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 the modern era buildings from the International Style to the present in the larger part of downtown, away from the riverfront. The historic era thread will focus on buildings up to the Art Deco period in the larger part of downtown away from the riverfront, and can be seen here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=211450 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
Wong Center:
Downtown's small area dedicated to Chinese-Americans centers on this mid-century redevelopment.
State Resources Building, 1964:
Plaza Five Fifty Five, 1970:
Downtown Plaza:
This older building is part of the shopping mall featured later in this thread; a more modern canopy structure was added when the mall was greatly expanded.
Sacramento County Courthouse:
State Office Twin Towers, 1969:
925 L Street, 1983:
455 Capitol Mall:
Office building for California Energy Commission and others:
Hall of Justice, 1989:
Employment Development Department:
Capitol Square, 1992:
General Services Building, 1999:
West America Bank Building, 1984:
Renaissance Tower, 1989:
500 Capitol Mall, 2009:
U S Bank Plaza, 1991:
Wells Fargo Center, 1992:
This is the tallest building in the city, at 423 feet.
Secretary of State building:
This complex also includes the State Archives and California Museum.
Downtown Plaza:
This shopping mall with movie theaters and a fitness club takes up 7 city blocks and crosses over 5th Street. It was successful at one time but has become less so. A downtown arena has just been approved and it will start construction soon, so several of the blocks of this mall will be demolished to make room for it.
Sacramento Convention Center:
Hyatt Regency, 1988:
Sheraton Grand, 2001:
Meridian Plaza, 2003:
1201K Tower, 1992:
Esquire Plaza, 1999:
Cal EPA Building, 2000:
U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, 1999:
U S Bank Tower, 2008:
Modern downtown residential:
Health and Human Services Agency:
This complex of 5 buildings is on axis with the Capitol and its park.
City Hall Addition:
Lincoln Plaza East and West, 2005:
This is the home of CalPERS, the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
Sacramento Central Plant, 2010:
This facility provides heating and cooling for most of the state buildings in downtown and is dominated by a water cooling tower.
California State Library, 1994:
Crocker Art Museum Addition, 2010:
This was designed by Gwathmey Siegel and Associates.
All photographs taken in 2013 by geomorph.
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