Your Salem Through the Years

This week on Your Salem Through the Years, Jim and Virginia discuss Salem in 1952. It was a very important year — when a Presidential candidate came to town to campaign with the support of Oregon's governor, a Salem man. His support would be rewarded with a Cabinet appointment. Also in this year the ornate 1873 Marion County Courthouse was torn down, to be replaced by a shockingly modern replacement.

This week on Your Salem Through the Years, Jim and Virginia talk about Salem in 1942. The US has entered World War II and Salem is mobilizing for the war effort, including the collection of scrap metal. To aid in this, three welders construct Scrappo on the Courthouse lawn.

This week on Your Salem Through the Years, Jim and Virginia talk about Salem in 1860, when Salem became a chartered city, one year after Oregon statehood. Boon's Treasury building (the building to the right) was built in that year by John Boon and served as the first State Treasury as well as a store and gathering place.