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No. 32 – Cottage Grove, Oregon. Circa 1912 – Brown Lumber Company, which was located between Mill Street, now known as South 10th Street, and the Railroad tracks. [Photo courtesy of T. and E. Munroe]
There were many mills over the years in the area of Brown Lumber Company. What is at this site today that the citizens of Cottage Grove enjoy?
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No. 31 – Cottage Grove, Oregon. Circa 1910 – A view from Mt. David looking southeast. Nice view of homes and businesses along North River Road. Several of the homes, bottom left of this photo, are still standing today. The long commercial building once housed the Pacific Timber Company. [Photo courtesy of T. and E. Munroe]
If you look closely at this photo, in the middle to the left of the church steeple, you can see a feature that was replicated in the All-American City Square park at the corner of Main and 7th Street. What feature was replicated?
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No. 29 – Cottage Grove, Oregon. Circa 1913 – Main Street looking west. On the right, at the corner of Main and 7th Street, a Drug Store occupies the Bookmine Building aka The Helena Saloon. Across 7th Street, the Woodard building, Harness & Shoe Shop, Bartel’s Meat Market and the Knickerbocker building. In the next block, at 6th Street, Hotel Oregon, a Restaurant and Griffin & Veatch Hardware.
After doing more research on this photograph, it is earlier than 1913. If you look closely there are piles of dirt on the south side of Main and on North 7th Street. The City was taking bids for paving Main Street in June of 1910. The sidewalks in the photo look very tall which would be due to the excavation on Main Street. Makes one wonder what may have been found under the wooden sidewalks during the preparations for concrete sidewalks. What do you think they may have found?
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No. 30 – Cottage Grove, Oregon. Circa 1910 – Very early view looking west on Main Street at 7th Street. On the left you can see the Burkholder Woods Building, the Phillips Building and The Bank Building, which was recently renovated. On the right the Drug Store sign and Barber post are in front of the Bookmine Building. Across 7th Street is the Woodard Building, Mr. Willison’s Restaurant, Bartel’s Meat Market, Simeral & Vandenberg Building and the Knickerbocker Building. Across 6th Street you can see the Hotel Oregon, a Restaurant and Griffin & Veatch Hardware signs.
If you look closely at the upstairs window in Woodard Building you can see, J. S. Medley, Attorney at Law. Many of the buildings on Main Street had professional office spaces and meeting halls for the many social clubs upstairs. J. S. Medley was a well-known lawyer in the early days of our town. What was one of his official titles in Cottage Grove history?
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No. 28 – Cottage Grove, Oregon. Circa 1912 – Main Street looking west. This photo was taken before Highway 99 was built and is approximately at what would be the intersection of Main Street and Highway 99. On the left, girls are lined up to participate in a parade next to the Spray & Co. Flour Feed Store. Next is the Home Restaurant, The Wallpaper Store and the newly completed Cooper Building which housed the Rees & Wallace General Merchandise Store by December of 1913. In the next block at 8th Street, the Stewart-Hinds building and the Thompson Hotel. On the right the Oregon Woolen Outfitters.
What was the business that was in the Cooper Building the longest?
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