This circa 1970 postcard shows the city of Rio Vista, California. Founded in the early 1850s by Colonel N.H. Davis at the junction of the Sacramento River and Cache Slough, the spot was originally called Brazos del Rio or "arms of the river." The...
A Sacramento Northern Railroad train rolls through the outskirts of Rio Linda, California, in this circa 1923 photograph. The railroad had been in operation since 1918. The depot to the left of the photograph is labeled ""Rio Linda Poultry...
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...
Pictured on April 11, 1928, and located directly across from the Esquire Theater, is the Del Rio Hotel on 1212 K Street. Visible is the façade of the structure with various cars parked before it. By late 1941, however, it was converted into a...
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...
Photographed in 1930, this U.S. Army Corps of Engineers snag boat is from the Rio Vista Marine facility. The Facility was established circa 1923 and was used by Army Corps of Engineers until 1952, at which time it became a boat storage facility...
This sketch shows Rio Linda Junior High School, designed by Sacramento-based architect Leonard F. Starks. Opened in 1951, the school was part of a 3.4 million dollar building program within the Grant Union School District. The 26-unit structure...
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...
Growing children with no available outlet for further education was incentive enough for sixteen elementary school districts to establish California’s first union high school in Elk Grove. The initial building was housed in what is now Old Town...
Founded in 1876 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools at the southwest corner of Twelfth and K Streets, Christian Brothers School has held subsequent locations at Twenty-First and Broadway, and 4315 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. After a...
Taken in 1953, this photograph shows the Stop and Shop pawnshop at 218 J Street and the Rio Rita Café at 214 J Street. The signage for Stop and Shop reads “We Buy and Sell.” Between the two businesses is a vacant lot, overgrown with native...
Taken from the east side of Second Street in 1960, this photograph shows Scotty's Place used clothing at 906 Second Street, Joe's Baggage Room at 908 Second Street, the Rio Hotel at 910 Second Street, and a portion of Carl's and Elsie's Employment...
Photograph, taken circa 1960, of J Street between Fifth and Sixth, showing Higaki Photography (509 J Street), Rio Rooms (509 J Street), Veterans Cleaners (511 J Street), Rose Rooms (511 J Street), and Shelton Hotel (513 J Street).
Photograph, taken circa 1960, of J Street between Fourth and Fifth, showing Top Hat Cafe/Tavern (412 J Street), Pine Rooms (412 J Street), Lucero Pharmacy (414 J Street), Rio Dance Hall (probably a dime-a-dance establishment) (416 J Street), Midway...
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,...
This 1910 postcard shows the riverboat "Navajo" turning about near the M Street Bridge. Built in 1909/1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad in West Oakland, the "Navajo," in 1910, smashed a speed record, going from Sacramento to Rio Vista in three...
Shown in 1942 is the kempt McClellan Mall at McClellan Field. The large and distant structure is the base's Headquarters Building One. The scene is captured from the VIP Gate, or Gate Two, on Watt Avenue. Opening in Fall 1939, and prior to...
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...
