By Erin Rook, Source Weekly Part of a larger feature about Bend’s “Old Timers” In the 1950s, Bend, like so many American towns, was enjoying a lull… Read more “OLD TIMERS: The 1950s”
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OLD TIMERS: The Changing Face of Bend
By Erin Rook, Source Weekly As the largest city in the state’s fastest growing county—Deschutes County’s population jumped more than 36 percent between 2000 and 2010—Bend and… Read more “OLD TIMERS: The Changing Face of Bend”
OLD TIMERS: The 1940s
By Erin Rook, Source Weekly In the 1940s, Bend was abuzz with military activity thanks to nearby Fort Abbot (now Sunriver), the Redmond airbase, and military maneuvers… Read more “OLD TIMERS: The 1940s”