Sacramento's Midtown (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738546568)

As Sacramento's neighborhoods grew eastward from Fifteenth Street to Thirty-first Street (later Alhambra Boulevard), the area evolved into a complex mix of housing and businesses known as Midtown. Sutter's Fort was still popular, and community groups like the Native Sons of the Golden West restored its last remnants for future generations. In 1927, the city built Memorial Auditorium, a tribute to fallen soldiers, as a large central venue that continues to serve as an important setting for graduations, concerts, and conventions. The J and K Street business corridors expanded from downtown, and identifiable neighborhoods such as Poverty Ridge, Boulevard Park, and New Era Park developed as people settled and established businesses in these growing areas. Today's Midtown supports numerous Victorian mansions and Craftsman bungalows, as well as the legacies of such employers as the California Almond Growers' Exchange, California Packing Corporation, Buffalo Brewery, Sutter Hospital, and the Sacramento Bee newspaper.

Author: Sacramento Archives and Museum Collectio, The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation
ISBN-10: 0738546569
ISBN-13: 9780738546568
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2006
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.52w x 0.36d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2007 pg. 71