Downtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025
1. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Marker
(California Section, California State Library) Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, Spanish-American • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 38° 34.72′ N, 121° 29.199′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Downtown. It is on 15th Street north of J Street, on the right when traveling south. 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 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: Bell Labs Sea Plow (here, next to this marker); The Messiah, 1928 (a few steps from this marker); Telstar I Satellite (a few steps from this marker); First Commercial Modem (a few steps from this marker); Boxing at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (a few steps from this marker); Bell Solar Battery (a few steps from this marker); Sacramento Air Defense Filter Center (a few steps from this marker); The Shrine/Polack Bros. Circus (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.
More about this marker.
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Regarding Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. The auditorium, across the street from this photograph, opened in 1927 on land that had been donated about 50 years earlier by early settler John Sutter for use as a school. According to the building's registration form for the National Register of Historic Places, the building's original doors did not have built-in locks, as it was intended to be a public shrine for the area's dead from the Spanish-American War and World War I. In 1986, the building was closed due to structural concerns in an area of heavy seismic activity; it remained empty until a renovation in 1996.
Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places registration form: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. The NRHP registration form, submitted in 1977, reviews the history and architecture of the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. (Submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025
2. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium photo and marker
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 7, 2025
3. 7 photos and markers along 15th Street
In all, 29 photos with small captions can be found around two adjoining AT&T buildings, along 14th, 15th and J Streets.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 7, 2025
4. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
A small section of the AT&T building where this marker is found can be seen on the far left of the photo.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 4. submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
