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Buses In Salem: A Process of Maturation
(1927-1979)
Records and recollections
are sparse or non-existent for the period between 1927
and 1979. Anecdotal information suggests that during part
of the 1930s the buses were operated by a subsidiary of
Greyhound Lines. By 1946 Oregon Motor Stages was operating
the bus systems in both Salem and Eugene. The owner of
Oregon Motor Stages might have been Barney Royce of Portland.
The General Manager in both Salem and Eugene might have
been Carl Wendt. In Salem the buses ran from 6:15 am to
12:15 am Monday through Saturday and 8:15 am to midnight
on Sunday. These were the days before and after World
War II when people did not own cars and could not get
gasoline or tires even if they had owned an auto. Service
extended to outlying towns. Learn
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Salem Area Mass Transit District (1979-2001)
In 1979, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 462,
and the Governor signed it into law on July 27th of that
year. The bill provided a procedure through which the
voters could create transit districts. Such a district
could have an outer boundary no greater than the Urban
Growth Boundary of a city as of January 1, 1977. Chapter
267 of Oregon Revised Statutes defined the rules governing
formation and operation of such a District. Learn
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Facts About Courthouse
Square
Courthouse Square is the fifth tallest building in
Salem. Other tall buildings in Salem include Capitol
Center, the First Methodist Church, the Oregon State Capitol
and the Equitable Center. There are more than 300,000
bricks and paving stones in the building and transit mall.
There are 90 miles of telephone and data cable in the
building. There is enough concrete in Courthouse
Square to pave a sidewalk from Salem to Portland.
The Courthouse Square building has 152,000 square feet,
the transit mall is 67,000 square feet. Courthouse Square
is a "green" designated building using earth
friendly construction materials. Learn
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