A history of Lakeview,
since 1869
Postcards, papers and photographs of Lakeview from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Native Americans occupied the area around Lakeview as early as 14,000 years ago, as evidenced by artifacts found in the Paisley Caves north of Lakeview. When European explorers came through the Goose Lake Valley, Shoshone-speaking people were living in the area.
In 1827, Peter Skene Ogden led a brigade of Hudson's Bay Company trappers through the Goose Lake Valley. He was followed in 1832 by John Work and his trappers. Work noted the hot springs north of Goose Lake (now called Hunter's Hot Springs) in his journal. The hot springs are approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Lakeview town site.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Lakeview’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewStreet scene, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Lakeview
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Lakeview, decade by decade
LOCStreet scene1910
LOCLakeview Mineral Hot Springs, Central Oregon1910
LOCStage arriving1910
LOCThe Central Oregon Overland arriving at Hotel Lakeview1910
LOCBoiling stream, two miles north of Lakeview, Central Oregon1910
LOCLakeview, Ore1910
LOCLakeview, Ore1910
LOCLakeview, Ore1910
LOCThe Overland arriving at Lakeview, Central Oreon1910
CommonsLakeview, Oregon1911
LOCLakeview, Oregon19111990s
8 historic places in Lakeview
8 places in Lakeview are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1977Post and King Saloon
Listed 1980Heryford Brothers Building
Listed 1980William P. Heryford House
Listed 1983Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Passenger Station
Listed 1984Bailey and Massingill Store
Listed 1989John N. and Cornelia Watson House
Listed 2003Lake County Round Sale BarnListed 2024Alger TheatreThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Street scene (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.