Davenport goes beyond a beautiful place to get away from it all. Just minutes north on the Pacific Coast Highway, Davenport has stunning sweeping ocean and cliff views, the first national monument in the county, some awesome restaurants to tempt the passerby, and an idyllic little town.

This tiny two-cell jail was built in 1914 and decommissioned in 1936. In its entire history of being a working holding cell, only three legal prisoners were ever registered: a man who had too much to drink, and two boys from that county to the north who stole their uncle’s horse. Beyond that, incapacitated people were able to rest and recover from the night’s festivities in the small jail before walking home in the morning.

Davenport Jail is currently hosting a year-long residency featuring Watsonville-based artist Joshua Moreno. Over the course of 365 days, Moreno will trace the movement of light through the decommissioned jail. This site-specific installation is composed of graphite tracings made directly on the walls of the jail, marking fleeting reflections cast by the surrounding environment.

Go say hello to Josh as he creates, take in the views, and if you party too hard with all the free music in the evening, you are going to have to settle for one of the Roadhouse rooms with stunning views upstairs. Josh is not interested in nursing your hangover at the jail.