In August of 2018 while on vacation, I drove up to Silverton & saw this view & had to take a picture. I did not expect to see an 80-year-old picture 2 years later. What a great comparison.

What's that black line up near where the hillside cemetery is?

[A scratch in the emulsion. - Dave]

Both much the same, and changed in a thousand ways.

Streetview has the almost the same point of view, taken from Highway 550, back in December of 2007, but the resolution is an insult to our eyes after having seen this excellent photo.

Shot this on my way out of town, a tourist shot. I think you can see the building with the tower in the 1940 view toward the right side of mine, minus its tower I think.

Do kids growing up in a place like this walk up those mountains just for the fun of it or do they just ignore them? Because when I was a kid I'd have definitely felt like doing it.