Utility box panels give passersby a chance meeting with local history
A utility box panel explaining the history of Salem’s Chinatown sits at the corner of State Street and High Street Northeast. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter)
You may have noticed something different about the utility boxes in downtown Salem.
Seven of the city’s metal enclosures for electrical equipment now have a museum-like panel, describing different aspects of the city’s history.
Pedestrians can now read about Salem’s theaters, moving buildings, Mission Street, amusement, Chinatown, indigenous art, and the…
