On Monday I had a cup of coffee and a piece of apple pie at Universal Coffee while the owner, Alex Contreras, told me about his ideas for the old church across the parking lot. And ambitious ideas they are, ideas he hopes can help bridge what sometimes looks like an Albany cultural divide.
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Tags: Alex Contreras, cumberland church, Main and Santiam, Universal Coffee
Tags: Alex Contreras, cumberland church, Main and Santiam, Universal Coffee
Saving this relic may cost the city
The former Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 124 years old, is in the news again as the city of Albany is trying to decide how to unload the property and get the historic structure restored at the same time.
Tags: 401 Main St., cumberland church