Pictured: The Casa de Vallejo was built in 1919 as the Industrial YMCA at 1825 Sonoma Boulevard. It was reopened in 1928 as a luxury hotel. It is currently used for senior housing.
Photo courtesy of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
Grace Lavinia (Logan) Patterson (1909-1990), a native of Esparto, Yolo County, was hired as Vallejo’s first African-American school teacher. She taught for 25 years. An elementary school was named in her honor in 1989. Photo courtesy of Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.