This photograph captures a tree-lined Greenback Lane near Orangevale, in circa 1925. In 1964, the artery was widened to 4 lanes, at the cost of several of the palms alligning the left side of the frame. A single vehicle is parked at the right...
Centered at the junction of the California Central rails and the Central Pacific Railway and named for the abundant wildflowers in the area, the town of Roseville formed a school district in 1869 but had no schoolhouse of its own until 1872. A...
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...
Pictured in 1950 is Mrs. Alice Lane, President of the Loani Club, a Sacramento area organization involved with the handicapped. Based at 1818 Capitol Avenue, the organization was founded in 1948 by Sacramento and Colonial Heights resident Ken...
This February 4, 1933, photograph shows a nearly rennovated Yolo Causeway. Built in 1916, the structure was a two-lane, 400,000 dollar project that traversed the Yolo Bypass, eliminating the need to use a ferry to traverse the often-flooded...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
This 1962 view of Merchant Street, between Seventh and Eighth Streets, shows the "Family Entrance" to Boitano's Restaurant and Bar at 712 J Street. To the left is the Crocker-Anglo National Bank at 700 J Streets. Beside it is Miro's Barber Shop...
A few cars move along under a railroad underpass on Del Paso Boulevard in this April 29, 1931 view. A sign posted at the side of the road reads 'Middle Lane for Passing Only'.
This 1922 photograph shows San Juan Union High School military cadets in drill formation. Their official designation was the Eighty-Fourth Company, California High School Cadets. The statewide arrangement was founded in 1911, and required every...
Shown in circa 1925 is McKinley Park's Lake Kiesel. To the right of the frame is the plam tree-lined Palm Lane. The lake stood as the remains of Burns Slough which, at one time, ran through the park from northeast to southwest, taking on the...
Shown at 7115 Greenback Lane, in 1977, is the Fountain Square Nursery. Founded in 1977, the semi-enclosed property specialized in roses, offering over 350 varieties for sale. In addition to arbored pathways and cascading fountains, the...
This circa 2000 postcard shows the Mt. Vernon Memorial Park Cemetery, located at 8201 Greenback Lane, in Fair Oaks, California. Founded in 1965, the 49-acre property was modeled after the Virginia estate of President George Washington.
This postcard shows the Court of Honor and its twin naval guns, located at Mount Vernon Memorial Park Cemetery at 8201 Greenback Lane. The cemetery and the Court of Honor were the passion of founder Foy Bryant, who started the facility in the...
Shown in circa 1935 is the Yolo Causeway. Built in 1916 for 400,000 dollars, the 3.2-mile-long span possessed one lane for each direction. Its construction ended the alienation between the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento Valley that occured...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
Sacramento High School is located at 2315 Thirty-Fourth Street in Sacramento, California. Founded just one week after San Francisco’s Lowell High School opened its doors in mid-August 1856, “Sac High” has matured into the second oldest high...
