399 Court Street NE
Steusloff Brothers Building on September 4, 2006.
In the late 1800s, this corner was the site of a Chinese laundry called the Sung Lung Washing & Ironing House. Fred W. Steusloff purchased the property from D.F. Wagner in 1902, and built this building here within the year; it originally had Queen Anne architecture. Brothers Fred W. and William H. Steusloff operated the Valley Packing Company meat market and packing house for 50 years at what is now the Marion County Fairgrounds. Fred served as president of the company with William as vice president. The Steusloff Brothers operated a meat market here, with Dr. Wright’s dental offices on the second floor.
In the early 1920s William’s son Claude began working for the Valley Packing Company as a stockman and buyer, and by the late 1920s he became vice president of Steusloff Brothers and Valley Packing Company. Claude’s son Ivan eventually acquired an interest in this property as well. In 1948, Claude, Ivan and Muriel Steusloff took out a mortgage against the property and remodeled it in the Moderne style.
Jackson Jewelers Street Clock on September 4, 2006.
The building has been operated by Jackson Jewelers since 1944 and was purchased by them in 2001. Their neon street clock has been in place since the 1940s when the corner was occupied by Sally's women's clothing store. Today it is a Starbucks.
Jackson Jewelers Street Clock on September 4, 2006.
Jackson Jewelers Street Clock on September 4, 2006.
Jackson Jewelers Street Clock on September 4, 2006.
Jackson Jewelers Street Clock on January 27, 2007.
Historical Photos:
Sung Lung Washing & Ironing House, 1889 (Salem Library)
Steusloff Building, 1940s (Salem Public Library)
Steusloff Building, late 1940s (Salem Public Library)
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