The elegant Hotel Sacramento is captured in this March 28, 1938, photograph. In 1907, a 50 year, 10 month lease was signed by hotel management. The deal expired in 1957 and, with it, the lifespan of one of Sacramento's most prominent downtown...
This circa 1957 photograph shows the Arcade Baptist Church during construction at its 3927 Marconi Avenue location. When completed in 1959, the 165,000 dollar structure had a seating capacity of 850 persons and would include a pastor's study,...
Taken in 1957, this photograph shows the weathered facades of the Hub Hotel and Tavern at 224 J Street and the Lincoln Room at 226 J Street. The building housing the Hub was erected by wholesale merchant and Kentuckian Edward P. Figg after the...
This September 20, 1957, photograph shows Buzz Patterson scoring a touchdown in a high school football game between La Sierra High School Longhorns and Bishop Armstrong High School Falcons at El Camino Stadium in Carmichael. Several Armstrong,...
The "Angels" of the Oak Park-Elmhurst Little League pose for a team portrait in 1957. With the post World War II wave of youth baseball excitement, the league received its charter in 1953. The diversity of smiling faces are indicative of an...
A gold-capped dome of the California State Capitol building is the subject of the this 1957 postcard. Public access to the dome was closed in 1942 out of concerns for sabotage after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. In the foreground is a...
Photographed in 1955 is Jackson's Furniture Store as it sat on the southwest corner of Fourteenth and K Streets. Jacksons was started in Oakland, California, in 1889 by Henry Jackson. Jackson and his business holds considerable distinction for...
This March 7, 1941, photograph shows the Sears, Roebuck and Company department store, located at 1123 K Street. In the background are the tops of the Elks Temple, and the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The store opened in April of 1928 at...
This circa 1950 photograph shows the front of Star Furniture on 1511 Del Paso Boulevard in North Sacramento. Started in 1932 by Ralph Jennings, the store claimed to be ""California's largest furniture store north of Sacramento."" Jennings and...
In this circa 1924 photograph of K Street, several business fronts are visible. They include the Golden Eagle Hotel (627 K Street), the Bon Marche women's clothing store (631 K Street), the Liberty Theatre (617 K Street), and Heeseman Clothing...
This circa 1951 photograph shows the proposed deep water ship channel project, intended to connect Sacramento's Lake Washington to Suisun Bay. Prior to the 1963 completion of the channel, the transport of goods was done primarily through rail and...
Pictured here on the evening of November 17, 1939, is the 1510 L Street location of Woodall and Lehman Flowers and Gifts. The business was founded by the English born Herbert “Bert” Woodall in 1924 at the Oak Park address of 2753 Thirty-Fifth...
This daylight photograph of Woodall and Lehman Flowers and Gifts at 1510 L Street was taken on November 17, 1939. The pictured store was opened in 1939 by Herbert “Bert” Woodall and the first generation German-American Carl Lehman. Woodall...
Pictured in 1942 is the Fox Capitol Theater at 615 K Street. Its marquee advertises the premiere of "In Old California," starring John Wayne. The theater also promotes the purchase of war bonds with the phrase "Slap the Jap." In the foreground...
Four women ride horses, two abreast, at William Land Park in this circa 1930 photograph. In the background and to the north are several residences; the brick structure in the middle of the photograph is 1901 Thirteenth Avenue while the Tudor-style...
This picture, taken in circa 1920, shows the Southern Pacific S-8 switcher number 1170 pushing a passenger car. Before the train are several individuals in pose. The 1170 was built in 1907 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia,...
This circa 1958 photograph shows the J.C. Penney Company department store at 630 K Street. The 96,000 square foot store was opened in February 1957, making it one of the five largest Penney's outlets at that time. The windowless, six story...
Photo of Fun Center (619 K Street) and Pacific Loan-Jewelry Company (621 K Street), taken 1960. These businesses are located in the Golden Eagle Hotel building. To the left at 617 K Street the Liberty Theater presented presented live entertainment...
Taken in circa 1975, this photograph of the K Street Mall shows pedestrians passing by an open intersection of Seventh and K streets by J.C. Penneys at 630 K Street. It was opened in January 1957. In the background, and to the left, is the...
The Maleville brothers played an important role in establishing the Town and Country area of Sacramento and particularly Fulton Avenue, known from the 1940s through the 1960s as a thoroughfare loaded with quality eateries, lodges and nightclubs....
