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{{Short description|Annual Halloween display in Milwaukie, Oregon, U.S.}}
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'''Davis Graveyard''' is an annual [[Halloween]] yard display at a private residence in [[Milwaukie, Oregon]].
'''Davis Graveyard''' is an annual [[Halloween]] yard display at a private residence in [[Milwaukie, Oregon]].


==Description==
==Description==
Davis Graveyard is displayed at a private residence each year for [[Halloween]].<ref name="WW">{{cite news |title=Davis Graveyard |url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/20/davis-graveyard/ |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=Willamette Week |date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> The display includes "eerie lights, spooky sounds, and horrifying headstones", often commemorating celebrities who died recently. Thousands visit the attraction annually.<ref>{{cite news |title=Photos: Halloween at Milwaukie's Davis Graveyard |url=https://katu.com/news/local/photos-halloween-haunts-at-milwaukies-davis-graveyard?photo=1 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=[[KATU]]}}</ref>
Davis Graveyard is displayed at a private residence each year for [[Halloween]].<ref name="WW">{{cite news |title=Davis Graveyard |url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/20/davis-graveyard/ |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=Willamette Week |date=August 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925044512/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/08/20/davis-graveyard/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The display includes "eerie lights, spooky sounds, and horrifying headstones", often commemorating celebrities who died recently. Thousands visit the attraction annually.<ref>{{cite news |title=Photos: Halloween at Milwaukie's Davis Graveyard |url=https://katu.com/news/local/photos-halloween-haunts-at-milwaukies-davis-graveyard?photo=1 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=[[KATU]]}}</ref> In 2018, Sam Pape and Chris Davis of ''[[Portland Monthly]]'' called the graveyard a "creepy-wonderful, nationally known destination".<ref name="PM">{{cite news |last1=Pape |first1=Sam |last2=Davis |first2=Chris |title=How One Oregon Couple Creates the Ultimate Halloween Display |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2018/09/how-one-oregon-couple-creates-the-ultimate-halloween-display |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[Portland Monthly]] |date=September 11, 2018 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118173431/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2018/09/how-one-oregon-couple-creates-the-ultimate-halloween-display |url-status=live }}</ref> The display is viewed from behind a fence; there is no admission fee.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stein|first=Rosemarie|date=2021-09-24|title=Halloween 2021 in Oregon: More thrills, chills and in-person events|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/events/2021/09/halloween-2021-in-oregon-more-thrills-chills-and-in-person-events.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-07|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005222903/https://www.oregonlive.com/events/2021/09/halloween-2021-in-oregon-more-thrills-chills-and-in-person-events.html}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Davis Graveyard, 2024 - 12.jpg|thumb|Gravestones in 2024]]
Jeff and Chris Davis have created the graveyard for more than twenty years. The duo have received grants from Clackamas County Arts and the Milwaukie Tourism Board to fund the project. In addition to the yard display, they have hosted summer workshops on creating faux crypts.<ref name=WW/>


In 2018, the display had 75 tombstones, an animatronic gravedigger, a projection screen crypt, and a {{Convert|29|ft|m|adj=on}} gothic cathedral made from polystyrene foam. The cathedral covered a garage used as a workshop for making gravestones and figures out of drywall mud, foam, and latex paint.<ref name=Swindler/>
Jeff and Chris Davis have created the graveyard since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nakamura|first=Motoya|date=2008-10-31|title="Davis Graveyard" scares up Halloween spirits|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/kiddo/2008/10/davis_graveyard_scares_up_hall.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-07|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007141542/https://www.oregonlive.com/kiddo/2008/10/davis_graveyard_scares_up_hall.html |archive-date=2021-10-07 }}</ref> The duo have received grants from Clackamas County Arts and the Milwaukie Tourism Board to fund the project. In addition to the yard display, they have hosted summer workshops on creating faux crypts.<ref name=WW/> In 2018, the display had 75 tombstones, an animatronic gravedigger, a projection screen crypt, and a {{Convert|29|ft|m|adj=on}} gothic cathedral made from polystyrene foam. The cathedral covered a garage used as a workshop for making gravestones and figures out of drywall mud, foam, and latex paint.<ref name=Swindler/>

The graveyard was not displayed in 2020 because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. However, some of its features were displayed at the Clackamas County Scare Fair, a drive-through attraction.<ref name="Time">{{cite news |title=There's still time to get your scare on for Halloween |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/11-features/485485-391128-theres-still-time-to-get-your-scare-on-for-halloween?wallit_nosession=1 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=Portland Tribune |publisher=Pamplin Media Group |date=October 26, 2020}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
In 2018, ''[[The Oregonian]]''{{'s}} Samantha Swindler described the attraction as "probably the largest and most well-known home haunt in the Portland area".<ref name="Swindler">{{cite news |last1=Swindler |first1=Samantha |title=Halloween home displays you don't want to miss |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/e02075cea07885/halloween-home-displays-you-do.html |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=October 19, 2018}}</ref> According to [[KPTV]], the display "has been voted one of the best home Halloween displays in the world".<ref>{{cite news |title=On the Go with Joe at Davis Graveyard |url=https://www.kptv.com/news/on-the-go-with-joe-at-davis-graveyard/article_06001fb0-09ef-5a77-98b4-80932215239d.html |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=[[KPTV]] |date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
In 2018, ''[[The Oregonian]]''{{'s}} Samantha Swindler described the attraction as "probably the largest and most well-known home haunt in the Portland area".<ref name="Swindler">{{cite news |last1=Swindler |first1=Samantha |title=Halloween home displays you don't want to miss |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/e02075cea07885/halloween-home-displays-you-do.html |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |date=October 19, 2018 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005224605/https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/e02075cea07885/halloween-home-displays-you-do.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[KPTV]], the display "has been voted one of the best home Halloween displays in the world".<ref>{{cite news |title=On the Go with Joe at Davis Graveyard |url=https://www.kptv.com/news/on-the-go-with-joe-at-davis-graveyard/article_06001fb0-09ef-5a77-98b4-80932215239d.html |access-date=October 7, 2021 |publisher=[[KPTV]] |date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> Gabbi Shaw selected the display to represent Oregon in ''[[Business Insider]]''{{'s}} list of "the best way to celebrate Halloween in every state".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Gabbi |title=The best way to celebrate Halloween in every state |url=https://www.insider.com/best-things-to-do-halloween-2018-9 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=October 5, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007140240/https://www.insider.com/best-things-to-do-halloween-2018-9 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 21, 2020|title=8 things to do in the Portland area this weekend: Oct. 23-25|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/life/portland-things-to-do-october-23-25/283-6388b759-a182-401d-ae12-9dbd7025d41c|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-07|website=[[KGW]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202184747/https://www.kgw.com/article/life/portland-things-to-do-october-23-25/283-6388b759-a182-401d-ae12-9dbd7025d41c}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Davis Graveyard}}
{{Portal|Oregon}}
{{Portal|Oregon}}
* {{Official website|http://davisgraveyard.com}}
* {{Official website|http://davisgraveyard.com}}
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* {{YouTube|id=m4M7mIDDuL4|title=Have a spooky night at Davis Graveyard}} (October 17, 2018)
* {{YouTube|id=m4M7mIDDuL4|title=Have a spooky night at Davis Graveyard}} (October 17, 2018)


[[Category:1998 establishments in Oregon]]
{{Coord missing|Oregon}}
[[Category:Annual events in Oregon]]
[[Category:Halloween events in the United States]]
[[Category:Milwaukie, Oregon]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1998]]

Latest revision as of 00:39, 31 October 2024

Davis Graveyard
The display in 2024
StatusActive
GenreHalloween
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Milwaukie, Oregon
Coordinates45°27′35″N 122°37′08″W / 45.4597°N 122.6188°W / 45.4597; -122.6188
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated1998 (1998)
Founders
  • Jeff Davis
  • Chris Davis
AttendanceThousands
Websitedavisgraveyard.com

Davis Graveyard is an annual Halloween yard display at a private residence in Milwaukie, Oregon.

Description

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Davis Graveyard is displayed at a private residence each year for Halloween.[1] The display includes "eerie lights, spooky sounds, and horrifying headstones", often commemorating celebrities who died recently. Thousands visit the attraction annually.[2] In 2018, Sam Pape and Chris Davis of Portland Monthly called the graveyard a "creepy-wonderful, nationally known destination".[3] The display is viewed from behind a fence; there is no admission fee.[4]

History

[edit]
Gravestones in 2024

Jeff and Chris Davis have created the graveyard since 1998.[5] The duo have received grants from Clackamas County Arts and the Milwaukie Tourism Board to fund the project. In addition to the yard display, they have hosted summer workshops on creating faux crypts.[1] In 2018, the display had 75 tombstones, an animatronic gravedigger, a projection screen crypt, and a 29-foot (8.8 m) gothic cathedral made from polystyrene foam. The cathedral covered a garage used as a workshop for making gravestones and figures out of drywall mud, foam, and latex paint.[6]

The graveyard was not displayed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some of its features were displayed at the Clackamas County Scare Fair, a drive-through attraction.[7]

Reception

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In 2018, The Oregonian's Samantha Swindler described the attraction as "probably the largest and most well-known home haunt in the Portland area".[6] According to KPTV, the display "has been voted one of the best home Halloween displays in the world".[8] Gabbi Shaw selected the display to represent Oregon in Business Insider's list of "the best way to celebrate Halloween in every state".[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Davis Graveyard". Willamette Week. August 20, 2019. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Photos: Halloween at Milwaukie's Davis Graveyard". KATU. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Pape, Sam; Davis, Chris (September 11, 2018). "How One Oregon Couple Creates the Ultimate Halloween Display". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Stein, Rosemarie (2021-09-24). "Halloween 2021 in Oregon: More thrills, chills and in-person events". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  5. ^ Nakamura, Motoya (2008-10-31). ""Davis Graveyard" scares up Halloween spirits". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  6. ^ a b Swindler, Samantha (October 19, 2018). "Halloween home displays you don't want to miss". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "There's still time to get your scare on for Halloween". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "On the Go with Joe at Davis Graveyard". KPTV. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Shaw, Gabbi (October 5, 2021). "The best way to celebrate Halloween in every state". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "8 things to do in the Portland area this weekend: Oct. 23-25". KGW. October 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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