Sunday, September 26, 2010

Ring Ring Ring Went the Trolley

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
September 25, 2010
Oregon Electric Railway Museum
Antique Powerland
3995 Brooklake Rd NE
Salem, OR 97303

Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.

Antique Powerland is a campus of heritage power museums. It was established by a group of enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation, restoration and demonstration of steam-powered equipment, antique farm machinery and implements. Powerland is comprised of 14 museums and heritage organizations operating in partnership.

Below: Pacific Northwest Truck Museum

7 comments:

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

These must be really huge warehouses. A wonderful museum. And please have a good day.

B SQUARED said...

It's good to see some of the past is being preserved.

imquilternity said...

I love the old trolley photo....beautiful!

Halcyon said...

This must be a really neat museum. I love that old trolley.

Sciarada said...

Ciao Gogouci, very interesting, I'm fascinated by everything that man has helped to create!
Have a good day!

Anonymous said...

Same over here, allowing people in for free. Wonderful first picture, surely able to tell many a story.

Please have a good Tuesday.

daily athens

Coffeeveggie addict. said...

Great photos.g0od thing that there is still s0me free in w0rld lol!
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