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{{EventYearsInDecadeCat|1950|195|0|1940|1960|era=1900s}} | {{EventYearsInDecadeCat|1950|195|0|1940|1960|era=1900s}} | ||
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*Population of [[Springfield]] is 10,087. | *Population of [[Springfield]] is 10,087. | ||
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*New Elementary and Middle Schools were built: Walterville, Page, [[Thurston Elementary School|Thurston]], Moffit, and [[Springfield Middle School]]. | *New Elementary and Middle Schools were built: Walterville, Page, [[Thurston Elementary School|Thurston]], Moffit, and [[Springfield Middle School]]. | ||
- | + | *The peak year during this period was 1950, when permit values equaled $2,617,136 ([[Springfield News]] 1941, 1942, 1950, 1955). Although the growth that began during the war continued beyond this period, the pace was slower and more even, having reached a high point in [[1955]]. | |
*In 1950, the [[First National Bank]] opened in [[Springfield]], the [[Paramount Market|Paramount shopping center]] continued to expand, and a Chevrolet dealership opened. New types of commercial ventures arrived that year, when Springfield got its first “automated” car wash, one of the first of its kind in Oregon, and two drive-in movie theaters (the Motor Vu and the Cascade) opened (a third, the Drive-In-Ette, opened in [[1953]]). | *In 1950, the [[First National Bank]] opened in [[Springfield]], the [[Paramount Market|Paramount shopping center]] continued to expand, and a Chevrolet dealership opened. New types of commercial ventures arrived that year, when Springfield got its first “automated” car wash, one of the first of its kind in Oregon, and two drive-in movie theaters (the Motor Vu and the Cascade) opened (a third, the Drive-In-Ette, opened in [[1953]]). | ||
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*The increase in traffic through [[Springfield Downtown|downtown Springfield]] sparked discussions about making Main and A streets one-way thoroughfares in 1946. This debate continued until a plan was approved in [[1950]] to create a one-way street south of [[Main Street (Springfield)|Main Street]], known as the [[South A Street (Springfield)|South A]] by-pass, to eliminate some of the heavy truck traffic through the center of downtown. Traffic on the new by-pass would head east and Main Street would become one-way, heading west. | *The increase in traffic through [[Springfield Downtown|downtown Springfield]] sparked discussions about making Main and A streets one-way thoroughfares in 1946. This debate continued until a plan was approved in [[1950]] to create a one-way street south of [[Main Street (Springfield)|Main Street]], known as the [[South A Street (Springfield)|South A]] by-pass, to eliminate some of the heavy truck traffic through the center of downtown. Traffic on the new by-pass would head east and Main Street would become one-way, heading west. | ||
- | + | *Nalley’s Potato Chip plant opened in 1950. | |
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