Bay View Brewery/Guildesheim's 2nd Hand Hide & Junk Store - Coos Bay, OR
N 43° 22.218 W 124° 12.714
10T E 401814 N 4802650
A historical marker lying inconspicuously on the ground tells of a fateful fire at this site many years ago.
Waymark Code: WMYPX3
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2018
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One of a dozen historical markers placed along Front Street by the
Coos History Museum highlight buildings and structures which once lined this once-bustling district until a devastating fire burned half the business district down in 1922. This marker lies next to a historic 300-yr-old tree display and reads:
BAY VIEW BREWERY /
GUILDESHEIM'S 2nd HAND
HIDE & JUNK STORE
ca. 1891-1892ON JULY 22, 1922 A FIRE
STARTED HERE AND SPREAD TO BOTH
SIDES OF FRONT STREET. WITHIN
HOURS, 25 BUSINESSES HAD BEEN
COMPLETELY DESTROYED. |
What many don't know who visit Coos Bay (including myself) is that this town was once called Marshfield and held that name until 1944. The 'Great Fire of Marshfield' forced businesses to relocate and rebuild more inland to what is currently the downtown district. Front Street today is nothing but memories of a former wharf and bustling business district.