Brown Bear Cafe Closes Its Doors

  • Brown Bear Cafe Closed Photo Credit - Silverton Standard
    Brown Bear Cafe Closed Photo Credit - Silverton Standard
The 1893 Helmboldt building on Greene Street will soon become the forever home of Citizen’s State Bank. The two-story brick building has seen many uses, following the ups and downs of Silverton’s economy. It housed Pearson Brothers Meat Market from 1893 to 1917, the longest occupancy of any business. By the 1940’s a succession of cafes and bars were housed in the building. The most well-known in…

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