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...
Numerous men stand about on the sidewalk in front of the Sacramento Rescue Mission at 114 J Street in this 1959 photograph. Notes identify the building as the Vernon and Brannan building which was constructed in 1853.
As early as the mid-nineteenth century, American churches conducted evening language classes in order to assist Chinese immigrants in the reading of scripture. In Sacramento, it was Eliza Willsie and Mary Allen’s Baptist Mission on 907 Fifth...
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...
The California Fruit Exchange Building, also known as the Blue Anchor Building, rests on the southwestern corner of Tenth and N Streets. This building was constructed in 1931, and this photograph was taken on November 21, 1934. The Mission and...
Southside Park's lake is pictured here in the late 1920s. While clearly beautiful, the mission of Southside Park's developers was to create a sanctuary for children, where play and recreation would be given the strongest attention. Even as early...
This 1920 photograph shows the distinct twin-spired St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, located at 1112 Twenty-sixth Street. Built for 100,000 dollars, the church's cornerstone was laid on October 10, 1908, and then dedicated on October...
Pictured in 1930 is Christian Brothers’ School at Twenty-First and Y Streets. The ornate Mission Revival-style building was built in 1924 by the Sacramento contracting firm of W.C. Keating. Notable alumni include Superior Court judges Peter J....
A June 10, 1945, shot of the side view of California Junior High School at 2991 Land Park Drive reveals a hybrid of both Spanish and Mission style elements, accented with Gothic style lines. The building was demolished in September of 1975, due to...
Pictured in circa 1953 at the southwest corner of Fourth and L Streets are Mary’s Fountain (1202 Fourth Street), George Takahashi Optometry at 1200 Fourth Street, and the Alameda Theater at 328 L Street. Mary’s Fountain was operated by...
The east side of Second Street, between K and L, is the subject of this 1955 photograph. Captured are the Brown and MacGregor Employment Agency at 1017 Second Street, the Saddle Rock Restaurant at 1019 Second Street, the Rock of Ages Mission at...
In this 1960 photograph of the north side of Second Street, between K and J Streets, are the Saddle Rock Restaurant at 1019 Second Street, the Union Gospel Mission at 1021 Second Street, Barrel House Liquor Store at 1023 Second Street, and the Fong...
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.
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...
The Victorious Gospel Mission at 1123 Second Street, La Copa de Leche Restaurant at 1127 Second Street, and the Big Mug Cafe at 1131 Second Street are all shown in this circa 1960 photograph. 1125, 1127, and 1129 Second Street were unoccupied at...
A few pedestrians stroll along the sidewalk in front of the buildings shown in this 1960s J Street scene. Storefronts include the Blue Front Grocery (502 J Street), Peniel Mission (506 J Street), Stevens Hotel (510 J Street), and Ansonia Hotel...
The Saddle Rock Restaurant at 1019 Second Street, the Brown and MacGregor Employment Agency at 1017 Second Street, and the Rock of Ages Mission at 1021 Second Street, are featured in this 1955 photograph.
This evening photograph, taken in circa 1941, shows the art deco-style splendor of Stan's Restaurant at 1735 Stockton Boulevard. Opening in 1934, the Stockton Boulevard location was Stan Burke's first, with two more at 2705 Del Paso Boulevard and...
