Novato’s Grant Avenue in the 1950’s
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1950 – 1999: Growing as a Suburb |
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| 1953 | Stafford Dam and Lake completed. |
| 1954 | Novato schools unified |
| 1957 | Novato High School opens. Students no longer go to San Rafael |
| 1958 | Northwestern Pacific ends passenger service.Hwy 37 widened to 4 lanes to Sears Point and new bridge built over Petaluma River |
| 1960 | January 20, Novato incorporated as a city. |
| 1960 – 1961 | Novato’s first city council formed. Wayne Womak first mayor. |
| 1961 | Jan 1 – Police Dept. becomes a City agency, first housed in the railroad depot |
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1963 |
Novato Presbyterian Church sold to the city to become City Hall. |
| 1969 | Burdell Mansion at Olompali destroyed by fire |
| 1972 | Postmaster’s House moved from So. Novato Blvd. & Yukon Way to present site on DeLong. |
| 1974 | U.S. Highway 101 changed to present route bypassing downtown Novato |
| 1975 | Hamilton Airfield closed |
| 1976 | Novato History Museum established and Novato Historical Guild formed. |
| 1977 | Redwood Bldg. facelift |
| 1982 | Fireman’s Fund moved into new headquarters on San Marin Drive. |
| 1985 | Ignacio overpass built. |
| 1995 | City of Novato begins development of Hamilton Field |
| 1992 | Vintage Oaks shopping center developed |
| 1999 | Buck Institute for Research on Ageing built on Mt. Burdell |