University Mall - Davis, CA

Ahoy fellow Wayfarers! Join us for a dead mall tour of the University Mall ("U-Mall") in Davis, which is also home to the University of California at Davis. This miniscule mall is not actually part of the UC Davis campus itself, but like most businesses in the town, relies heavily upon the student population (and their evolving tastes and desires) as the bulk of its patronage.

Filmed in September 2019, we arrived too late to experience the Davis institution "The Graduate" (or "the Grad"), which had just closed its doors after almost 50 years in business. However, we were able to capture the last day of this tiny mall's Forever 21 store, one of its few remaining tenants.

This site is soon to be redeveloped, so enjoy one of the last looks at a very well-hidden part of this famous college town. Feel free to leave any memories you have of the University Mall in the comments below, and go Aggies!

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