McDonald Theater Building

Just north of the Y.M.C.A building on Willamette was the still extant McDonald Theater building. This early 1920's view show a Harold Lloyd film featured at the Theater and a Drugstore next door. Farther down there seems to be a small market. Earlier this site was home to the 1886 Humphey Memorial Episcopal Methodist Church, Which stood until it was replaced in 1914 buy the brick sanctuary a block south on Willamette St. The Theater space remains as a concert venue and retail shops still occupy the rest of the space in the nicely preserved building.

Y.M.C.A. Building on Willamette St.

In Friday's post the Eugene Y.M.C.A. building can be seen in the photo at the far right. It was built circa 1910 and pre-dated the Weatherbee-Powell bulding. The earliest photo shows the old First Christian Church which stood on the northwest corner of 11th and Willamette before the new church building was built on Oak St. in 1911. At the far left is the Eugene City Hall.

Weatherbee-Powers Furniture Company, 11th and Willamette

This building on the northwest corner of 11th and Willamette once housed the Weatherbee-Powers Furniture Company and later a succession of clothing stores. It was destroyed in the early 1960's for a parking lot and is now the site of the downtown L.T.D. station. Before the Weatherbee-Powers building was built the corner for many years was the site of the First Christian Church until it was raised after the new building was built on Oak St.

1200 Block Willamette St. Circa 1914

Here is a view looking north on Willamette toward the intersection of West 11th. The large church on the right side of the street is the Episcopal Methodist Church of 1914. The site had been a parking lot for many years. The lot just to the right is where the old Lyon's Furniture building now stands which has housed the Oregon Antique Mall for over 25 years. This photo offers a slightly better view of the old Victorian house mentioned in Tuesdays post that was later remolded into retail space and recently housed Puttin on the Ritz vintage clothing.

Issac and Dorthea Gray House

In the photo in yesterdays post, to the left of the Carnegie Library, east on 11th Ave is the Issac and Dorthea Gray house. Mr. Gray operated Gray and Sons Grocers on 9th and Oak St. for many years. The house, a two story Italianate with two sets of two story bay windows was razed sometime in the 1940's and replaced with a commercial structure.

11th Avenue and Willamette St. circa 1915

This is an interesting view looking southwest of the intersection of 11th and Willamette streets. Probably taken from the tower of the old First Christian Church it shows from the right the old St. Mary's Catholic Church, next on Willamette is the old Carnegie Library and then the 1912 Episcopal Methodist Church with the then "new" First Christian Church behind it. The tower of Eugene City Hall is on the far left of the photo. The dark outline of a structure between the Library and the Methodist Church is an old Victorian house which was later enlarged toward Willamette and turned into retail space and apartments. It for many years housed a series of Antiques store and most recently housed Puttin on the Ritz, a vintage clothing shop. The building is most certainly a total loss after a major fire June 18th.

650 East 13th Avenue

This little bungalow, shown soon after its completion was built on the Southwest corner of 13th and Hilyard circa 1910. The site has been occupied for the last 20 years buy a parking structure and a series of restaurants.