This circa 1959 photograph shows the interior of the 903-seat Village Theater at 2925 Fulton Avenue. Set within Jere Strizek’s rustic Town and County Village shopping center, the Village was one of Sacramento’s original suburban movie houses,...
Shown here in circa 1959 is the rear section of the single-screen Village Theater at 2925 Fulton Avenue. California architect Gastono “Gale” Santocono designed the Village, one of fifteen movie theaters that he worked on in California,...
This circa 1945 photograph shows the auditorium of San Juan Union High School, located at 7551 Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, California. The school was founded in 1913, making it the second oldest school in Sacramento County behind Sacramento...
An October 20, 1939, photograph reveals the front entrance to the Auditorium of Grant Union High School. The Auditorium held the school's prized pipe organ, an instrument whose quality and design was matched by those in only three other venues in...
Taken in 1928, this photograph shows the ornate facade of Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium, located at 1515 J Street. The structure was erected on land donated by John Sutter, Junior, and had been the site of Mary J. Watson Grammar School. ...
This photograph shows the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, located at 1515 J Street. Long one of Sacramento's most iconic structures, it was opened on February 22, 1927, to honor those Sacramentans who died in the First World War. The building's...
This 1992 photograph captures both the new Angelo Tsakopoulos Galleria and the 1917 Central Library. On both sides of the entrance to the galleria are bronzed sculptures of foxes. Ninth Street runs in the foreground.
As taken from Cesar Chavez Plaza, this 1992 photograph shows the Ninth Street entrance to the Angelo Tsakopoulos Library Galleria. The venue was built in concert with the Sacramento Public Library's expansion and rennovation in 1992/93
This 1992 photograph shows three different eras of Sacramento architecture. To the left of the photograph is the Angelo Tsakopoulos Galleria, built in 1992. To the right, and built in 1917, is Sacramento's Central Library at 828 I Street. To the...
This 1992 photograph shows the glassy facade of the recently-completed Angelo Tsakopoulos Galleria, contrasted with the original 1917 Carnegie version of the Sacramento Public Library's Central Library. The Central Library was added to the...
This May 1922 photograph captures a man, in cowboy dress and with lasso ready, sitting atop a white-colored horse. In the background is a large performance tent.
This photograph labeled The Messiah, Sacramento Civic Singers, shows a large choral group posed with two pianists, four soloists and a female choir director on a stage.
This interior shot of a full venue at the Music Circus, at 1419 H Street, was made in 1970. By 1975, the tent, constructed for a cost of 40,000 dollars, could seat nearly 2,600 viewers. The interior was kept cool by way of 1,000 feet of tubing...
This 1960 photograph shows the venue utilized by Music Circus, a long standing musical and theater company in Sacramento. Located at 1419 H Street, the venue held approximately 2,500 seats. Its construction was dedicated on May 9, 1949, when...
Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium at 1515 J Street often served as a boxing venue. It is pictured here in 1935, readied to host a boxing match. The same year that this photograph was taken, the 3,500-seat building was host to the Pacific Coast...
Shown on a light-colored horse and wearing western-style clothing Sheriff Don Cox looks directly into the camera in this circa 1935 photograph. The ribbon he wears indicates that he is a parade "Marshall", one of many times he would serve in that...
Trotting his way down Fifteenth Street in this circa 1940 photograph is Sacramento County Sheriff Don Cox. After having worked his way up from department bookkeeper, the Indiana-born Cox served as Sheriff from 1932 to 1961. He died in 1983. In...
This 1955 photograph shows the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Located between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets on J Street, was built in 1927 to commemorate veterans of the First World War.
This circa 1955 photograph shows Sacramento's Buddhist Church at 418 O Street. The congregation, the second-oldest of its kind in the United States, was founded in 1900 with 50 original members. To the right of the frame is the church's 410 O...
