If you live in Salem or have ever been here then I’m sure you have walked by some of the beautiful old houses and wondered what they are like inside. Well… this weekend is your chance to find out.
For the past 28 years, Historic Salem Inc. (the people responsible for those cool plaques on [...]
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Christmas in Salem home tour
November 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: events · history · seasonal · tourism · travel
Salem a walking city
November 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments
A recent post over at the Seattle Traveler got me thinking about the true “walkability” of Salem. In prior posts I have stated that “Salem is a walking city.” I make that statement in part due to the fact that most things a tourist is interested in seeing are all within walking distance to [...]
Tags: history · tourism · travel
Salem News building follow up
November 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments
It didn’t take long at all. Three days after I discussed the removal of historic buildings, the Salem News building was razed. Thankfully they took the time to save some of the architectural features.
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Historic preservation v.s. urban blight
November 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Change is inevitable. Living in a community that has been around for over 400 years I see reminders of the past and signs of the future every where I go. I love history, which is one reason I love living in Salem so much. For me, tangible history is so much more [...]
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