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Sub-"districts"

  • Old Sac
  • central business district
  • Railyards

Business

  • Government
  • Federal
  • State
  • County
  • City
  • Tourism
  • Convention center
  • hotels

Architecture

  • historic buildings
"Sacramento has more historic buildings dating from the American pioneer period than any other city in California. Most of them stand in the area bounded by Front, Third, H and N Streets. This was the heart of the city of several decades." - Historic spots in California By Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle & Hero Rensch, pg 312
  • Elks Temple (1927)
http://www.elks6.com/History.html
  • Masonic Temple (btwn 1913 & 1918, Rudolph Herold,
Nat Register of Historic Places)
http://www.sacramentoart.com/masonic/bldg/
http://www.calodges.org/no3/ABOUT_OUR_TEMPLE.pdf
  • Cal Western Life building (Citizen Hotel, 1926)
designed by CA’s 1st state architect George Sellon, who also designed the Cranston Geary house as well as San Quentin
http://www.sachistorichouse.com/blog/?tag=sacramento-architecture
  • California Governer's Mansion
  • Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
  • Stanford-Lathrop House
  • Traveler's Hotel (1914, 428 J St)
http://bancroft.library.ca.gov/diglib/list.cfm?subject=Travelers%20Hotel,%20Sacramento,%20CA
  • Sacramento Grand Ballroom (1912, formerly the D.O. Mills Bank Building)
Historic spots in California (Hoover, et al)
  • Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (1887)
Historic spots in California (Hoover, et al)



Pleasure

  • Nightlife
  • Dining
  • Entertainment
  • performing arts
  • festivals
  • museums: Crocker, Railroad,
  • music: concerts in the park

Landmarks

  • State Capitol building
  • Tower bridge
  • Historic