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 is the California Pine Box Distributors warehouse as it sat on December 10, 1938. Located at 1401 Front Street, on the eve of the Great Depression, the company was one of four boxers and distributors in the city, which collectively were...
Taken from the north side of J Street, this February 29, 1932, photograph shows the façade of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 3860 J Street. Prominent in the photograph are a rose window, Romanesque-style entrance, and Lombardy-style...
The El Tecolote Pool Hall (1212 Third Street) occupies a building on Third Street adjacent to an alley. There are numerous ads for beverages in the windows and mounted on the building. The large building to the right housed the Thomas Restaurant...
The California Fruit Building, encompassing 1000 through 1014 Fourth Street, includes the Selective Service Office, Grey Pharmacy, a barbershop and the entrance to the California Fruit Exchange offices. Two cars and two trucks are parked at the...
Street front along Fourth Street shows the Acme Transfer and Storage Company (912 Fourth Street) with large sign mounted on the front of the building and with a large moving truck parked at the curb in front of the building. Hidden from view by...
A view of Fourth Street, circa 1960, showing Grey Pharmacy (1000 Fourth Street), which is located at the corner of the California Fruit Building. Several people are walking along the sidewalk toward the corner as the camera views a busy street...
Seen from the street, this building, which appears well maintained, has four street level entrances. The entrance at the left is Lim Yuen Caf (925 Third Street). It has a tidy awning over the doorway and Chinese characters written on the window. ...
First floor tenants of the Hotel Ramona are shown in this 1960 photograph. They include the Ramona Barber Shop at 1009 Sixth Street and Wong's Cafe at 1011 Sixth Street. A 7-Up delivery truck is parked at the curb. The Sixth Street entrance to...
A Cadillac with prominent tail fins is parked at the curb in front of three buildings on I Street. At the corner is the Emergency Bail Bond Service (630 I Street). The center building houses the Stephen G. Sardon Civil Engineer & Surveyor (626 I...
Two vehicles are parked at the curb in front of a large, brick, two story building. The building has Asian architectural elements on the roof and facade. At ground level is the S.P. Depot Market (310 I Street) with plate glass store front and...
A weathered sign hangs over 205 J Street reading, "Jack Zim, 1 Man Alaska Bargain Store." The entry door is open and two men appear to be engaged in conversation just outside. Lettering on the windows shows that the store sells tents, camping...
Numerous cars are parked at the curb in this J Street view. The Welcome Hotel at 221 J is an historic building, erected in October of 1855 by Milton S. Latham, a pioneer attorney for Sacramento and El Dorado Counties. Latham became a Congressman...
A weathered B.F. Hastings building is the backdrop for this circa 1960 photograph. Two automobiles are parked at the curb and a group of men stand talking behind automobiles. A single person is crouched in a doorway to the left.
The corner of Second and J is seen looking diagonally across the intersection toward the B.F. Hastings Bank Building. The street level corner houses the Lucky Bottle Shop, a beer and wine vendor (1000 Second Street). A few men are crossing the...
In this 1960 photograph, automobiles are parked at the curb in front of the Hotel Chicago at 1022 Second Street, Marvin's Second Hand Store at 1020 Second Street, the Channel Restaurant at 1018 Second Street, Big Jim's Place at 1016 Second Street,...
In this 1960 photograph, two automobiles are parked at the curb of Hy's Place, a thrift store at 1003 Second Street. To the right is S and G Donuts at 1005 Second Street, which advertises coffee or a donut for five cents.
Two women and a child walk past a part of town slated for change in this scene. The Berkshire Building is at the corner and automobiles are parked at the curb in front of the Roma, a tavern at 525 L Street in the center of this circa 1960...
Two automobiles are parked at the curb in front of these L Street businesses. To the left is a vacant lot with a fence heavily decorated with advertisements, political posters, and a Ray Charles poster. A sombrero shaped sign advertises the South...
This 1960 view of K Street between Second and Third shows several store fronts including the Palm Loan Office (225 K Street), Diamond Cafe (227 K Street), U.S. Loan Office (229 K Street), and Club Cafe, a tavern (231 K Street). Automobiles are...
