Postcard Number 21, 6th and Main Street c. 1928

No. 21 – Cottage Grove, Oregon. Circa 1928 – Looking south near 6th and Main Street. On the left a car is parked by the Service Garage, in the Knickerbocker Building. Across the street facing Main Street is, The Bank Building, recently renovated. On the right, you can see the Kem Building which replaced the Hotel Oregon circa 1923. Claude Kem operated a drug store in the building until he retired in 1954. Leo’s Rexall followed then KC Drugs. Across the street facing Main is the First National Bank of Cottage Grove Building built in late 1911. Looking down South 6th Street on the right, there is a sign for Chestnut Transfer Service.

You can see the sign for Omer Apartments on right hand side of this photo. Do you know how the apartments got this name?

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