Like our trip all over the state of South Carolina to capture an image of every Post Office in the state, the one for Oregon will differ in a couple ways. 1) We are thinking that we aren’t going to chase every single one in the bigger towns, like for instance, Portland’s 2 dozen. And 2) Every single one of them may not have the same automobile in the photos, it might be a Miata or it might be a Mini Cooper.
Salem to Tiller
Salem - 97301-0643
Hollywood - When you say Hollywood, CA I think movie stars, but when you say Hollywood, OR I'll think homeless people living in a rat-trap looking RV that is parked off frame to the right. (12/8/24)
Salem - 97301-2397
Salem Hollywood DCU - The last of the seven Salem Post Offices. Time to head north and home. (12/8/24)
Salem - 97301-3601
Pringle Park Plaza - The sun was up enough now, but mostly because I had breakfast between post office #2 of the day and this one. (12/8/24)
Salem - 97301-5048
Salem - I set the alarm for 7:00 AM, but I woke up at quarter to six, so I got up and got going. This is Salem's main Post Office and 1 of 4 with the Zip Code of 97301. (12/8/24)
Salem - 97302
Vista Station - It was still dark for this Post Office and I cold have used the other photo I took, but I liked being able to put the sign in the shot. (12/8/24)
Salem - 97304
West Salem - This post office was right on the other side of the Willamette River, so it was a quick bridge crossing back and forth. (12/8/24)
Salem - 97305
Brooks - Based on its location I wouldn't have guessed that this was a Salem post office. (12/7/24)
Sandy - 97055
Sandy - The town is named for the Sandy River that flows nearby. Which is also the case of the road that I live on, Sandy Boulevard. (11/17/24)
Scappoose - 97056
Scappoose - This Post Office was located on a very busy US30 so this angle was my only option to get a photo. (11/03/24)
Selma - 97538
Actor John Wayne used to visit the Deer Creek Ranch one mile west of Selma back in the 70's. He grew fond of the area after filming the movie Rooster Cogburn along the Rogue River. (10/05/21)
Shady Cove - 97539
The town sits along side the Rouge River and after the mill was lost to a flood in 1964 it turned to the tourist trades of rafting and year-round fishing for survival. (9/82023)
Shaniko - 97057
Less than 10 miles north of Antelope, this is for intents and for all purposes a ghost town too. (07/01/23)
Shedd - 97377
Shedd - A small town of a couple hundred souls that is home to the Boston Flour Mill, Oregon's oldest continuously operating water-powered mill. (2/6/25)
Sherwood - 97140
This was taken on my way to dropping off the Miata to be wrapped in bright blue vinyl. (11/18/24)
Silver Lake - 97638
Silver Lake - Once again named for a lake that no longer exists like a lot of these towns in the "Oregon Outback." (9/18/23)
Sprague River - 97639
No one really passes through Sprague River, you kind of have to want to get there. Today we did. It is about 40 miles away from home and the drive is beautiful. (07/23/22)
Springfield - 97475
Gateway Postal - This was tricky one to get into the parking lot. Its early Sunday morning and the cars to the left must be private contract delivery folks for Amazon. (2/6/25)
Springfield - 97477
Springfield - The main post office right downtown. (2/5/25)
Springfield - 97478
Springfield DCU - They left me a nice little parking spot right up front. (2/5/25)
Summer Lake - 97640
Summer Lake - The lake itself is nothing but a wildlife refuge with some sporadic marshy areas. I think the small pond behind the Lodge has more water in it than what’s in the refuge. (9/18/2023)
Sweet Home - 97386
Sweet Home - The 2018 Capitol Christmas Tree, which comes from a different national forest every year, was acquired by the Sweet Home Ranger District for that year. (2/19/25)
Talent - 97540
Named for A. P. Tallent, an East Tennessee native who settled in Oregon in the 1870s. (10/03/21)
Tangent - 97389
Tangent - This was the site of a railway station on the Southern Pacific line south of Albany. Its name referred to a straight stretch of the line with no curves for more than 20 miles. (2/6/25)
Tenmile - 97481
An interesting building with a Studebaker front end perched on the roof. We had a nice little chat with the fellow in the yellow pick-up about car color and parking lots. (10/04/21)
Terrebonne - 97760
Terrebonne is the gateway to Smith Rock State Park that is the birthplace of sport climbing in the United States. The park has nearly 2,000 routes adorning its rock walls. (07/06/22)
The Dalles - 97058
This is a fairly new looking Post Office building and sure enough, when you look right across the street you can see the old more stately looking building that it was. It now is the offices of AmeriTitle. (07/02/22)