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

Boxing at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025

1. Boxing at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium Marker

Inscription. One of the first boxing matches held at the Auditorium. The Auditorium also held many wrestling matches, ice skating shows, basketball and celebrity tennis matches.

(Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library) Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Sports.

Location. 38° 34.728′ N, 121° 29.196′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Downtown. It is on 15th Street near 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sacramento Air Defense Filter Center (here, next to this marker); The Messiah, 1928 (here, next to this marker); The Shrine/Polack Bros. Circus (a few steps from this marker); Arts and Entertainment at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (a few steps from this marker); Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (a few steps from this marker); Banquet at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (a few steps from this marker); Bell Labs Sea Plow (a few steps from this marker); First Commercial Modem (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

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this marker. The marker and photo is one of a set of 29 found around two A&T-owned buildings along 14th, J and 15th Streets.

Also see . . . Memorial Auditorium as a Boxing Venue. From the Sacramento Room Digital Collection, a photo and caption about the Memorial Auditorium's history as a boxing arena. (Submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Boxing at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium photo and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025

2. Boxing at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium photo and marker

7 photos and markers along 15th Street image. Click for full size.

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.

Sacramento Memorial Auditorium image. Click for full size.

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.

Inside the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 8, 2025

5. Inside the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium

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 174 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 4, 5. submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.