The iconic marquee of the Crest Theater at 1013 K Street dominates this October 30, 1949, photograph. After having been closed for three years for renovation, the theater opened on October 6 of the same year to a crowd of 5,000 giddy...
View of August "A. J." Pommer's building as it stood in 1896. Its 829 J Street address sold musical supplies, while sewing machines were sold at 831 J Street, both at the northwest corner of Ninth and J streets. Pommer immigrated to the United...
This circa 1960 photograph shows notable storefronts on the south side of J Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets. From left to right are Country Maid Creamery Restaurant, Sherwin-Williams Paints, and the Sacramento Sewing Machine and Vacuum...
This black and white photograph showcases the Necchi Sewing Center at 2422 Maryal Drive in the Del Paso Manor Shopping Center in 1953. Necchi Sewing machines first appeared in the United States in 1948 and when this shot was taken the company was...
This circa 1960 photograph shows notable storefronts on the south side of J Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets. From left to right are Country Maid Creamery Restaurant, Sherwin-Williams Paints, and the Sacramento Sewing Machine and Vacuum...
This circa 1958 postcard shows the entrance to Country Club Centre, located at the southwest corner of Watt Avenue and El Camino Avenue. The 20-acre shopping center was opened in 1952 under the leadership of Joseph Blumenfeld, becoming -- at the...
Sacramento Room Postcard Collection
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