Today the store continues to serve as the hub of the community[7] and is the oldest business in Douglas County.

[7] In the 1970s, Lookingglass, population 40 at the time, received national media attention for installing a two-horse parking meter, a telephone booth, and a fire hydrant.

[7][12] The James Wimer Octagonal Barn near Lookingglass was built in 1892 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The community is 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Roseburg, the county seat, via Lookingglass Road.

[4] This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F.