Elevator Art

These paintings liven up the elevator doors inside the Reed Opera House, depicted in the painting (the red brick building) in Salem's downtown historic district. The building in the painting on the left is of the Capitol Center.

Sketch of CNB Building

This mini-mural drawing adorns a wall on the lower level of the historic Reed Opera House. It is of the historic 1880 Capital National Bank Building which I posted previously. The interesting thing is that is shows the original street-level front which unfortunately was 'modernized'. Some interesting history of the building is provided by the Salem Public Library.

This Way to Verona

The distance between Salem and Verona (IT) is approximately 5596 miles or 9006 kilometers ( in a straight line). However, this sign is pointing to what used to be Verona Studio on the lower level of the Reed Opera House in the downtown district. I like the light and shadows on the painted brick.

Cafe

I love the way this looks like the setting of an inviting street cafe, but this was actually taken inside the historic Reed Opera House located on the SW corner of Liberty and Court Sts. The building was opened for business in 1869 and is now a unique shopping mall with specialty stores, several cafes and restaurants.