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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Salemis and Salem Fires
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Thursday, May 16, 2013. Salemis and Salem Fires. Chris Hagan's got a neat story on fires and the buildings Salem has lost. In the note on the Guardian building, he links to our own note on architect Fred Legg. Glad to see Fred get some notice! Fire, State Hotel and Schreiber Block, State Street. Salem Library Historic Photo Collection. There is some uncertainty, however on the date. Where once buildings stood. Bligh Hotel and Schreiber Block. This Day in History.
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Lost Glories: McMahans Furniture Site and the Griswold Block
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Thursday, March 3, 2011. Lost Glories: McMahans Furniture Site and the Griswold Block. One of the downtown empty lots is in the news today. Writing in the Statesman. Michael Rose says that a bank wants to buy the lot and erect a new building. The lot at present is a gravel wasteland, the sole residue after the 2006 fire that destroyed the McMahan's furniture store. (The SJ story. Has more on that, as well as Robert West's historical page. Scroll down to item 9).
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: February 2014
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Built by Beer Blasts Off from Bayne Building. Well, lookee here! The blog's been on hiatus, but this was too nice not to notice: The folks behind the creative pub crawls are doing a beer history tour. The tour starts from the Bayne building, on the alley off of State Street between Commercial and Liberty. Is a fine brick two-story, designed by William C. Knighton. Will lead it. She also put together a larger map. Beer and Brewing Culture.
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Tour Salem's Breweries on the Zwickelmania Shuttle Bus this Saturday
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Thursday, February 14, 2013. Tour Salem's Breweries on the Zwickelmania Shuttle Bus this Saturday. Praise the Lord and Pass the Pint! God wanted us to be happy, and He provided us with Beer. The monks called it "liquid bread," you know. Zwickelmania Map and Bus Times. Zwickelmania, that celebration of Oregon's birthday and its Beer and Breweries, finally has reached Salem. It happens from 11am to 4pm at five of Salem's breweries. Labels: Beer and Brewing Culture.
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: The Bell of the "Bell Tower" Brothel
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Friday, July 23, 2010. The Bell of the "Bell Tower" Brothel. We believe that Ben Maxwell confused a brothel. The Bell Tower for a brothel named. The "Bell Tower.". But we never imagined that the bell itself was still around! If that information is out there, we just missed it.). The plaque on the bell at the downtown fire station reads:. The casting date is plainly visible. It reads " Meneely and Co. West Troy. N.Y. 1882". See our previous post. Ditching Liquor an...
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Oregon Garden Brewfest Gets More Interesting Every Year
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Monday, April 22, 2013. Oregon Garden Brewfest Gets More Interesting Every Year. The Oregon Garden Brewfest. Is this weekend. Every year it gets better, and this year is no exception! Here's the list of breweries. The New School has the list of beers. Opens at noon Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Have a designated driver, or stay at a hotel in taxi/stumbling distance! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Beer and Brewing Culture. Capitaltaps [at] gmail [dot] com.
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Still Closeted? Lord and Schryver's Uncertain Legacy
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Saturday, April 23, 2011. Lord and Schryver's Uncertain Legacy. Published this month in the medical journal Pediatrics. Concluded that intolerant and unsupportive communities increased the risk for suicide among gay and lesbian youth. Salem's still pretty closed down, and in an era when it remains an urgent matter to let kids know that " it gets better. Are we doing them a disservice by continuing the silence on the professional and. Are similarly silent.) If ...
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Go Hops!
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Friday, June 14, 2013. Sorry Volcanoes.Our Hearts are with the Hops. For more on Hops history, and ties to Salem, go here. Bridgeport Long Ball Ale. Will be available at the ballpark and a few selected taps starting tomorrow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Beer and Brewing Culture. Capitaltaps [at] gmail [dot] com. View my complete profile. TheWeeklyBrew.com - The Ramblings of a Kitchen Chemist. Scheduling One Time Tasks With AT. This Day in History.
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Salem Burns Fred Legg - Neglected Architect of Fairview and More
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Saturday, February 6, 2010. Salem Burns Fred Legg - Neglected Architect of Fairview and More. One hundred years ago Frederick Legg was an important architect in Salem. Today he's mostly forgotten. As it turns out, though, his buildings remain standing more often than those of any other historic architect in town. At least three of Legg's buildings have also burned. Just a week ago, Pierce Cottage at Fairview Training Center. Walter D. Pugh. As the list suggests, n...
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon: Chinatown's "Bell Tower" - Brothel or just False Alarm?
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Capital Taps: Fine Beer in Salem Oregon. Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Chinatown's "Bell Tower" - Brothel or just False Alarm? In his piece on Chinatown. Ben Maxwell referenced a brothel called the "Bell Tower.". Just what was going on in Salem's Chinatown in 1895? Records are few, extant histories are incomplete and sometimes deliberately vague in the name of propriety, and everything else is shrouded in old-timey nostalgia. The Salem Pioneer Cemetery lists the victim as Toyo Watanabe. Mentioned that Toy...
