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...
C.K. McClatchy Senior High School is located at 3066 Freeport Boulevard in Sacramento, California. Named after “Sacramento Bee” newspaper editor and owner Charles Kenny McClatchy, the school was built in 1937 by way of Public Works...
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...
Resting in splendor at the southwest corner of Twelfth and K Streets in this November 19, 1940, photograph is the Weinstock, Lubin and Company department store. It was built in 1924 for 1,250,000 dollars and opened on June 2 to tremendous...
This circa 1945 photograph shows the mannequin-filled windows of Zukor's Women's Furnishings at 726 K Street. The 3,200 square-foot store was opened in September 1930 after a 35,000 dollar renovation, making the Sacramento Zukor’s one of the...
In this 1926 photograph, one of William Land Park’s two duck ponds – originally part of primeval floodplain sloughs – rests amidst several recently planted trees. Between 1922 and 1927, more than 3,000 trees and 5,000 shrubs were planted in...
Pictured in 1942 is the Fox Capitol Theater at 615 K Street. Its marquee advertises the premiere of "In Old California," starring John Wayne. The theater also promotes the purchase of war bonds with the phrase "Slap the Jap." In the foreground...
This June 7, 1941, photograph was taken on the one year anniversary of the Colonial Theater at 3522 Stockton Boulevard. Designed by Herbert Goodpastor, the structure went up at a cost of 100,000 dollars and had a seating capacity of 850. The...
This circa 1939 photograph offers a view of several businesses on the south side of K Street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. The Hotel Land at 1106 Tenth Street sits at the far left of the image. To the far right of the photograph, and built in...
This 1955 photograph of Capitol Park shows the Veterans of the Spanish-American War memorial, which abuts the park's trout pond. The feature, dedicated in 1949 and located just to the east of the Capitol Building, is known as the "Hiker Statue,"...
As taken from the east, this circa 1955 photograph shows Folsom Lake, Folsom Dam, and includes a view of an unpaved boat ramp. In the distance, and across the lake, is Beal's Point. Mentioned as early as 1851 in the Sacramento Union, the feature...
The Palace of Fine Arts, as viewed from the east, is depicted in this artistic rendering from circa 1915. Built as part of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915, the Palace was undoubtedly the most popular feature on event grounds. ...
This corner view of the Hotel Sacramento is dated the same year as the "New" hotel opened (1909) and may depict the grand opening. The top floor of the building is decorated in greenery and automobiles, pedestrians and streetcars all converge in...
As shown in circa 1996 and looking to the northeast, is the California State Capitol building at its Tenth Street, between L and N streets, location. The building's most prominent feature, its dome, was first covered with natural copper, until...
Shown in circa 1915 is the entrance to Sacramento High School, located on the south side of K Street, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. The school's most prominent feature, and clearly shown in the postcard, is its wood and galvanized...
Sacramento High School's belltower sits prominently in this circa 1925 postcard. The 43-foot-high feature was removed in 1976, deemed unsafe in view of the state earthquake safety standards. Built in 1924, the brick and mortar school went through...
This grainy, circa 1900 postcard shows a portion of the Sacramento River and a number of boats and house boats. House boats had long been a feature on the river, but in 1899 public health concerns were raised about the mooring of the boats above...
