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Old Posted May 23, 2014, 3:34 AM
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Sacramento - Downtown - Historic Era

Sacramento is the 35th largest city in the United States by population (478,000) and is the largest city of the Sacramento-Roseville Combined Statistical Area in Northern California (the 22nd largest metro area in the United States). It is the capital city of California. Its downtown adjoins the Sacramento River and is dominated by the Capitol Mall which leads to the Capitol building. The area's orderly grid street system is developed most densely just North of the Capitol building, and government buildings are scattered throughout. A considerable amount of historic buildings coexist with modern ones in what is a mostly pleasant (if not lively) downtown.

This thread will focus on buildings up to the Art Deco period in the larger part of downtown away from the riverfront. The riverfront thread will focus on the Sacramento riverfront adjacent to downtown, as well as Old Sacramento, and can be seen here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=211437 The modern era thread will focus on buildings from the International Style to the present in the larger part of downtown, away from the riverfront, and can be seen here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=211473

Governor's Mansion State Historic Park, 1877:
This house was first used as the residence of the governor in 1903 until 1967, and then opened for tours.



Sacramento Hostel, 1885:
Built as the Williams Mansion, this former house has been moved three times within a few blocks.



Crocker Art Museum, 1872:
An existing home purchased in 1868 by Edwin Crocker was transformed into the Western U.S.'s oldest art museum with the additon of a nearby purpose-built gallery. A modern addition was added in 2010, featured in my modern era thread.













Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, 1857:
This house serves as the governor's reception site and is open for tours. It is named after one of the state's early governors although it was not originally built by him.





Cesar Chavez Plaza:
This square occupies a block in the heart of downtown, with City Hall facing it across a street.





Bishop Gallegos Square:
One block of 11th Street in downtown is closed to automobile traffic to form this wide pedestrian zone.





The Kay:
5 blocks of K Street can be considered the main street of downtown's densest area; 1 block is for pedestrians only while the other 4 are served by the city's light rail lines.











Skylines:
Many of the buildings that compose the skyline will be featured later in this thread as well as my modern era thread.















Capitol Mall:
The largest street in downtown is this wide axis that begins at the Tower Bridge over the Sacramento River and terminates at the California State Capitol.







California State Capitol, 1874:
The rotunda and dome rise to 210 feet while a legislative chamber flanks them on each side (the Assembly chamber is pictured here). Various offices have been recreated to their appearances in the late 1800's including the original Governor's Office which is no longer used but can be seen on public tours.













































Capitol Annex, 1951:
The East side of the Capitol has a stark addition that houses the Governor's Office currently in use.



Capitol Park:
The Capitol sits in grounds that occupy 10 city blocks, with most of the tree-filled park lying to the East of the building. Features include an axial promenade, rose garden, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.











View of downtown from the Capitol's North Entrance:



View of Capitol Mall from the Capitol's West (main) entrance:



Library and Courts Building, 1928:
Near the terminus of Capitol Mall at the Capitol, a pair of nearly identical buildings face each other across a round fountain park. This is one of them.







California State Office Building No. 1, 1928?:
This is the other building of the pair.





Sacramento Hall of Justice, 1917:



Sacramento Grand Ballroom, 1912:









Federal Building, 1933:
This houses a post office and Federal courthouse.





St. John's Lutheran Church, 1912:



Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1889:





Sacramento City Hall, 1911:









Elk's Temple, 1926:











Sacramento Masonic Temple, 1920:



Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 1926:







Sacramento Station, 1926:
This Amtrak station on the Northwestern edge of downtown was built for the Southern Pacific Railroad originally.



Traveler's Hotel, 1914:



California Fruit Building, 1914:





Citizen Hotel (originally California Western Life Building), 1925:





Apartment Building across from Capitol Park:



Senator Hotel, 1924:





Sutter Club, 1930:





Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1927:





Blue Anchor Building, 1931:





Medical-Dental Building, 1928:





Capital Bank Building, 1915:









All photos taken in 2013 by geomorph.

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Very nice set. Actually K street is now rail + cars and since then has started to come to life even more.
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Nicely preserved buildings, and for being so small back then, the city sure has a large number of ornate, old buildings!
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Sacramento is a gem.
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I lived in one of those gems for 6 months (Victorian mansion) gorgeous!!
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Lovely but nary a soul to be seen. Particularly hot day, was it?
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These pictures were taken over four days...two Saturdays, two Sundays, in early summer last year. Weather was about 86F to 92F. It was not very crowded, but then I like to take people-less shots. One day there was a big festival on the Mall so I avoided that area entirely on that day!
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I seen many buildings that Savannah would be proud to have...thanks for sharing!
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Great looking city!
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Sacramento seems to have some incredible architecture!
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Both the Elks Bldg. & Capital Bank Bldg. are two of my favorite.

Great job geomorph!
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Excellent photos. Sacramento is a very nice city. I know this focused on downtown, but I also really like the whole Midtown area just east of it, from the Capitol to Sutter's Fort. It's beautiful, tree-lined and walkable. Such a gem.
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I'm always incredibly disappointed when I think there is a new thread of photos and it turns out someone just bumped a very old thread for no apparent reason.

We need more Sacramento photo threads.
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^Yes we do. I didn't even notice this was a year old until you mentioned it.
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Beautiful buildings. The Leland one reminds me of something the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland might live in.
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This is great! Missed it last year, glad I caught it now.
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Fantastic job highlighting a city often overlooked nationally (and within CA).
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fflint View Post
I'm always incredibly disappointed when I think there is a new thread of photos and it turns out someone just bumped a very old thread for no apparent reason.

We need more Sacramento photo threads.
Believe it or not fflint, giving a complement for a taking some nice pictures is
an excellent reason to bump a thread. I think the only person who's upset
about it is you... and this forum is not about making sure you are not
disappointed, that's your problem

geomorph knows their history
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