This circa 1893 photograph captures the staff of Mason’s Steam Laundry as they pose before the business’s complex at Twelfth and D Streets. The engines driving the business’s growth were native-German Fred Mason and his wife Caroline, a...
This 1945 photograph shows several businesses along J Street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. Included - left to right - are Bode and Bode Keys, Gil Culver Photography Studio, Laybourn Cleaners and the Hotel Rene. Bode and Bode was...
The southeast corner of Eighth and J Streets is captured in this circa 1940 photograph. Businesses shown are Hank's Smoke Shop at 800 J Street, George Lidekas Fruits at 802 J Street, Chris' Blue Plate Special at 1001a Eighth Street, Ramona Shoe...
This 1956 photograph shows the west side of J Street, between Second and Third Streets. Businesses include the Red Front Shoe Shop at 206 J Street, Hop Wo Laundry at 212 J Street, and the Jamall Hotel at 208 J Street. The Jamall was set in the...
This 1960 photograph shows a repurposed Eureka Engine Company Number Four Fire House at 1017 Fifth Street. Built in 1855, in the photograph, the structure holds the Happy Time Cafe at 1017 Fifth Street. The restaurant was operated by Peter Carli,...
Pictured in 1961, at 432 J Street, is the Terzakis Brothers’ tailoring shop. The brothers, Thomas and Nicholas, were natives of Greece, having immigrated to the United States in 1905, then moving to Sacramento in 1916. Nicholas previously owned...
Photograph, taken in 1960, of the Ansonia Hotel (1011 Fifth Street), the Lucky Cafe (1013 Fifth Street), Fong Laundry (1011 Fifth Street), and the Oasis Club (tavern-1015 Fifth Street).
Photograph, taken in 1960, of the Salvation Army Chapel and Welfare Department (601-603 J Street), O. Giorgi & Sons Tailors (605 J Street), and Home Laundry & Cleaners (607 J Street).
Photograph, taken circa 1960, of the Morris Hotel (1007 Fourth Street), the Chinese Laundry and Grocery Workers Association (1011 Fourth Street), and the Arch Cafe, a cafe and tavern (1015 Fourth Street).
Shown in circa 1960 is a building at 1014 Third Street. The photograph reveals a ground floor entrance to upstairs rooms for rent and an entrance to the Chicago Lunch Counter. The restaurant's window sports the advertisement "Joe never sleeps" and...
This circa 1962 photograph shows the Rio Theater (521 J Street), formerly the El Rey Theater. Also seen is the Big Ben Loan Office (531 J Street), El Paso Cafe/Tavern (525 J Street), G 'n' M Club/Tavern (529 J Street), Pacific Hotel (527 J...
The World's Rescue Workers Mission at 918 Second Street, the Europe Hotel at 922 Second Street, Suey K Cleaners and Laundry at 922 Second Street, and the Enterprise Hotel at 914 Second Street are all present in this circa 1960 photograph.
A circa 1960 street scene showing the Pacific Hotel (527 Second Street), along with ground level businesses, the Fong Sing Laundry (527 Second Street), the G 'n' M Club, a tavern (529 Second Street), and Big Ben Loan Office (531 Second Street).
This circa 1960 photograph shows a cluster of businesses on J Street, between Third and Fourth Streets. Visible are the Plaza Rooms at 300 J Street, the Troy Hotel at 302 J Street, the office of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee,...
Photograph, taken circa 1960, of J Street between Third and Fourth, showing the Star Cafe (tavern) (300 J Street), at the corner in the Nagele Building, the Plaza Hotel (300 J Street), the Troy Hotel (302 J Street), the Capital Farm Implement...
This stretch of Second Street, between I and J Streets, was photographed in 1960. Visible are the World's Rescue Workers Mission at 918 Second Street, the K. Suey Laundry at 922 Second Street, the Europe Rooms at 922 Second Street, and the...
This 1960 photograph shows the southwest corner of Second and I Streets Second. A single pedestrian labors his way along a crosswalk. Visible businesses include the Sing Chong Laundry at 904 Second Street, Scotty's Place at 906 Second Street,...
