Otis Junction, Oregon

Otis Junction is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, at the junction of the former route of U.S. Route 101 and Oregon Route 18, a half mile south of Otis.[1][2][3] It is a mile and a half east of where OR 18 intersects with the modern route of U.S. 101.

Otis Junction was the site of the James Beard Award-winning Otis Café.[4][5] The café had been at this location since the 1920s,[4] until it burned down in 2019.[6] Pixieland, a former amusement park, was also located a mile west of Otis Junction, near U.S. 101 until it was shut down in 1975.[7]

Sale of Otis

Main article: Otis, Oregon

References

  1. ^ "Otis Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "A 1940 Oregon Coast Tour: Tillamook to Taft". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  3. ^ Associated Press (January 29, 1960). "Forest Funds Allocated for Road Jobs". The Register-Guard. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Shriver, Jerry (September 1, 2005). "Big taste resides in a little corner of Oregon". USA Today. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  5. ^ Miller, Bryan (May 19, 1989). "At the Nation's Table". The New York Times. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
  6. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Christina Morales | The (July 5, 2019). "Otis Cafe fire damages landmark Lincoln County restaurant on July 4th". oregonlive. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Pixieland". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

45°01′09″N 123°56′54″W / 45.019275°N 123.948446°W / 45.019275; -123.948446


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