315 Commercial Street SE
Boise Cascade Mill on September 9, 2006
In the 1860s, the Salem Flouring Mill opened near here. In 1866, Capitol Lumbering Company opened a sawmill next to the flour mill. In 1909 the Spaulding Lumber Company bought the sawmill. In 1919, the Oregon Pulp & Paper Company bought the flour mill company and built this paper mill building in the 1920s. In 1949 it was Salem's largest employer except for the state.
Boise Cascade Mill on September 9, 2006
The sawmill closed in 1955. Boise Cascade bought the paper mill in 1962 and added a cardboard container plant in 1964. The pulp mill closed in 1982, and the cardboard plant moved to the Fairview Industrial Park in 1984.
Boise Cascade Mill on September 10, 2006
In January 2007, Boise Cascade announced the paper converting plant would close in 9 months. Demolition of the mill began in 2009.
Boise Cascade Mill on April 7, 2007
Additional Links:
Oregon Pulp & Paper Company at the Salem Oregon Community Guide
Paper Mill Demolition at Salem Heritage Network on April 12, 2009
Boise Cascade Mill on April 7, 2007
Historical Photos:
Oregon Pulp & Paper Plant, circa 1925 (Salem Public Library)
Oregon Pulp & Paper Company, 1920 (Salem Public Library)
Boise Cascade Mill Building, 1972-1975 (Salem Public Library)
Boise Cascade Mill Building, 1970-1975 (Salem Public Library)
Boise Cascade Mill Silos on September 10, 2006
Out behind the Boise Cascade Mill are these two structures, which appear to be some kind of tanks or silos that I think were part of the paper mill.
Fry Warehouse on November 30, 2006
Next to the Boise Cascade Mill was the Fry Warehouse, which was built in the 1920s and was originally used to store hops.
Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
The large, odd-shaped concrete building was a city-designated fallout shelter.
Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
The Fry Warehouse was demolished in February, 2009.
Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
Additional Links:
Fry Warehouse demolition at Salem Heritage Network on February 19, 2009
Pre-demolition photo of Fry Warehouse at Salem Heritage Network on February 23, 2009
Traces of Rails at the Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
The Southern Pacific Railroad once had tracks running down Trade Street to connect the main line along 12th Street to the tracks along Front Street. The Trade Street tracks are long gone, but they once skirted right alongside the Fry Warehouse, and traces of them were still visible in 2007.
Traces of Rails at the Fry Warehouse on April 7, 2007
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