Lodi Arch

The state bronze calls the arch essentially unaltered since construction. The city's plaque on the arch, cast twenty-five years earlier, says the people of Lodi rebuilt it in 1956, and the 1980 nomination behind both listings admits a total restoration was finished that year. E. B. Brown built the original of cement and metal lath for the first Tokay Carnival in September 1907, a festival meant to sell the district's grapes. The golden bear on top was added the following year and turned to face north during the rebuild.

What the plaque says

1907 1956 Lodi Mission Arch Built in 1907 during the first Tokay Carnival by the public spirited people of Lodi rebuilt in 1956 during the term of Mayor Willard J. Robinson through the efforts of the Tokay Arch Committee headed by Albert Nies, chairman and Eunice Looser, secretary-treasurer and dedicated as a permanent monument to the pioneers Lodi Arch Designed by architect E.B. Brown and built in 1907 for the Lodi Tokay Carnival, the arch served as an entrance into Lodi and a symbol of agricultural and commercial growth. Essentially unaltered since construction, the structure is one of few remaining Mission Revival ceremonial arches left within California. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 931 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Lodi. September 10, 1981

Where it stands

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