This view was most likely taken from the east side of Skinners Butte looking west toward the south approach of the second incarnation of the Ferry street Bridge. The large field in the left foreground is stacked with cord wood! One would think this would have supplied Eugene with fuel all winter. The only recognizable structure is the bungalow on the far right second from the bottom. It now sits on the edge of the cut made in the 1950's for the west entrance to the current bridge. Notice the north side of the Willamette is still undeveloped when this shot was taken.
This is not a 1915 photo. I have a pic of this same area in 1925 and there is far less houses and the bridge is wooden. This has got to be a pic from around the late 1930's.
ReplyDeleteIf you have a photo of the same area with a wooden bridge then it is much older than the 1930's. The bridge shown in the above photo was built in 1893.
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