A part of Albany’s history is buried under Thurston Street from Sixth Avenue north to the Willamette River. It’s what used to be the Thurston Street Canal.
CARA, Albany’s downtown urban renewal program, is once again looking for what to do next, so how about finding a way to renew the neighborhood east of Lyon Street, especially around the Thurston Canal?
Buried history: Remembering the Thurston Canal
A part of Albany’s history is buried under Thurston Street from Sixth Avenue north to the Willamette River. It’s what used to be the Thurston Street Canal.
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