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...
Shown on January 2, 1930, at 809 J Street, is the McClatchy Realty Company. The McClatchy family was a powerful force in Sacramento, with widespread interests. Charles and Carlos managed the publishing side, while Valentine and Harold held down...
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...
This March 4, 1931, photograph was taken from the west end of the State Capitol grounds, looking toward the east side of the California State Library and Courts Building, located at 914 Capitol Avenue. The building was part of a Capitol extension...
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...
The intersection of Tenth and L, as taken from the Capitol Dome, was captured in this 1897 photograph. The large structure on the far corner is the residence of flour mill manager Charles McCreary and his wife Fannie, while the even bigger...
Pictured, prior to 1910, is the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge as seen from the south. Built in 1892/93, the wooden structure connected Sacramento with the Yolo County town of Washington. Reasons for replacing the bridge related to eliminating...
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...
A line of Folsom Prison inmates make their way toward the lower yard rock quarry in this circa 1910 photograph. Prisoners who worked the quarries toiled daily for seven-and-a-half hours and without a lunch. Starting in 1884, the prison resolved...
Shown on January 26, 1910, are the ornate altar and apse of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramento, located at 1017 Eleventh Street. Opened in 1889, the structure took three years to build. Its June 30, 1889 dediction included eighth separate...
This circa 1915 postcard shows the true beaux arts charm of the Sacramento City Hall at 901 I Street. Although an image of beauty, the building's filigree accents also provided an infinite number of spots where area birds, notably swallows, could...
City Plaza, known in the past as Plaza Park and currently named after labor leader and migrant worker advocate Caesar Chavez Park, as it appeared looking west from Tenth and J Streets a century ago. One of the original squares donated by John...
This circa 1910 postcard shows what would become Fremont Park, which holds the distinction of being one of the original 10 "public squares" that were granted to the City of Sacramento by John A. Sutter, Junior. The spot was so-named Fremont, by...
