Founded in 1876 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools at the southwest corner of Twelfth and K Streets, Christian Brothers School has held subsequent locations at Twenty-First and Broadway, and 4315 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. After a...
This photograph (taken on January 2, 1936) is of the largest wine shipment in history from California to New York (Woodbridge Vineyard Association) by train. There is a nice view of the Water tower in the background.
Pictured in 1952 is the recently completed McKesson and Robbins warehouse at the corner of Richards Boulevard and Seventh Street. Opened in the fall of 1950 and costing nearly $1,000,000, the facility was designed by the accomplished Sacramento...
This December 10, 1940, photograph reveals the storefront and staff of the Roma Wine Company, a wholesale liquor dealer, located at 1311 I Street. At the time the photograph was taken, Sacramento County was producing upwards to 3, 000, 000 gallons...
Pictured here in 1930 and spanning the American River is the Rainbow Bridge. Built in 1917/18 by the Ross Construction Company, it was considered, at the time, to be the fourth largest concrete span in the world, measuring some 550 feet, shoreline...
This August 26, 1931, photograph reveals the east side of the Sixteenth Street Public Bean and Grain Cleaner and Warehouse, located at 1501 Spear Avenue. By the 1950s, the building had become part of the California Packing Company's industrial...
The staff of Reich and Lievre Women's Furnishings and their participation in the Days of '49 celebrations was captured in this May 1922 photograph. The store had just stepped into its new 808 K Street location in September of 1921. The six-floor...
This 1935 photograph shows an ivy-covered Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery, bordering Stockton Boulevard. On the left side of the photograph is the cannery’s first floor receiving area while just above is the can storage room. In September...
This 1935 photograph shows an ivy-covered Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery, bordering Stockton Boulevard. On the left side of the photograph is the cannery’s first floor receiving area while just above is the can storage room. In September...
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...
This photograph, as taken from the California State Capitol building dome and looking east, captures the back view of the Agricultural Pavilion, located at Fifteenth and N Streets. The building was built for a sum of 115,000 dollars in 1884,...
This circa 1910 photograph shows the Elks Club as it sat at 824 J Street. The cornerstone for the building was layed on September 10, 1905. Republican Congressman Grove L. Johnson spoke at the occasion. The five-story structure, with a 42-foot...
Sacramento's Foreman and Clark clothing store was established in 1930. Shown here in 1947, and touting itself "The World's Largest Upstairs Clothier," it was located on the southwest corner of Seventh and K streets or 624 K Street. J. C....
Pictured in 1926 is the Wood, Curtis Company’s recently completed distribution plant at Sixteenth and B Streets. One of California’s oldest and largest produce businesses, Wood, Curtis operated with interests as far north as Klamath Falls,...
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...
A class poses for a picture on the front steps of Marshall School in this January 1927 photograph. The 10-room schoolhouse was built in 1904, and through the twenty-first century, stands as the largest surviving example of Classical Revival...
Packard Bell NEC, an international computer manufacturer, has corporate headquarters in Sacramento (One Packard Bell Way). Taken July 30, 1997, this is the front of the Packard Bell NEC Administration Building, which used to be the headquarters...
This 1925 photograph shows the interior of the L Street Boxing Auditorium, located at 223 L Street. Built in 1916, the venue seated 4,000, but was known to have squeezed in 5,000 fans for major tickets. It was placed into what had been the old...
Photograph taken in 1952 of the founders of Bercut-Richards Packing Company, Thomas H. Richards and Peter Bercut. One of the largest employers within Sacramento's city limits and an integral part of the local economy, both men were honored with...
Country Club Centre, at Watt and El Camino Avenues, is shown in this 1958 photograph. The spot was called the "largest shopping development in California involving chains stores." In its original form and with a 4,000,000 million dollar price...
