p><p>Shade Trees Remain</p><p>Soon after Reuben Shiply arrived in Oregon his wife died, and the master of the two sons declined an offer from their father to ransom them. It was under these circumstances that Reuben Shipley purchased a home, married again, and brought up a family in Oregon as has been related in this narrative.</p><p>The home where this family was reared was later converted into a farm shop. It was crushed under the weight of the deep snow a few years ago, and there remains little to indicate its location except the great shade trees planted by Reuben Shipley for his Oregon bride in 1857.</p></blockquote>
<p>See also:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>At Wikipedia, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Holmes_Shipley_Drake">Mary Jane Holmes Shipley Drake</a>"</li><li>Her <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25387852/mary-jane-shipley">burial record</a> at Findagrave</li><li>at KLCC, "<a href="https://www.klcc.org/arts-culture/2022-07-22/new-historical-marker-in-philomath-honors-early-black-residents-of-benton-county">New historical marker in Philomath honors early Black residents of Benton County</a>" and at R. Gregory Nokes' blog, "<a href="https://gregnokes.com/2022/05/01/reuben-shipley-honored-in-philomath-oregon/">Reuben Shipley honored in Philomath, Oregon</a>"</li><li>At the Oregon Encyclopedia, "<a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/holmes_v._ford/">Holmes v. Ford</a>" and on "<a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/horner_john_b/">John Baptiste Horner</a>"<br /></li><li>The probable (but not certain) burial of her father, Robin Holmes, <a href="https://www.salempioneercemetery.org/records/display_record.php?id=8486">at the IOOF Pioneer Cemetery here</a> and <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200545735/mary_holmes">her mother in Portland</a> at Findagrave <br /></li></ul>
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