OLD NORTH DAVIS
Guide to walking a traditional neighborhood

BY JOHN LOFLAND

With a guidebook in hand, walk the streets of Old North Davis and in time, immersing yourself in a virtually intact fragment of a vanished America.

To visit the Old North neighborhood of Davis, California --- the area bounded by Fifth and Seventh streets and B and the railroad --- is to encounter a rare, surviving, traditional neighborhood, an example of what American cities and towns were like before World War ll.

Delight in the craftsmanship of four decades of homes built one - at - a - time and set in open and lush landscapes.

Experience the tranquility and harmony of an urban forest of arboring street trees.

What you will see in the Old North Davis display at the Hattie Weber Museum and in John Lofland's book.

Contents

I GUIDES TO HISTORY

  1. Old North Davis Features: A Traditional Neighborhood
  2. Davis History: Context of the Old North
  3. Old North History: Beginning and Development

II GUIDES TO STREETS AND HOMES

  1. G Street: Commerce on the Eastern Edge
  2. F Street: The Traffic Artery
  3. E Street: The Geographical Center
  4. D Street: Post-War Scars Amid Pre-War Splendor
  5. C Street: An Intact Enclave
  6. B Street: Park Events on the Western Edge

The use of more than 100 contemporary and historical photographs and maps to discover the beauty and wisdom of traditional neighborhood form and development.

Learn features of traditional neighborhoods that can be used to improve any neighborhood.


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