When Mom and I came here in June of 1965 Novato was a lovely combination of farms, working ranches and lots of suburban homes just being built. It was Western Weekend. City fair with farm animal exhibits and a dunk tank. Our fences weren’t quite up. We had plenty of open space just past our property line. Without a fence our backyard was open for visits from all sorts of “critters.” Lots of little toads that croaked all night. Wandering goats and horses. The occasional wandering chicken. When the fence went up, our four-footed friends moved on.
Great video thank you
I grew up there from 68 to the 80s
When Mom and I came here in June of 1965 Novato was a lovely combination of farms, working ranches and lots of suburban homes just being built.
It was Western Weekend. City fair with farm animal exhibits and a dunk tank. Our fences weren’t quite up. We had plenty of open space just past our property line.
Without a fence our backyard was open for visits from all sorts of “critters.” Lots of little toads that croaked all night. Wandering goats and horses. The occasional wandering chicken.
When the fence went up, our four-footed friends moved on.
Novato is a beautiful town. Crazy to think it used to be a small farming town!
This video should've covered Hamilton Airfield. That place was the economic heart of Novato and made it what it is.
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