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Submitted by Evan (not verified) on Tue, 10/1/2013 - 11:18pm
Mr. Davis, it would be great if you came back to Durham, even though I have never had any Davis baked goods (sadly) it would be great for you to come back, I have always looked at that building and thought "That could be used for such a better store, maybe even Davis Baking Co. :D!)
Submitted by KennyL (not verified) on Mon, 9/12/2011 - 2:00am
I just wanted to add that, prior to the trompe l'oeil mural, there was a mural of a huge wedding cake on the side of the building. I loved that mural growing up, and (perhaps inspired in part by that), I eventually began decorating cakes myself. For some reason we didn't frequent the bakery very much when I was growing up, though I know I convinced my mom to buy me treats there a couple of times. It definitely felt like "Old Durham," even back in the '70s.
Submitted by Diane (not verified) on Tue, 2/19/2013 - 1:42pm
I grew up on Lakewood Ave. near Morehead Ave. and I would walk to Davis Baking Company on Sat. until I got married to get a Bismark. I would get there early because they went fast. Sometimes I would call and order 6 at a time. I LOVE those things. Even after I got married and had children of my own I would take them to Davis Baking Company and McDonald's Drug store because I wanted my children to have and enjoy those same experiences. I have tried to find anything that could compare, (in several states), but nothing has tasted so good thus far. I wish I had the recipe just for myself and my family.
Submitted by Heather (not verified) on Sat, 11/16/2013 - 3:52pm
When I was a child, my grandmother would take me to Davis Bakery for an iced gingerbread man. They were my favorite treat, and they would decorate them seasonally. I used to take a box of them to school each year on my birthday, giving one to each classmate. I fondly remember their buttery dinner rolls, which were a mainstay at each of our holiday dinner parties. Every holiday I wish I could find a recipe for these!
Submitted by Tiffany (not verified) on Thu, 5/30/2013 - 9:27pm
Submitted by Karen on Thu, 12/19/2013 - 12:45am
Before the barber shop and Davis Baking, this was a string of grocery stores starting in 1920 followed by a drug store.
1920-1922 Brantley and Watson Grocery
1923 Brantley Brothers Grocery
1924 Brantley and Crutchfield ( notice a trend here?)
1926 Lakewood Drugs
The original gas station (2024 CH) was called Mc' s Filling Station, and was owned by Eugene T. and Nannie Mc Crary.
Submitted by Tiffany (not verified) on Thu, 5/30/2013 - 9:36pm
please if you or ANYONE knows recipe for Angel food like cake and buttercream frosting for basic birthday cake I would be willing to pay! from Davis Bakery, Aunt Ruths Bakery
I went to Aunt Ruths as a child and they closed I remember it being only bakery we went to for years then we were told someone from Aunt Ruths worked at Davis Bakery so from there out we went to Davis Bakery. PLEASE I PROMISE it is for personal use and pleasure ONLY! Will sign papers stating so!
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Submitted by Greg Wheat (not verified) on Sun, 12/14/2014 - 2:49am
I went to high school with Sandy Davis.
I always remember going by the bakery and getting a couple of dozen of their butter rolls. Had to get 2 dozen so some would make it home. Have never found them elsewhere. Those thing like every thing else there were good.
Submitted by J. McBride (not verified) on Wed, 6/12/2013 - 11:49am
Oh the memories I have of the delicious goodies from Davis Bakery. My mother gave baby showers at our church and would always buy Angel Cake Squares. They had tiny pink and blue plastic rattles and a baby bootie made from sugar on top. My favorite treat from the bakery was the Long Johns. I worked in the Lakewood area two times over the years. Once at H&R Block and then much later at the Lakewood YMCA. Too close to pass up the opportunity to go by and get a delicious treat. The bear claws, half moons and cream horns were wonderful too. I seem to remember that a store in downtown Durham carried a limited amount of bakery items from Davis. The Long Johns were wrapped in a cellophane wrapper with a Davis Bakery label on it. I have gotten a pastry from a convenience store that was very similar to the Long Johns. I believe the bakery is in Greensboro. Can't recall the name
Submitted by Robert on Tue, 1/17/2017 - 12:27am
I was recently surfing the net for local food venues and came across a blog "A Wandering Feast". In an older post (What shaped the Durham Food Scene) a comment mentions the Lakewood Strip Mall and that Bakery:
'guy said...i remember when the durham pd used to site kids for skateboarding in/at the lakewood shopping center construction zone. this was when skateboards were make out of a 2 by 4 & a portion of a steel roller skate. the cops said, "this will go on your permanent record". we used to drag up to davis bakery and drowned our sorrows in snacks. "granny and poppa" davis would tell us not to worry, that everything would be alright and they most times wouldn't even charge us for the baked goods we ate. Interestingly, none of us that ever got "cited" for creating a safety hazard while skateboarding turned out to be serial killers...i think alot of it had to do with granny and poppa davis at the bakery feeding us day old cookies'.
Submitted by Tony (not verified) on Fri, 6/28/2013 - 6:16pm
I too have fond memories of Davis Baking Co.. I had a favorite birthday cake as a child that was a sheet cake decorated to look like a circus, complete with a big top and clowns and dancers. I have aspirations in baking and dream of opening a bakery with the same charm and goodness as that of Davis Baking. There aren't many places around these days the evoke memories the way this place does. Thank you to the Davis family.
Submitted by Benny P. Weaver ll (not verified) on Mon, 7/1/2013 - 4:29pm
Mr.Davis,I grew up in Durham and my mother would buy birthday cakes from there and they were so delicious,my grandmother would go by there and by those delicious angel food squares,long johns,jelly filled donuts etc,we just love all the sweets they had there,hope you do come back to Durham NC soon and re-open the Davis Bakery Store.
Thanks,
God Bless!!
Benny
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