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Demolishing a Historic Hotel added to this site
This site's folder on historic preservation in Davis now contains a pdf copy of John Lofland's 2003 book Demolishing a Historic Hotel: A Sociology of Preservation Failures in Davis, California
1909 Shinkle Postcard Auctioned On Ebay
Recently, a "real photograph" postcard by famous Yolo photographer J. C. Shinkle was sold at auction on Ebay.
Davis Pioneer Profiled in the Davis Enterprise
In his column of April 15, 2009, Rich Rifkin profiles Davis pioneer Matthew Clancy, builder of what is now known as "The Clancy House" at the southwest corner of Second and C streets.
Davis History & Santa Cruz History
In their new book, The Leftmost City, Richard Gendron and William Domhoff chronicle the several decades over which a progressive coalition in Santa Cruz, CA has contested real estate and development interests with some success.
Recent Davis History Featured in a New Book on The American College Town
A University of New Hampshire geographer has published a very large book on American college towns containing a chapter characterizing Davis as a place of "all things right and relevant."
New Book on Historic Preservation
Folder 6, to the left and titled "New Book Notes," contains a note on a book that may be of interest to readers of Davis History.
City Approves Contract For Yolo County Historical Society to Operate the Hattie Weber Museum
As consent calendar item "L" at its meeting on June 10, 2008, the Davis City Council approved a contract under which the Yolo County Historical Society will operate the Hattie Weber Museum of Davis.
Map Locating Jerome Davis Farmstead
An 1868 map showing the Jerome Davis farmstead in relation to the original Davis grid has been laid over a 2008 Google photo-map and shows where the farmstead was in current Davis terms.
History-on-the-fly, Quote #1
This is the first of a series of brief quotes from contemporary observers of Davis to which future historians might want especially to attend.
Davisville 1868, new exhibit at the Hattie Weber Museum of Davis and on this Site
Over the twelve months of 2008, The Hattie Weber Museum of Davis is hosting a four part exhibit titled "Davisville 1868: Twelve Months in Davis' Gestation." The first part is on the months of January through April of 1868 as these relate to the founding of Davis and the exhibit is at the museum these same months of 2008.
Lead Author of the 1961 "Davis Core Area Plan" Dies
In the early 1960s, Lawrence Livingston and his firm devised a plan for the high-rise rebuilding of central Davis that was embraced by Davisites but then rejected in the wake of the "revolution of '72." To his credit, Mr. Livingston later "saw the light" and renounced his own early work such as done in Davis in a famous essay published in 1981 titled "Confessions of a Planner."
Display on 1905 University Farm Campaign Published
The Davis Historical Society announces publication of “Davisville 1905: The Year the Town Woke Up,” an exhibit on the town’s efforts that year to become the site of the UC University Farm.
Hunt Boyer Tank House Protection Campaign Underway
Davis preservationists are mobilizing to protect the Hunt Boyer Tank House from demolition or other harm likely to be caused by a proposal for a building on its site.
Davis History Traveling Library Begins, Three Public Exhibits Scheduled
The Davis History Research Group has established the "The Davis History Traveling Library."
Joint Statement Opposing Anderson Building Change
Three Davis heritage groups have adopted a joint statement opposing proposed changes in the windows of the Landmark Anderson Bank Building
