This is a blog largely about what I happen to see around Albany, and this week it was hard to miss that a bit of flooding had returned to Bryant Park, and Bowman too.
St. Francis project takes a step forward
Written January 15th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
It will take a few years and millions of dollars, but if things happen as intended, the former St. Francis Hotel and adjacent Rhodes Building in Albany will become a downtown showplace once again.
Tempest tears through the west side
Written January 15th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Strong winds and rain whipped through the Willamette Valley this afternoon. And one gust caused this damage near the west end of Seventh Avenue in Albany, across from Riverside cemetery.
Work off Salem Avenue: Checking it out
Written January 15th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Before a snow shower hit on Tuesday afternoon, workers were busy in brilliant winter sunshine on an Albany sewer project just off Waverly Lake and Salem Avenue.
On Santiam site, a new plan and permit
Written January 13th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Every once in a while someone asks me about the unfinished reconstruction of the former Mexican restaurant at 2845 S.E. Santiam Highway. Now there’s something new to report.
With Riley’s closed, building’s future unknown
Written January 12th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Forty-some years ago, 124 Broadalbin Street in Albany was he address of The Broadway, a fashionable women’s clothing store with a little restaurant on the mezzanine. For the last 20 years it was Riley’s Bar & Grill, which closed after New Year’s, and the historic building’s future now is unknown.
In Albany project, a Swedish connection
On a bike ride past the east end of Front Avenue on Sunday afternoon, these three machines caught my eye. Back home later on, I took a virtual detour to southern Sweden to catch a glimpse of where the things were made, and how.
Tags: Emmaboda, Flygt pumps, Sewage lift station, wet weather lift station