Tenth of twelve posts
reporting recently discovered color photos of major Davis business locations
taken in the “transforming” period of Davis history. The context of the photos
is explained in DHT post number 155, “Twelve Color Photos of ‘50s-‘70s
Transforming Davis: Series Introduction.”
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1. Russell at S. Campus Way Circa '70 |
Unlike the other five pairs, he is not documenting the
disappearance and appearance of buildings--an activity not that surprising for
someone in the real estate business.
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2. Circa '60, Circa '70 & 2014 |
No, here he has the foresight to go out and stand by the
edge of a forlorn county road and take a picture of it in the expectation that
he could come back in several years and make a picture of a decidedly different
scene.
And he was right!
The contrast between snapshots nine and ten making up this
fifth pair is remarkable. A county road has been reconstructed into a city boulevard,
complete with planted medians and large overhead lights. Davis has begun to
arrive.
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3. Left Detail |