The Standard Furniture Company lines Eighth Street, between I and J Streets, in this circa 1940 photograph. Native New Yorker Edward Samoville founded the business in the 1939, eventually joining forces with the future owner of North...
This circa 1950 photograph shows the front of Star Furniture on 1511 Del Paso Boulevard in North Sacramento. Started in 1932 by Ralph Jennings, the store claimed to be ""California's largest furniture store north of Sacramento."" Jennings and...
Pictured in 1960 at the northwest corner of Seventh and K Streets are the Golden Eagle Hotel at 627 K Street and the Grand Rapids Furniture Company at 631 K Street. Originally built in 1853 by the Pennsylvania-born Daniel E. Callahan, and long a...
This view of a dormant storefront for the Grand Rapids Furniture Company at 631 K Street was taken in 1961. The store had been operated by the Samoville family – Louis, Avron, and Anne – a longtime fixture in Sacramento’s retail furniture...
This circa 1960 photograph provides a view of Baron's Furniture Showrooms, at 100 Capitol Avenue, taken right after a fire at the southeast corner of Front and Capitol. The business sold furniture, carpets and appliances.
The venerable Breuner's furniture store rests at its 604 K Street location in 1945. John Breuner - after sailing around Cape Horn in the early 1850s - started his business in 1856 and it stayed in operation for over 120 years. Bruener's was...
Pictured at 1895's California State Fair is a dining room exhibit from John Breuner's Furniture Company. The mid-1890s was a time of expositions and fairs, nationwide. In 1895, Sacramento hosted not only the State Fair but the ""Electric...
Photographed in 1955 is Jackson's Furniture Store as it sat on the southwest corner of Fourteenth and K Streets. Jacksons was started in Oakland, California, in 1889 by Henry Jackson. Jackson and his business holds considerable distinction for...
This 1960 photograph offers a view of 1201 Front, location of the Stanford Brothers store during the Gold Rush era. Notes with the photograph date that store to 1856. Jon's Home Furniture (1213 Front Street) was formerly a wholesale paper...
This circa 1955 photograph captures a westward view down K Street, from the northeast corner of Fourteenth and K Streets. Visible businesses include as follows: Jackson's Home Furniture Store at 1330 K Street, See's Candies at 1322 K Street,...
This 1956 photograph of K Street shows the following businesses: Jackson's Furniture (1330 K Street), The Morris Plan Company (1324 K Street), See's Candies (1322 K Street), Sherman-Clay (1312 K Street).
Shown in this circa 1970 postcard is a Christmas display created by Breuner's Furniture, a century-long furniture interest in Sacramento. The displays were started in 1934, but suspended in 1972 with the closure of the Breuner's downtown location....
This 1945 photograph captures the northeast corner and bustling intersection of Seventh and J Streets. At the center of the photograph is the Log Cabin Tavern flanked to the right by a series of businesses, including the Spaghetti Palace,...
This 1945 photograph captures the northeast corner and bustling intersection of Seventh and J Streets. At the center of the photograph is the Log Cabin Tavern flanked to the right by a series of businesses, including the Spaghetti Palace,...
This circa 1963 photograph provides a glimpse of both the windows of Breuner’s will-call department at 1119 through 1131 Sixth Street and Sacramento’s new Federal Building at Sixth Street and Capitol Avenue. The eight-floor Federal Building...
Pictured in circa 1960 are the Karl’s Shoes are 620 K Street and Breuner’s Furniture at 600 through 618 K Street. Karl’s – a chain store – had been a K Street fixture since the late-1920s while Bruener’s had been a Sacramento...
Pictured in circa 1962 is Karl’s Shoes at 620 K Street. Part of a nationwide chain, Karl’s opened its first Sacramento store at 721 K Street in 1929. To the right of the photograph is a portion of Breuner’s Furniture at 600 through 618 K...
This 1961 photograph shows the California Office Furniture Company at 1111 Front Street. To the right, at 1115 Front Street, is the Lawrence Mayflower Moving and Storage Company.
This circa 1958 photograph shows the J.C. Penney Company department store at 630 K Street. The 96,000 square foot store was opened in February 1957, making it one of the five largest Penney's outlets at that time. The windowless, six story...
Taken circa 1960, this view of K Street shows the Golden Eagle Hotel (627 K Street) and the Grand Rapids Furniture Company (631 K Street). The photograph was taken from Merchant Street, looking south.
