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HeritageOregon ONLINE Goto StatesmanJournal.com/Heritage formore onareahistory. StatesmanJournal.com 9E TheU.S.PostOfficeinNorthSalem isknownastheHollywoodbranch. Therealsoisanofficebuildingnamed HollywoodStation.There’sareason whybusinessesassociatewiththe name. theHollywood Theater.Although finedesigntouch- esoftheCapitolor buildingdefined theneighborhood surroundingit. firstsuburban movietheater.

Thestructure, whichwasat2005CapitolSt.NE,now in1927byJohnWilliamson.Itcould seatabout350people. storysaidtheHollywoodsurviveda (1929)andwentontobecomeafamiliar entertainmentspotforseveralgenera- tionsofSalemarearesidents.Itnever Thebuildingincludedthetheateron thegroundfloorandhadapartments above.TheHollywoodclosedonMay tomakewayfortheHollywoodUrban RenewalProjectinthearea.Itsfinal replacedthemoviehousewithanew complexatLancasterMall. AcrossthestreetfromtheHolly- woodinthelate1940s-early1950swas PharmacyandRawlinsRealty.ASafe- waystorewasjustnorthat2120Fair- groundsRoadNEuntilearly1956. jectmarkedtheendofaneraforthe neighborhood.TheHollywoodwas nessessurroundingit.Tindall’s,which HollywoodDistrictbeginningin1940 andclosedin1965.Mootry’sPharmacy wasdemolishedandlaterrebuiltnear- byafterCapitolStreetwasrealigned. Thecityrealignedsomeofthe streetsintheareatoremovethefive- roadintersectionofCapitolStreet, nyviewRoadwhenitwasrealignedto connectwithAcademyStreetatFair- groundsRoad.

Whentheurbanrenewalprojectwas ofthedistrictbecamethenewSalem SeniorCenter. Hollywoodnamelivesonintheneigh- borhood. Twitter.com/ZimmermanSJ NorthSalemareanamedaftertheater aWesternstarringJamesStewartin1957.The marqueealsoshowstheHarlemGlobetrotters.Thetheaterwasdemolishedin1971foranurbanrenewalproject. WILLAMETTEHERITAGE Andy Zimmerman TIMECAPSULE RoadNEcirca1966.TheHollywoodTheateristhetallbuildinginthemiddleofthephoto. Seethisstoryonlinetoviewnewspaper clippingsfrom1959to1979ofcoverageof Pharmacy.

CAPITALJOURNALANDTHESTATESMAN ONLINE Goto StatesmanJournal.com/timecapsule tofindpreviousstoriesandphotos. Vintagestories: SeestoriesabouttheHolly- woodTheaterpublishedintheOregonStates- Chimein: Telluswhatyourememberabout theSJTimeCapsulestoriesandphotosand useourformtouploadyourownphotosfrom theMid-Valley. SUGGESTIONS? DoyouhaveanideaforafutureSJTime Takecontrolofyourenergycosts.Callusat 1.866.368.7878 orvisit www.energytrust.org ServingcustomersofPortlandGeneralElectric, helpyouoffsetthecostofmakingenergyimprovementsandprovidetechnicalexpertiseto WHYPAYFORENERGY OR-0000341744 Alookback at1927Salem championship ManagerSethB.Dodge(farleft)ledValleyMotorCo.to the1927Salembaseballchampionship.Thetitlegame matchedthewinnersofthecity'sIndustrialand Commercialleagues.TheCommercialLeagueconsistedof TheIndustrialLeagueteamswereP.E.P.Co.,PostOffice, atOxfordParkinSouthSalemandadmissionwas10cents. HISTORY SNAPSHOT.