Oh Sacramento the state capitol city by the winding Sacramento River is a place that I call home well at least for now. A small building boom is occurring throughout the city with the completion of The Golden 1 Arena, Klimpton Hotel, and renovation of Sacramento Valley Train Station/Railyards Master Project. The current population of 485,199 The city may be able to support or demand 30-55 story buildings in the decades to come.
Memorial Park
California Firefighters Memorial
Lion Dance 2010 in Sacramento Chinatown
The Marshall Hotel
In its day, the hotel was considered the height of style. It opened in 1911 as the Clayton, built by a pioneering Sacramento family who helped found the county hospital that became UC Davis Medical Center. In the late 1930's the property changed hands and became the Hotel Marshall in honor of James Marshall, the man who discovered gold in California.
Sunday morning of the New Year 2017 I rode the Sacrt(Blue Line Watt I-80) to downtown to do a photo shoot of this semi abandoned hotel before it meets the wreaking ball eventually. A liquor store was still in operations but was closed for the day. Surrounding the property was these amazing artwork and words of truthfulness. The hotel was once single room occupation housing example a former tenant Terry Sackrider a 60 year old wheelchair bound man who is a former drug addict lived there for over 5 years. Terry was essentially part of the family or community of residents that lived in rooms infested with bedbugs and bad plumbing. Many turkey dinners and birthday gathering took place here giving them a sense of home. Fortunately most of the residents were able to move to new housing however a few individuals like Elizabeth Ricci age 67 had refused to leave because they were fearful of change.
Downtown Sacramento
The Masonic Temple where art comes Alive.
The 5 Buildings in this photo maybe demolished for a proposed 20 story development.
Golden 1 Center
For the Car Lovers out there.
Golden 1 Center Open House 9/25/16
Kimpton Hotel
We Team With NBA’s Kings for a Kimpton Sacramento Hotel
Situated in the new heart of Sacramento at the Downtown Commons (DOCO), Kimpton The Sawyer Hotel merges past with future, indoor with outdoor, and urban with rural. Overlooking the new and first-ever indoor/outdoor arena—the Golden1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings. It’s an urban haven surrounded by great shopping, art galleries, and the city’s renowned restaurants and farmer’s markets. Kimpton The Sawyer Hotel embraces the area’s nature and history with spaces that feature organic textures, natural patterns, and abundant open-air areas. Go no further than our third floor Bar & Lounge, overlooking the arena, to experience locally inspired food, craft cocktails + beer, and local wines. You’ll feel like you’re breathing fresh air at the center of a burgeoning city.
The Capitol Hotel a little bit of old with the new.
California Dept of Insurance Building
Before heading to the Sacramento River I stopped by this historical property The Crocker Art Museum. While exploring the property I noticed that there was a lot of debris from the trees on the grounds so consistent management does not occur often which may give a bad reputation towards visitors that visit this Museum. Being an art lover myself I took some photo of these intricate painted steel sculptures facing O and 3rd Streets.
Wiki history:In 1869, Edwin B. Crocker, a wealthy banker and landowner, and Margaret Crocker began to Gather a significant collection of paintings and drawings during a trip to Europe just a year after their purchase of land on the corner of Third and O Street in the city of Sacramento. As a prominent California family, the Crockers supported many social and civic causes. Judge Crocker (1818–1875) served on the State Supreme Court. His brother was Charles Crocker, one of the “Big Four” railroad barons. In 1885, his widow, Margaret (1822–1901), fulfilled their shared vision of creating a public art museum when she presented the E. B. Crocker Art Gallery and collection to the City of Sacramento and the California Museum Association, “in trust for the public.” the contents of which were valued at the time at more than $500,000.000.
The Crocker Art Museum had undertaken a series of renovations and additions since it first opened as a public museum 125 years ago, the facility could not keep pace with the Museum’s burgeoning collection and the growing population of Sacramento and California's Central Valley Region. In 2000, the Crocker began a master planning process with Gwathmey Siegel & Associates and in 2002 commissioned the firm to design a major expansion of the Museum. The expanded Crocker Art Museum opened on October 10, 2010.
1868, Judge Edwin B. Crocker bought the property and existing buildings on the corner of Third and O Streets. He then collaborated with Seth Babson (1830–1908), a local architect, to redesign and renovate the home into a grander, Italianate mansion. In addition, E Crocker asked Babson to design an elaborate gallery building that would sit next to the mansion and display the family's growing art collections.
River Walk Park
Located along the west bank of the Sacramento River between the Tower and I Street bridges, River Walk Park offers a unique view of the Sacramento skyline and Old Sacramento that you cannot find anywhere else. The park has picnic areas that can be reserved for private parties and a grand staircase that is used for special events, including weddings and concerts.
A Grand view of the Sacramento Skyline from the riverside.
The Ziggurat Building
A tour of the inside of the Delta King in Old Sacramento. Permission was given to film both the ship and art show.
Book a Stay at The Delta King Now
Wiki History: The Heilbron House is a historic mansion in Downtown Sacramento, California. Built in 1881, it was initially the home of August Heilbron, a cattle rancher, merchant, and landowner who came from Germany.
The home is located just around the corner from Leland Stanford's iconic Stanford Mansion—marking the area as an upscale residential location for captains of industry. Heilbron hired Nathaniel Goodell, who also designed the home that later became the California Governor's Mansion.[2]Costing $10,000 in all, the Heilbron House is one of the few remaining historic structures in an area that is now primarily populated with office buildings for the State of California.[3]
In the last 65 years, the mansion has served as a restaurant, bank, and art gallery, and now serves as an office for the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
The Heilbron Mansion is the only structure remaining on the whole city block which is now a parking lot. Whatever future development that takes place here I feel should compliment the architecture of this beautiful mansion.
Cal Expo Down by The Riverside
1-14-2017
1-14-2017
The Main Entrance Cal Expo is a vast fairground and riverside park adjacent to the American River. The Letters was once located at Disneyland California Park in Anaheim Ca from 2001-2011.
Outdoor Christmas decorations leftover from a December Fair.
Taking in the riverside scenery I spotted what appeared to be 2 tree branches that resembled the arms of a Snowman sticking out of the riverbed Olaf is that you lol. Maintenance of the riverside park dont seem to occur that often as I have seen full black trash bags and loose clothing scattered among the area nature needs to be respected.
Uptown Sacramento/Arden
