DOWNTOWN

The Heart of Amity

Downtown Amity has long served as the heart of the community, bringing together local businesses, residents, and visitors along the town’s historic streets. The aerial photograph shown here, taken in 1936, offers a remarkable view of Amity as it appeared nearly a century ago, revealing the streets, buildings, and surrounding agricultural landscape that shaped the town.

While Amity has changed over the generations, downtown remains an important center of community life and a connection between the town’s past and present.

Aerial Photo, 1936: University of Oregon Libraries

SNAPSHOT IN TIME

Photos from the Past

Meet Me Downtown: Amity, 1968

This view of Amity in 1968 captures the businesses and storefronts that helped make downtown a center of everyday community life.

Oregon State University

Myron Redford (right) learned wine making in the 1970s. Myron and partner Janis Checcia (left) moved to Amity in 1974 and purchased an existing winery. In 1980, Amity Vineyards won the first of many awards for their Pinot Noirs.
Myron Redford (right) learned wine making in the 1970s. Myron and partner Janis Checcia (left) moved to Amity in 1974 and purchased an existing winery. In 1980, Amity Vineyards won the first of many awards for their Pinot Noirs.

A Taste of Success

Myron Redford (right) learned wine making in the 1970s. Myron and partner Janis Checcia (left) moved to Amity in 1974 and purchased an existing winery. In 1980, Amity Vineyards won the first of many awards for their Pinot Noirs.

Digital Commons@Linfield.edu

From Fire Engines to City Business

The original City Hall, seen here in 1960, no longer stands. The current City Hall and Community Center once housed the Fire Department.

Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collections—Ben Maxwell Collection

VOICES OF AMITY

Stories in Their Own Words

Barb Bond

Co-Owner of the Amity Flats Hotel

Amity Flats Hotel
Barb Bond

Built by the Masons in 1905, this historic brick building has served Amity for more than a century as a lodge, commercial space, and home. After purchasing the aging building in 2013, Barb Bond and Rob Kistler carefully restored it, preserving its historic character while adapting it for modern use.

Today, it is home to Amity Flats and remains a landmark in the heart of downtown Amity.

Couple with Dogs, Chris Weeks, Bois Joli Vineyard
Downtown, Yamhill County Historical Society

INTERACTIVE MAP

Find Your Next Stop

Discover Amity, one stop at a time. Click or tap a marker, then scroll down in the popup and select Learn More to explore that location’s story.