551 ECHOS-1996-276 eng Delaplane, Kristin Early hotels were favorite gathering spots Mar 10, 1996 Last in a series In 1874, Mason Wilson sold his Vacaville hotel to General E.S. Davis of Oakland, and Davis' brother, J.F. Davis, operated it as the Davis Hotel. In 1888, Davis described it as "The Best Hotel In Vacaville." It was located at Main and Davis streets, and one of the hotel's attractions, according to an advertisement, was that it was a nightly gathering spot for old-timers. vacahc@gmail.com 276 53783467322 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/276/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/276/276.1.pdf PDF Document