My thoughts on Albany
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9/12/2012
I moved to Albany a year ago. Prior to that I lived in Corvallis for twenty years. Before Corvallis, I lived in Coos Bay for twenty five years. Of the three towns, I like Albany the best. The people are so friendly, I felt at home the first week. There is so much to do here for me seeing my college days have long been over. We have River Rythems in the summer, and beautiful parks by the river to hike, picnic, fish and play. We also have Lakeshore Lanes where you can bowl a dollar a lane on Tuesdays. Albany has many groups for different interests. The one I like is "Albany Meet Ups". We have a dance clubs, nice theater, new library, a fairgrounds with lots of different events, JPC church (love that church), and oh yes...old town has some really cool little shops to discover treasures and some of the most hidden away ones have the best food! I suggest parking your car in old town, and walking the streets to investigate the special secrets that the locals know. On top of all that we are a short day trip to the coast, Salem, Eugene, Lebanon, and Corvallis. And for a longer day trip, Portland is a 1 hour 15 minute drive. We get the personal small town feel where everybody knows everybody, and so close to the larger cities. Oh, I forgot to mention the great shopping. We have all the major shopping places like costco, home depot, wall mart super store, k mart, all the major supermarket chains, habitat for humanity,Heritage Mall and more. And if you like second hand stores and garage sales, you will be in paradise here. I am very happy with my choice to relocate here.
Julie | Albany, OR