Old Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Decay and Redevelopment

Decay and Redevelopement Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

1. Decay and Redevelopement Marker

Inscription. Redevelopment in the 1950s evolved out of the programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. In 1958, it appeared that Sacramento’s central district was dying as it expanded into the suburbs. Sacramento’s West End, a 65-block portion of the City, represented 8 percent of the City’s land area and accounted for 26 percent of the fires, 36 percent of the juvenile delinquency, 42 percent of the adult crime, and 76 percent of the tuberculosis cases. Twelve square blocks housed 167 bars and wine shops. In an attempt to ameliorate these deteriorating conditions, the City took advantage of emerging urban renewal programs offered by the federal government. Under the provisions of one of those programs, Sacramento initiated a master plan for the Old Sacramento Historic District. The district contains state historic sites and has since been declared a national historic landmark. In 1962, the Old Sacramento Historic District became one of the first historic urban renewal projects approved by the federal government.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 38° 34.906′ N, 121° 30.212′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Old Sacramento. It can be reached from the intersection of K Street and Interstate 5, on the right when traveling east. The metal marker is along the pedestrian walk where K Street extends under the freeway overpass towards downtown. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western

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Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Women in the Wartime Workforce (here, next to this marker); The Preservationists (here, next to this marker); A United Effort (here, next to this marker); The Early Homeless (here, next to this marker); A Transportation Hub (here, next to this marker); War Games (here, next to this marker); Ernesto Galarza (a few steps from this marker); A Reformer Emerges (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

More about this marker. The marker is part of the Historical Timeline of Sacramento.
Inset Image:
Old Sacramento and Interstate 5, ca. 1965 – from the Ted Leonard Collection

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Historical Timeline of Sacramento

Also see . . . Old Sacramento State Historic Park. California Department of Parks & Recreation

"Old Sacramento State Historic Park is a cluster of
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

2. Decay and Redevelopment Marker
Far right.
noteworthy, early Gold Rush commercial structures. Historic buildings include the 1849 Eagle Theater; the 1853 B. F. Hastings Building, once home to the California Supreme Court; and the 1855 Big Four Building. Old Sacramento’s historical significance comes from it being the western terminus of the Pony Express postal system, the first transcontinental railroad, and the transcontinental telegraph."

(Submitted on August 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Marker Within the Historical Timeline image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

3. Marker Within the Historical Timeline

Front Street in Old Sacramento image. Click for full size.

4. Front Street in Old Sacramento

Looking north from L Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.