Honoring a local legend

Archway goes up at Fred Davis Municipal Center

This article was published on 02.22.18

Workers affix the top of an archway denoting Fred Davis Municipal Center, which stands opposite the “Our Hands” sculpture on Fifth Street, Wednesday (Feb. 21). Davis served as city manager for 33 years and played a major role in infrastructure projects such as The Esplanade expansion—to four lanes from two—and the Chico Municipal Airport. He died in 2015.

Workers affix the top of an archway denoting Fred Davis Municipal Center, which stands opposite the “Our Hands” sculpture on Fifth Street, Wednesday (Feb. 21). Davis served as city manager for 33 years and played a major role in infrastructure projects such as The Esplanade expansion—to four lanes from two—and the Chico Municipal Airport. He died in 2015.

Photo by Meredith J. Cooper

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