Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Lebanon #28: Downing Building

600 South Main Street

IMG_4185 Downing Building in Lebanon, Oregon on October 21, 2006
Downing Building on October 21, 2006

The Art-Deco Downing Building was built by the Keebler Brothers for Raymond Downing in 1941. Downing was raised on a large, prosperous strawberry farm in Lacomb. After moving to Lebanon in the 1920s he bought and operated a pool hall several building to the south of this site. He used his profits to have this building built as speculative rental property. Downing leased the building to a grocery store called Jerry’s Market, which remained here for many years. From February 2006 to August 2007 it was the home of Club Hipnotiq.

Related Links:
Music stops at Club Hipnotiq from the Lebanon Express

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