Was the largest lumber port then became the largest timber port before becoming the largest importer of U-Hauls.
I did two economics papers at Cornell on the world timber trade—my uncle was head of the foresters association in Oregon at the time.
In softwood, Coos Bay got s*****d by a combination of the Japanese, the Canadians, and D.C.
Dad’s family moved to Reedsport about ‘57, and you only beat me to the area by a span of months—we moved back to the area as soon as Dad was done with active Navy duties. One of my early memories is of mom volunteering at the Seamen Centre back about ‘73,
Dad worked for 25 years at the Unocal terminal next to Weyhauser.
He won’t go back now. I can see his point.
Down town makes the Greenacres bus during the late 80’s look cultured and high class.
In hindsight, tearing out the covered mall in downtown may have been a very good idea. I haven’t bothered walking through there, lately, but a friend was bitching that the street lamps they put in all had electrical outlets at their bases, and the homeless were taping tarps to the poles, making tents, and plugging space heaters in for free electricity.