In 1932, Martin Holmberg (1871-1947), built seven small tourist cabins and a garage in the 700 block of N. Davis, between 12th Ave. and 14th St. This was on land he purchased in a county tax deed sale in 1931, the land having been taken by the county for delinquent taxes in 1927.
It had several owners and went by a few names over the years: Capital City Camp, Mendenhall Trailer Court, City Center Trailer Court...
The little cabins were removed over time, and the property eventually became a trailer park with over twenty trailers.
Newspaper items about the place mention numerous nefarious persons and deeds over the years. In its later years, the park was cited as being a nuisance. It got so bad that neighbors petitioned the City in 1981 to condemn and remove the park.
The property was redeveloped as housing starting in 1984.
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