This circa 1961 postcard shows the entrance to the William Land Park Zoo, located at Sutterville Road and South Land Park Drive. The futuristic gateway and concession stand was completed in June 1961, part of a 234,000 dollar facilities upgrade...
The art deco facade of Canadian Fur Company and Cold Storage at 4121 Franklin Boulevard lights up the night in 1961. The 1949 arrival of the store and factory was big news for the burgeoning area of South Sacramento.
This 1961 photograph shows the California Office Furniture Company at 1111 Front Street. To the right, at 1115 Front Street, is the Lawrence Mayflower Moving and Storage Company.
Captured in circa 1961 are several storefronts along K Street, between Sixth and Seventh Streets. Businesses include the Hollywood Cafe at 603 K Street, Rainey's cigar and liquor store at 607 K Street, Economy Clothing at 611 K Street, and the...
This photograph shows the Alameda Theater (328 L Street), Hong Kong Cafe (320 L Street), and Mrs. Mary Dulay, Notary Public (326 L Street). It was taken in 1961 which was the theater's last year of operation. The Alameda was originally the Nippon...
This 1961 photograph provides a storefront view of the Magic Kitchen Restaurant at 1010A Seventh Street, the American Typewriter Exchange at 1010B Seventh Street, and Len's Leathercraft at 1010C Seventh Street. In the center of the frame, writing...
The Wonder Cafe at 1116 Seventh Street, Jade Liquor at 1118-and-a-half Seventh Street, Frank's Apartments at 1118 Seventh Street, ABC Cleaners at 1120 Seventh Street, Hotel Marshall at 1122 Seventh Street, Rainbow Jewelers at 1127 Seventh Street,...
Emergency Bail Bond Service at 900 Seventh Street, Clyde's Office Supply at 906 Seventh Street, the American Typewriter Exchange at 908 Seventh Street, and the Sacramento County Free Library headquarters at 914 Seventh Street are all visible in...
This 1961 photograph takes in three venerable examples of mid-to-late nineteenth century Sacramento architecture; left to right, the Golden Eagle Hotel, built between 1853 and 1860, the Post Office, built between 1890 and 1894, and the Ochsner...
This 1961 photograph provides a view of Seventh Street, looking north from K Street. Visible are the American Typewriter Exchange at 1010B Seventh Street, Len's Leathercraft at 1010C Seventh Street, and the Home Apartments at 1008 Seventh Street. ...
Pearl's Beauty Shop at 1008 Seventh Street and the Magic Kitchen Restaurant at 1010A Seventh Street are visible in this 1961 photograph. 1006 Seventh Street was vacant at the time the photgraph was taken.
Captured in 1961, this photograph shows giddy members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 406. The group’s flag is stitched with the words “Troop 406, St. Roberts Patrons Club, Sacramento, California, Golden Empire Council.” Members include,...
Photograph, taken circa 1961, of J Street at the corner of Fifth. Shown in the picture are the Blue Front Grocery (502 J Street), the Ansonia Hotel (504? J Street), George Gee's Laundry (504 J Street), and the building that housed A. Leoni and...
This 1961 postcard shows the south side of K Street, between Eleventh and Tenth streets. A Woolworth's -- built in 1957 -- occupies the corner where the Hotel Sacramento stood for decades next to its companion, the Hotel Land -- built in 1910 --...
This 1961 postcard shows the south side of K Street, between Eleventh and Tenth streets. A Woolworth's -- built in 1957 -- occupies the corner where the Hotel Sacramento stood for decades next to its companion, the Hotel Land -- built in 1910 --...
This photograph of Chandler’s Shoes at 1022 K Street was taken in circa 1950. It shows much of the business’s storefront and a worker filling a section of display windows. Chandler’s – a nationwide chain – came to Sacramento in 1922. ...
This 1947 photograph shows an exterior view of the California Chemical Company at 217through 235 Birch Avenue in North Sacramento. The maker of industrial chemicals also operated branches in Reno and Fresno. In 1961, the company moved to...
The Stop-N-Shop market at 2851 Fulton Avenue is the subject of this 1950 photograph. The Stop-N-Shop name was a familiar one to Sacramentans, the chain having opened its first location in 1928 at Twenty-Eighth Street and Broadway. The store was...
This evening photograph of the Foreman and Clark clothing store at 624 K Street, and the downstairs J. C. Penney department store, at 630 K Street, was taken on October 30, 1930. The store moved to Ninth and K in 1955, and also established a...
