The Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon started life as, you guessed it, an actual mill.  Logging was a big deal in Oregon and this site was where they processed the logs and sent them down the Deschutes river.  The designers retained as much of the mill architecture, machinery, and pieces as they could and re-purposed them into street art and buildings for the new shops.  The 3 large smokestacks now mark the location of the REI.

We ventured down to Old Mill (and managed to not actually buy anything at REI for once!) on one of the coldest and windiest days of the trip.  We didn’t stay and explore!