Dedication of Meier and Frank Monument

Friday, January 25, 2008

Contact Person:

Mike Gotterba Emergency Preparedness/Communications Manager City of Salem Public Works Department 503-588-6211, mgotterba@cityofsalem.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dedication of Meier & Frank Monument

Salem Mayor Janet Taylor will be unveiling a permanent historical marker to honor Gerry Frank and the Meier and Frank Company at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2008. The ceremony will take place at the corner of High Street NE and Center Street NE at the main entrance to Macy's Department Store.

The public is invited to attend this dedication ceremony.

Meier and Frank Company opened at this location in October 1955 after the move of Salem High School to its present North Salem High location on 14^th Street NE. The store operated from 1955 to 1965 as a family-directed business. In 1965, it was sold to the May Department Stores who continued to operate under the Meier and Frank name. In 2006, the institution again changed hands, this time to Macy’s, where it continues an Oregon department store tradition.

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