#oakridge

[viviennevividly]

Snow is falling

Look out the window with me

Come and hold me tenderly

And watch the wind blow

And people passin' by

The snow is in the streets

The kids are fast asleep

We're all alone now

Happy Christmas Eve

I'll turn the lights off

And set the tree aglow

You wrap the presents

Trim the bows

And say you love me

For another year

The stockings have been hung

The carols have been sung

We're all alone now

Happy Christmas Eve

The snow is falling

Look out the window with me

Come and hold me tenderly

The streets are empty now

And Santa's on his way

So while he's on his flight

We’d better say good night

And wish each other

Happy Christmas Eve

- The Oak Ridge Boys

[unteriors]

High Prairie Loop, Oakridge, Oregon.

[annapolisrose]

Land assembly houses gone but stairs from the street still remain. A friend of mine used to live at this address.

[paulapuddephatt]

Oakridge Survivors by Paula Puddephatt Via Flickr: Some of those trees that survived the recent "tree massacre", here in Oakridge, Basingstoke - March 2007

[archinform]

Oakridge Abbey Mausoleum

I took a long journey via public transit to visit Oakridge Cemetery in Hillside, IL, to see the stained glass windows designed by Edgar Miller in the Oakridge Abbey Mausoleum.

The Abbey Mausoleum contains the single largest collection of Miller's stained glass windows.

Sometime in the late 1920s, Edgar Miller was hired to create a large assortment of stained glass windows for the monumental crypt, which was touted as one of the most elegant and beautifully designed mausoleums in the area. Indeed, it is quite a magnificent structure. Responsible for its construction was Anders E. Anderson. Already a real estate developer, he decided to develop cemeteries believing that a mausoleum would prove to be a lucrative venture, all while providing a serene resting place for people’s loved ones. He became president of the Oak Ridge Cemetery and then, in 1917— the year Edgar arrived in Chicago— Anderson proceeded to take out a loan for the mausoleum project from Chicago Title and Trust for $300,000 (the equivalent of over $7,000,000 today). edgarmiller.org

The mausoleum's architect was Joseph J. Nadherny, profiled in an excellent blog post by Under Every Tombstone.

Joseph Jerome Nadherny, architect

These are my photos of the mausoleum interior:

The chapel, with stained glass skylight designed by Edgar Miller.

Edgar Miller-designed stained glass window behind the altar.

Bronze gate

Hall, with view toward Miller-designed window

Detail of doors above

Skylight of the chapel

LINKS:

Edgar Miller Windows in Oakridge Abbey Condition Survey

Edgarmiller.org

Under Every Tombstone - Joseph J. Nadherny

[unwelcome-ozian]

Yet despite the enthusiasm from these experts, the Oakridge experiment remains one of the most morally shocking examples of LSD therapy. In 2001, the inmates involved in this program sued Barker, Maier, and the Canadian government for inhumane treatment. In 2021 they won their case. Source

[vintagecamping]

Heading out for a day of fishing in the Hills Creek Resevoir.

Willamette National Forest, Oregon

1942

[mudwerks]

(via Bell System: 1942 | Shorpy)

July 1942. "Oakridge, Oregon. Population 520. Town telephone switchboard." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.