One of Oregon's Most Endangered Places.
"Every year nonprofit Restore Oregon releases a list of places it feels are the 'most endangered' in the state -- landmarks with historic or cultural importance in need of some restoration and rehabilitation," The Oregonian's Jamie Hale writes.
In 2014, the list included this 2-story, Wong Laundry Building, located in front of us.
The list also includes this whole old town district.
The Wong Laundry building opened in 1908. It played a significant role for the city's burgeoning Asian-American population.
The Wong family operated a laundry at the site from the 1930s until 1975, when the building suffered from a devastating fire after someone poured kerosene into an exterior laundry chute.
Restore Oregon has called the Wong Laundry Building, "a significant historic structure, in imminent danger of being lost to hard times, development pressures, demolition or neglect."
On the front of the building, are placards to read about the history of the people, the business, and more..
Let me know if you want to hop out and take a look.
"Every year nonprofit Restore Oregon releases a list of places it feels are the 'most endangered' in the state -- landmarks with historic or cultural importance in need of some restoration and rehabilitation," The Oregonian's Jamie Hale writes.
In 2014, the list included this 2-story, Wong Laundry Building, located in front of us.
The list also includes this whole old town district.
The Wong Laundry building opened in 1908. It played a significant role for the city's burgeoning Asian-American population.
The Wong family operated a laundry at the site from the 1930s until 1975, when the building suffered from a devastating fire after someone poured kerosene into an exterior laundry chute.
Restore Oregon has called the Wong Laundry Building, "a significant historic structure, in imminent danger of being lost to hard times, development pressures, demolition or neglect."
On the front of the building, are placards to read about the history of the people, the business, and more..
Let me know if you want to hop out and take a look.
