Entrance to Meier & Frank department store on SW corner of Center & High Streets, Salem, Oregon, 1961
COLLECTION
Ben Maxwell
DESCRIPTION
The view of the Meier & Frank Co. department store in Salem is the entrance on the southwest corner of Center and High Streets N.E. The view includes the southeast corner of the building's parking structure at Center and Church Streets N.E. The photo, taken in August of 1961, shows Salem's use of parking meters downtown and its grid of one-way streets. Automobiles are parked in parallel spaces along the street facing east. A street light extending above the building provides street lighting.
DATE
1961-08-01
SUBJECTS
Salem, Oregon; Meier & Frank Company; High Street NE; Center Street NE; street lighting; parking meters; automobiles
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ben Maxwell
COLLECTOR
Ben Maxwell
OBJECT
b/w negative
DIMENSIONS
2.5 in. H x 4.3 in. W
PHOTO SOURCE
Salem Public Library
CREDITS & RESTRICTIONS
Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collections, Salem Public Library, Salem, Oregon