HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

At Freddy’s, plastic bags on way out

Written August 26th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

No idea for how much longer you’ll be able to get plastic bags like this at the Albany Fred Meyer, but its parent company says it will stop giving them out in no more than seven years.


Exciting (ahem) demolition update

Written March 27th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

In case you missed it, last week I mentioned the perhaps less-than-exciting news that the Fred Meyer store in Albany was getting ready to demolish this former Hollywood Video store on its property. Well, on Wednesday the demolition had progressed, but the remnant of the “Hollywood Hills” false front was still visible. When getting its demolition permit from the […]


Relic of video-store era will vanish

Written March 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Here’s an update on the Albany scene, literally the scene. Pretty soon there will be nothing but empty space where the former Hollywood video store sits on Santiam Highway.


 
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