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The Downtown Woodland Historic District is a historic district in Woodland, California. The district encompasses roughly 370 acres (1.5 km 2 ) and 59 contributing buildings. [ 2 ] It is a California Historical Landmark and is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places .
The Daily Democrat is the daily newspaper in Woodland, California and Yolo County, California. The paper is owned by Digital First Media. Its headquarters are located in Woodland on Main Street in Woodland's Historic Downtown. It has four reporters and editors on staff.
That incident was the tipping point for Morgan's Wonderland and ultimately Morgan's Inspiration Island," Hartman said. [4] On March 3, 2010, Morgan's Wonderland opened, [5] with NBA legend David Robinson and actress Eva Longoria as special guests. Starting in 2012, Toyota partnered with the park as a long-term sponsor. [6]
The building was designed in 1913 by architect W.H. Weeks, architect of many other landmarks in Woodland such as the Woodland Opera House and the Yolo County Courthouse. Construction bids were accepted and Earle L. Younger of San Jose (later a Woodland resident) was the lowest bidder.
A site on the corner of Main and College Street was chosen, where just ten years earlier a hotel by the name of Byrns Hotel had been condemned and demolished. [5] Hotel Woodland was thus made real. In the 25 years since his first project in Woodland, this would be Weeks' 14th project and last major work in the city. [3] [4]
This included many Woodland farming families. At Woodland, was a Woodland Civil Control Station, for check-in, with no overnight accommodations. [17] The post-war era spurred growth in Woodland; between 1950 and 1980, Woodland's population tripled. In the 1950s Woodland had the most millionaires per capita of any city in California. [18]
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During the 1970s and 1980s many Woodland residents began to restore historic residences south of Main Street. [4] In 1972 Robert McWhirk purchased the Gable Mansion from the Gable estate and spent twenty years rehabilitating it. [2] The house is decorated with murals, which have been repainted. [5]