view gallery S0.5 km | Pacific Coast Audio - Brookings, Oregon in Electric Palm Trees Outside of a downtown audio store. posted by: shadow101 location: Oregon date approved: 11/12/2010 last visited: 11/10/2010 |
view gallery SE0.6 km | Centre Stage - Brookings, OR in News Article Locations Central Builiding, Brookings' oldest building dating from 1915, when Robert S. Brookings built it as the administration building for his lumber company, has been converted to a mini-mall, offices, and a museum. It is on the Nat Reg of Hist Places. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/18/2018 |
view gallery SE0.6 km | Central Building - Brookings, OR in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Central Building was built in 1915 by the California and Oregon Lumber Co. to serve as administration building for the Brookings Co., founded by Robert S. Brookings of the famed Brookings Institute. He sold the business in 1921. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/18/2018 |
view gallery SE0.6 km | "Buddy" - Brookings, OR in Bear Statues A bear statue located along the main drag of Brookings. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 11/24/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery SE0.6 km | Manley Building - 1951 - Brookings, OR in Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious A stuccoed building along Main Street in downtown Brookings. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 11/22/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery S0.8 km | Robert Somers Brookings - Brookings, OR in People-Named Places The town of Brookings, Oregon, was little more than a collection of stores, farms, and hotels at the mouth of the Chetco River until Robert S. Brookings established a lumber company here in 1915. He sold it in 1921, but the name Brookings stuck. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/26/2013 |
view gallery S0.8 km | Brookings, OR 97415 ~ Main Post Office in U.S. Post Offices This is the post office for the city of Brookings, Oregon. It is the last major town on the coastal highway US 101, before entering California to the south. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 10/23/2008 last visited: 06/26/2016 |
view gallery SE0.8 km | Carved Mexican Men - Brookings, OR in Outside Wooden Display Carvings This wooden carving of a Mexican man is about 10 feet tall and is located outside the Chetco Center Building which houses the Chetco Ranger Station, and the La Flor de Mexico restaurant. There is a smaller sculpture of a man sleeping near the door. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/19/2009 last visited: 08/31/2009 |
view gallery SE0.8 km | Los Amigos - Brookings, OR in Figurative Public Sculpture This wooden sculpture of a Mexican man is about 10 feet tall and is located outside the Chetco Center Building which houses the Chetco Ranger Station, and the La Flor de Mexico restaurant. There is a smaller sculpture of a man sleeping near the door posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 06/26/2016 |
view gallery SE0.8 km | Chetco Ranger Station - Brookings, OR in Ranger Stations The Chetco Ranger Station for Siskyou National Forest, is locatd in the Chetco Center Building in downtown Brookings, Oregon, outlet of the wild Chetco River. A Mexican restaurant is on the ground floor. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/31/2009 |
view gallery SE0.8 km | Salmon Motif Bicycle Tender - Brookings, OR in Bicycle Tenders This bicycle tender features a salmon motif as decorative elements. It is located at the Chetco Center Building at the entrance to the Flora de Mexico Restaurant, on Oregon's scenic Rt. 101. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/20/2009 last visited: 08/31/2009 |
view gallery SE0.8 km | Curry Coast Pilot - Brookings, OR in Newspaper Headquarters The local Brookings newspaper has been in continuous operation for 67 years. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 11/26/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery SE0.8 km | Dewey Akers - Brookings, OR in Citizen Memorials A citizen memorial plaque located at the entrance to the Curry Coastal Pilot newspaper building. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 11/23/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery SE1 km | Chetco Community Public Library - Brookings, OR in Libraries The Chetco Community Public Library, in the southern coastal city of Brookings, Oregon, offers over 66,000 items for circulation in their new, spacious facility. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/19/2009 last visited: 12/25/2016 |
view gallery E1.1 km | June Byrtus - Brookings, OR in Dedicated Benches One of a few dedicated benches in a botanical garden. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 11/22/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.1 km | Marjarie A. Russell - Brookings, OR in Dedicated Benches One of a few dedicated benches located in a botanical garden. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 11/22/2018 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.1 km | Botanical Garden - Brookings, OR in Botanical Gardens This small triangle, just off scenic Hwy. 101, is maintained by the Harbor Garden Club as a natural botanical garden. There are well maintained paths and identification tags. The state historical marker "The Japanese Attack on Oregon" is also here. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/18/2018 |
view gallery E1.1 km | The Japanese Attack on Oregon - Brookings, OR in Oregon Historical Markers This roadside marker, at a botanical garden off U.S. 101, commemorates the attack by the Japanese, the first on the U.S. mainland, using incendiary bombs, on nearby Wheeler Ridge on Sep. 9, 1942. The plan to start massive forest fires failed. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/25/2013 |
view gallery E1.1 km | Botanical Garden - Brookings, OR in Municipal Parks and Plazas This small botanical garden, just off of Route 101 in the southern coastal city of Brookings, is maintained by the Garden Club, and also has a state historical marker about the Japanese attack on the U.S. mainland here in 1942. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/18/2018 |
view gallery E1.3 km | OA0875 - OSHD 'R 635 1973' BM - Brookings, OR in U.S. Benchmarks This benchmark exists on the SW side of Dot Martin Bridge spanning the Chectco River in Brookings, OR posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 09/10/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery NW1.4 km | Church of the Nazarene - Brookings, OR in Church of the Nazarene The Brookings Church of the Nazarene is on the northern edge of town, along the scenic Coast Highway. Services are at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. posted by: silverquill location: Oregon date approved: 02/18/2009 last visited: 08/26/2013 |
view gallery E1.4 km | OSHD Dot Martin series - Brookings, OR in U.S. Benchmarks This series of reference disks are located on the Dot Martin Bridge spanning Chetco River in Brooking Oregon. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 09/10/2012 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.6 km | Dairy Queen - Brookings, Oregon in Dairy Queen Restaurants Dairy Queen on Hwy. 101 in Brookings, Oregon posted by: Volcanoguy location: Oregon date approved: 12/21/2009 last visited: 08/26/2013 |
view gallery NW1.6 km | Harris Beach Rest Area - Brookings, Oregon in Highway Rest Areas Hwy. 101 Rest Area just north of Brookings, Oregon. posted by: Volcanoguy location: Oregon date approved: 12/22/2009 last visited: 09/02/2012 |
view gallery E1.6 km | Chetco River Bridge - 1972 - Brookings, OR in Bridge Date Stones and Plaques The Chetco River Bridge on Hwy 101 is dedicated to B.A. 'DOT' Martin from Aug 8, 1972 in Brookings, OR. posted by: NW_history_buff location: Oregon date approved: 09/11/2012 last visited: never |
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