THEN: A circa-1956 snapshot of the main entrance of the downtown Salem Meier & Frank.
Photo from Salem, Oregon Public Library Photographic Collections / Ben Maxwell

NOW: The same store, only 50 years later. It was rebranded by Macy's in September 2006 and is still operating as a Macy's to this day.
Photo from http://myweb.msoe.edu/~westr/salem3 / Robert West

THEN: A vacant Mervyn's, which had anchored SALEM CENTRE between September 1987 and February 2007.
Photo from http://myweb.msoe.edu/~westr/salem3 / Robert West

NOW: The store re-opened as a Kohl's in October 2007.
Photo from http://myweb.msoe.edu/~westr/salem3 / Robert West