Downtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
1915 Sacramento Parade Float
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025
1. 1915 Sacramento Parade Float Marker
This picture was take just a few feet away from this location. Check out the "Ghost" to the left of the float on the side walk.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.
Location. 38° 34.731′ N, 121° 29.248′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Downtown. It is on J Street east of 14th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 J Street, 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 Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1927 Splicer (here, next to this marker); The First Air-to-Ground and Ground-to-Air Communications (a few steps from this marker); 1890s Telephone Lineman (a few steps from this marker); 1937 Telephone Lineman (a few steps from this marker); 1911 Telephone Wires (a few steps from this marker); 1940s Splicer (a few steps from this marker); First Transcontinental Telephone Line (a few steps from this marker); 1910 Telephone Operator (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.
More about this marker. The marker and photo is one of a set of 29 found around two
this page online
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025
2. 1915 Sacramento Parade Float photo and marker
The sign on the side of the float says:
"Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Year 1881, 1 Telephone. Year 1911, 9000 Telephones.
Greater Sacramento, 1915, 15000 Telephones."
"Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Year 1881, 1 Telephone. Year 1911, 9000 Telephones.
Greater Sacramento, 1915, 15000 Telephones."
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 7, 2025
3. AT&T Building markers along J Street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
