tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278815081109076511.post473252011354160167..comments2024-01-11T02:26:15.864-08:00Comments on Salem Oregon Daily Photo: Oldest BuildingJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15269682668189456166noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278815081109076511.post-3554002326206377162008-12-19T10:09:00.000-08:002008-12-19T10:09:00.000-08:00I really enjoyed your photos. We take too much fo...I really enjoyed your photos. We take too much for granted! Thanks for reminding me how lucky we are to be in Oregon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278815081109076511.post-53070377588131048312008-04-01T16:31:00.000-07:002008-04-01T16:31:00.000-07:00ethan, I was actually standing on the sidewalk out...ethan, I was actually standing on the sidewalk outside the dentist office a couple blocks away, waiting for my husband. I shot it over the rooftops of lower buildings. I have driven by this facility for over thirty years and had never seen this tower as from the adjacent streets, it is hidden by large trees. The building complex is itself on a knoll and from this angle was visible above the treetops. It pays to look up!<BR/>~JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269682668189456166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278815081109076511.post-51430050195636982232008-04-01T16:18:00.000-07:002008-04-01T16:18:00.000-07:00Nice picture. It almost looks like you were on the...Nice picture. It almost looks like you were on the roof for this shot. Were you? Or is that just an illusion?<BR/><BR/>YETG, as the article linked to states, Wilbur Boothby was the architect. Salem State Hospital was built during a nation-wide surge in state-funded insane asylum construction that occurred in the mid to late 19th century. Many of the asylums were grand structures with ornamental architecture.<BR/><BR/>You can read and see more here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com<BR/><BR/>and here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~asylums/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278815081109076511.post-58410007395156855732008-04-01T11:14:00.000-07:002008-04-01T11:14:00.000-07:00Wonder no longer, the information is readily avail...Wonder no longer, the information is readily available!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278815081109076511.post-87476727271625853082008-03-31T05:50:00.000-07:002008-03-31T05:50:00.000-07:00I wonder what this style of architecture is or who...I wonder what this style of architecture is or who built it, it's so different from anything here.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.com