Today was Sunday, so that means Post Offices. My first stop was to get the Hillsboro DCU, because for some reason 3 weeks ago when I got the regular Hillsboro PO photo, I didn’t take this one. I think I remember circling the block looking for it and giving up.
From there my thoughts were to get the two Newberg POs and maybe Dundee, just a little south of Newberg, to make it an even four. But when I got to Dundee I realized I could two more, Dayton and McMinnville, for a little over 20 extra miles. On my way into McMinnville, I saw a 747 on the right side of the road with the words EVERGREEN in green on the side and just past it was a building that had a 747 on its roof. My curiosity was satisfied a second later when I saw sign that read, “Aviation Museum Next Right.” I pulled in.
The place seemed deserted, so I pulled over by a static MIG-29 and looked up their web page. The museum was about to open up in a few minutes and now there was a steady trickle of cars coming in the driveway. I decided, that I’d come back another day and spend a few hours here. When I arrived home, I looked a little more closely at their website and found out that the museum is the home of Howard Hughes’ folly, the Spruce Goose. If you look in the glass walled hanger behind the Miata in the photo above, it was right there!
As I was mulling about the Spruce Goose while heading home, I’d swear I’ve had a conversation with someone recently about that plane being in my neck of the woods. It thought it might have been Santa Fe Sally, but during our evening chat today, she swore it wasn’t her. So, who?
And as further proof of my diminishing recall, on my way back towards I-5, I passed right by a Post Office I didn’t see on my to-do list. So I circled the block and got out and took a photo. It wasn’t until I got back home that I realized I did have a photo of it already, it was taken on that same photo trip 3 weeks ago.
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- Hillsboro DCU – After I photographed the regular Hillsboro post office I wonder why it took me 3 weeks to get back to snap the DCU? (4/13/25)
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- Dundee – William Reid, a Scottish immigrant, arrived in 1874 and played a key role in developing the Oregonian Railway here. The town was named after Dundee, Scotland, Reid’s birthplace. (4/13/25)
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- Dayton – Recognized as the first city in Oregon to earn national historic designation, Dayton’s charming downtown invites walkable exploration, offering a glimpse into the region’s storied past. (4/13/25)
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- McMinnville – The post office was just another post office, but I do thank the town for letting me discover that the Spruce Goose had its own museum in McMinnville. (4/13/25)
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- Newburg – Now this is a building worth of a Post Office. The historic post office was constructed in 1935-6 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork inside, is still in operation. (4/13/25)
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- Newburg DCU – Like the downtown Newberg post office exemplifies what a post office building should look like, so too does this Detached Carrier Unit look its part too. (4/13/25)
