On July 3, 2003 the last of a series of fires caused the razing of the Comstock Building at Eighth and J Streets. The pictured block was filled-in in 2005 with 800 J Lofts, a 46 million dollar mixed housing and retail structure. It was built with...
On July 3, 2003 the last of many fires finally caused the razing of the Comstock Building. These photos show much of the process of quenching the fire and bulldozing the building.
On July 3, 2003 the last of many fires finally caused the razing of the Comstock Building. These photos show much of the process of quenching the fire and bulldozing the building.
On July 3, 2003 the last of many fires finally caused the razing of the Comstock Building. These photos show much of the process of quenching the fire and bulldozing the building.
On July 3, 2003 the last of many fires finally caused the razing of the Comstock Building. These photos show much of the process of quenching the fire and bulldozing the building.
On July 3, 2003 the last of many fires finally caused the razing of the Comstock Building. These photos show much of the process of quenching the fire and bulldozing the building.
On July 3, 2003 the last of many fires finally caused the razing of the Comstock Building. These photos show much of the process of quenching the fire and bulldozing the building.
On July 3, 2003 the last of many fires finally caused the razing of the Comstock Building. These photos show much of the process of quenching the fire and bulldozing the building.
Photographed between 1920 and 1923 is the Fremont Presbyterian Church at Fifteenth and O Streets. Due to a wiring defect, the church was destroyed by a morning fire on September 23, 1923. The first witness to the fire, paperboy W.J. Howie,...
This circa 1915 photograph shows members of the Isleton Fire Department posing before their chemical engine. Community growth, due in no small part to a tremendous asparagus industry, necessitated institutions dedicated to ensuring not simply...
Looking west, from the top of the Ramona Hotel, this February 21, 1941, photograph shows the frenetic aftermath of a fire at the El Rey Hotel at 519 J Street. The fire started in one of the theater’s balconies and was likely the result of...
Shown on August 28, 1932, is one of the several boats that were lost to fire along the River Lines docks. The fire of unknown origins was said to have started on 500-ton freighter, Valetta, which, with other craft, was moored just south of the I...
One of several riverboats lists afire in this August 28, 1932, photograph. The fire started at 12:45 a.m. on the west bank of the Sacramento River. During the incident, riverside flora caught fire priming flames to make their way toward the I...
Shown on August 28, 1932, is a fire that claimed River Lines company’s freighters Sacramento, Valetta, San Joaquin No. 2, San Joaquin No. 4, San Jose, Flora, Jacinto and Colusa, and barges Maryland and Alabama. An additional victim in the fire...
This August 28, 1932, photograph shows the fire-engulfed wood and iron remains of River Lines boats, moored along the west banks of the Sacramento River. Priming the conflagration were powerful winds, dry conditions which had lasted for weeks, and...
This August 28, 1932, photograph shows part of a fire that devastated portions of the River Lines docks and facilities which, in total, was estimated to claim over 500,000 dollars in damages. The fire also claimed a River Lines fleet of eight...
Flames work their way through ships moored along the Sacramento River’s western shore in this August 28, 1932, photograph. Of the eight stern wheelers, two barges and two tugboats destroyed, less than half were covered by insurance. The...
Pictured January 2, 1900, school children and their teacher stand in front of Edward Kelley School at 3336 Bradshaw Road. As of 2010, the two-room structure is the oldest standing educational institution in Sacramento County. Originally opened in...
This photograph shows a fiery Machinery Hall and its 150-feet tower on the evening of May 22, 1931, at the California State Fair grounds, 2751 Stockton Boulevard. The total cost of the blaze was 100,000 dollars. The fire's glow could be seen from...
On the afternoon of July 3, 2003, construction and fire crews raze the remains of the Comstock building, located at Eighth and J Streets. Built of brick, the structure was, in part, known for the ornamental tiles that dotted its facade. They had...
