This circa 1916 photograph shows the Westminster Presbyterian Church as it sits on the northwest corner of Thirteenth and K. Built in 1904 for a cost of 25,000 dollars, the brick structure was twice the size of its Sixth and L Street predecessor. ...
Pictured in 1946 are support facilities of Lester Motors Ford at 900 Thirteenth Street. The photograph was taken from 1300 I Street, where the business’s showroom was located. This location formed the culmination of Lester’s business...
Four women ride horses, two abreast, at William Land Park in this circa 1930 photograph. In the background and to the north are several residences; the brick structure in the middle of the photograph is 1901 Thirteenth Avenue while the Tudor-style...
Sacramento's outlet for International Business Machines - known to most of the world as IBM - located itself at 1015 Thirteenth Street in 1935. From its opening, until the year that this photograph was taken in 1949, the store's manager was...
This 1950 photograph shows a 2121 Thirteenth Street Hertz Rent-A-Car location, then known as "Driv-Ur-Self Station." Less than ten years later, Hertz would also be offering the option to "Rent-A-Plane" at the Sacramento Municipal Airport, making...
This August 13, 1929, photograph shows the Del Paso Country Club's swimming pool. The 40 by 90-foot tank, with a depth of nine feet, was built for 13,500 dollars. Cleverly, the pool drained into a man-made lake that also acted as a hazard for...
In this June 23, 1948, photograph, of members of the Capital City Motorcycle Club was taken in front of their clubhouse at 2414 Thirteenth Street. Displayed on the front wall of the clubhouse is a banner reading, "SAFETY AWARD - AMERICAN...
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 1953 photograph reveals the storefronts of both the Hobbycrafts Shop and the Dutch Boy Paint Store. The two businesses sat on the north side of J Street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets.
This circa 1955 photograph shows several storefronts on the south side of K Street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets. Dohrmann’s, at 1326 K Street, opened in 1952, offering over 200 patterns from nationally known brands of dinnerware,...
This closer view of gas pumps and service garages at the O’Neil Brothers Service Station at Thirteenth and L Streets was captured on May 12, 1933. In spite of its founders, Joseph and John O’Neil, dying during the 1940s, the company surged to...
Taken on February 26, 1948, this photograph captures Lester Motors Ford's Used Car Department, located at 1411 K Street. The Lesters also operated an appliance and home supply outlet on Thirteenth and K Streets. The tall, white building in the...
This January 1, 1900, photograph looks northerly from the dome of the California State Capitol building toward the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament at Eleventh and K Streets. The steeple on the immediate right of the photograph is that of the...
This circa 1900 photograph shows a gathering crowd at the entrance to the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Sixth and L Streets. Built in 1867, the wooden structure had a frontage of 38 feet and a depth of 60 with a cost eclipsing 10,000...
The façade of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Thirteenth and N Streets is illuminated by the sun in this June 18, 1928, photograph. Constructed by Campbell Construction in 1926/27 for 350,000 dollars, the church was designed to be...
This March 11, 1931, photograph shows the Byzantine Italianate-style Westminster Presbyterian Church as it rests at the corner of Thirteenth and N Streets. It was dedicated on December 18, 1927, to its capacity of 1,300 members, with presiding...
The interior of the Westminster Presbyterian Church at Thirteenth and N Streets is captured in this June 16, 1928, photograph. Visible is one of the two rose windows, one facing east and one facing west, each with a diameter of 20 feet. The pews...
