Photograph, circa 1960, of the Hotel Rialto and Rialto Cafe, located at 228 and 230 J Street. What became known as the Rialto Building replaced two structures built in the 1860s. The present buildings originally housed clothing and general...
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...
Looking south from Plaza Park, this circa 1977 street scene of the corner of Ninth and J Streets features pedestrians and window-shoppers. A myriad of extended signs promoting a wide variety of businesses line the block above head level with the...
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...
The first local high school built north of the American River was a first in many ways, the result of a need for a school district to educate the far-flung school-age children in the area combined with the practical need for a civic center to bring...
Centered at the junction of the California Central rails and the Central Pacific Railway and named for the abundant wildflowers in the area, the town of Roseville formed a school district in 1869 but had no schoolhouse of its own until 1872. 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...
Taken in 1960, this photograph features the Oasis Club, a tavern located at 1015 Fifth Street at the corner of California Street. A short stretch between I and J Streets, The signs for the establishment advertise liquor, Hires Root Beer and a...
Photographed in circa 1960, this brick building houses the Diamond Hotel at 916 Third Street and, at ground level, the Golden Market at 916 Third Street and the Quong Sing Chong Grocery at 922 Third Street. On the alley side of the building, large...
Shown here are two brick buildings, one of which houses the Rubber Stamp Company (620 I Street) and the other houses the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner & Sealer of Weights and Measures (622 I Street), Capital Credit and Adjustment...
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...
This photograph from 1960 captures street front views of Dick's Check Room (204 I Street), hallmarked by two sets of double doors as an entrance, with signs on the doors reading: "baggage checked 50 cents per month". To the left in the photograph...
Viewed from across the street, there are no people in this scene with parked cars and business signs. From left to right: Patel Cafe (a tavern at 225 L Street), Lucky Hotel (225 L Street), Greyhound Taxi Office (227 K Street), El Pavo Real...
This view of vacant stores displays signs identifying the Rancho Grande Restaurant (612 J Street), Capital Glass Company (614 J Street), Al & Ray's Music Store (616 J Street), and Star Barber Shop (618 J Street). An automobile is parked at the...
The three-part arched sign announces Oak Park, 1889, 1903 and street cars are stopped under the sign. Passengers (many are women) are seated on the open bench sections of the cars . Two of the cars in view have signs posted reading "SPECIAL...
This circa 1924 parade along K Street at Ninth is fcaptured in this photograph featuring a marching band followed by a drill team, all of whom are dressed in military uniform. Led by a line of men in civilian clothes and a color guard flying...
A 1927 parade along K Street between Seventh and Tenth features a marching band, most of them in uniform, followed by lines of men in and out of uniform marching in rows. A small group of uniformed scouts and nurses dressed in white are at the end...
A marching band and drill team in military uniforms led by a man with a baton is the focus of this 1927 photograph. K Street was a popular parade route and the stretch between Seventh and Tenth is the one traveled here. Onlookers line the street,...
A military parade featuring cavalry units escorting horse-drawn caissons rolls down K Street between Seventh and Tenth in this 1927 photograph. A large crowd of onlookers line the street and business signs clearly identify the Clunie Hotel (805 K...
This circa 1924 parade along K Street at Ninth is pictured in this photograph. A uniformed marching band is followed by men in street clothes wearing uniform caps and joined by an occasional child. A large crowd of spectators lines the street and...
