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Walking tours of Sacramento's historic places WALKING TOURS SPONSORED BY SACRAMENTO HERITAGESacramento Heritage created self- guided walking tours with maps that allow locals and visitors to Sacramento to enjoy the city's historical wonders at their own pace. Sac Heritage Tour 1: Downtown - City Hall Area The City Hall Area Walking Tour begins from Sacramento's City Hall fronting the one block square Cesar Chavez Plaza. The California State Capitol was to be located on the plaza site, until plans were halted and the property returned to the City. The square, known as City Plaza, was made the central feature of John Noland's 1915 vision of a Civic Center, a formal park framed by City Hall, a post office, an auditorium, art gallery, library, hotel, and offices. The City of Sacramento completed two buildings in the master plan, City Hall and the Sacramento Library.Sac Heritage Tour 2: J and K Street Commercial Corridor The Commercial Corridor tour highlights some of the most important historic buildings in Sacramento on J and K Streets, the central core of the city's formative years. J Street was a major thoroughfare leading from the Sacramento River to 12th Street, where routes continued east to the gold mine settlements of Hangtown

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WALKING TOURS SPONSORED BY SACRAMENTO HERITAGESacramento Heritage created self-guided walking tours with maps that allow locals

and visitors to Sacramento to enjoy the city's historical wonders at their own pace. Sac HeritageTour 1: Downtown - City Hall Area

The City Hall Area Walking Tour begins from Sacramento's City Hall fronting the one

block square Cesar Chavez Plaza. The California State Capitol was to be located on

the plaza site, until plans were halted and the property returned to the City. The

square, known as City Plaza, was made the central feature of John Noland's 1915

vision of a Civic Center, a formal park framed by City Hall, a post office, an

auditorium, art gallery, library, hotel, and offices. The City of Sacramento completed

two buildings in the master plan, City Hall and the Sacramento Library.Sac Heritage Tour 2: J and KStreet Commercial Corridor

The Commercial Corridor tour highlights some of the most important historic

buildings in Sacramento on J and K Streets, the central core of the city's formative

years. J Street was a major thoroughfare leading from the Sacramento River to 12th

Street, where routes continued east to the gold mine settlements of Hangtown

(Placerville) and Coloma, or turned north toward Auburn and Marysville. Because J

and K Streets were the most heavily-travelled, businesses were first constructed on

the city blocks lining these streets.Sac Heritage Tour 3: State Capitol Area

The tour of the State Capitol Area highlights impressive State government buildings

and surrounding office buildings, hotels and apartment buildings which support the

active political and social sector of Sacramento. Originally, when the state

government moved into the Capitol building in 1874, Capitol Park was edged by

Victorian era homes. Over the 20th century buildings by Sacramento's most beloved

architects were located here as the City and State government grew in size. These

structures of various architectural styles depict the layered development and aesthetic

of the City's historic core.

State Capitol Area Brochure, including mapNote: The brochure is designed to be printed in 11" by17" format, but can be printed in 8.5" by

11" format. If you wish to print the brochure in 11" by 17" format,The City Hall Area printing, assembly and folding instructions. If you wish to print in 8.5" by 11" format,

select the 8.5" by 11" paper size in your browser's print menu.WALKING TOURS SPONSORED BY

SACRAMENTO COUNTY

HISTORICAL SOCIETYHistorical Society Tour 1:

Self Guided Walking Tour of Historic Buildings on K StreetSACRAMENTO OLD CITY CEMETERYWALKING TOUR

SACRAMENTO MODERN MIDTOWN COMMERCIAL TOUR

Sacramento Modern - Midtown Commercial TourSACRAMENTO BUNGALOW HERITAGEASSOCIATION

WALKING TOURIn 1998, the Sacramento Bungalow Heritage Association published a walking tourof

several Midtown/East Sac neighborhoods. While this organization no longer exists,

this tour is a reminder of the important work the Association did.OAK PARK WALKING TOURSacState Professor Robin Datel prepared this tour featuring historical points of

interest in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood, one of Sacramento's first streetcar

suburbs.BOULEVARD PARK WALKING TOURProduced in 1994 by the Historic Boulevard ParkCommittee, this tour features

homes and other features in one of Sacramento's most historic neighborhoods,

Boulevard Park. Once the location of the California State Fairgrounds, Boulevard

Park features an interesting and eclectic collection of Midtown Sacramento homes.CURTIS PARKWALKING TOURS

1. Curtis Oaks Tour

2. South Curtis Oaks Tour

3. Saint Francis Oaks Tour

DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO PARTNERSHIP TOURS

The Downtown Sacramento Partnership offers a series of unique guided tours through

downtown Sacramento that introduce the people, places and events that shaped

California history. From John Sutter to Cesar Chavez, these tours cover more than

150 years of state and local history. Topics range from art and architecture to cultural,

religious and urban history. Call 442-8575, email [email protected] for prices

and scheduling and to make a reservation. All tours are guided and last approximately

one hour.DSP Tour 1: Kids Meet the City - A tour of California history especially for kidsDesigned asa fun and interactive way to introduce local history to students of all

ages. This unique walk through downtown will explore the Gold Rush, the history and

route of the famed Pony Express, John Sutter's place in California history, and the Big

Four of the railroad industry as well as offer an introduction to city government with a

visit into City Council Chambers.DSP Tour 2: Tales of the Central City - An overview of earlySacramento historyWalk with down memory lane on a guided tour of one of the oldest cities in

California. Learn how Sacramento wrangled the distinction of California's State

Capitol, walk the original route of the famed Pony Express, see the influence of

railroad's 'Big Four' on early urban planning and learn why downtown sidewalks are

hollow. Our Gold Rush era specialist, Mike Munson leads this tour.DSP Tour 3: Structural Stories -Local examples of historical architecture stylesStroll through the ages of architectural history righthere in downtown Sacramento.

From our Renaissance-style Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and the graceful Art

Deco shapes of Crest Theatre to Chicago style architecture here in California, we will

show you local examples of the world's finest styles. Shawn Peter leads this tour.DSP Tour 4: Art isAll Around Us - A tour of Sacramento's Art in Public PlacesTour Sacramento's impressive collectionof permanently sited works of art

integrated into Sacramento's built and natural environments. See local works by

notable local and regional artists. This tour was developed in partnership with

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission's Art in Public Places program.DSP Tour 5: Yesterday,Today Tomorrow | K Street commerce, growth and

redevelopmentBeginning in Old Sacramento at Front and K streets, this tour will trace Sacramento's

commercial growth by traveling on foot toward 13th K. On this walk, see

Sacramento's first commercial district, learn about K Street's early history as a

vaudeville and entertainment hotspot and be the first to hear future plans for

Sacramento's most talked-about pedestrian mall. Shawn Peter or Mike Munson will

lead this tour.DSP Tour 6: The Art of Terra Cotta | An architecture tour featuring local clay

artisans Gladding McBeanThis tour discusses the history of terra cotta as an architectural art formand will

highlight downtown's best examples of this turn-of-the-century technique. This tour

emphasizes the contribution of the Gladding McBean studio, one of the

region's best cultural and artistic assets, which has provided terra cotta tiles, pipes and

sculpture for customers worldwide. Based in Lincoln, California, this studio has been

in continual operation since 1874, with many downtown buildings showcasing the

studio's early works. This tour will highlight these structures as well as discuss the

evolution of this notable clay studio, the process of working with this unique type of

clay and the studio's legacy on the art of terra cotta. Mike Munson leads this tour.DSP Tour 7:Sacred Spaces - The story of Downtown's religious structuresThis tour offers a glimpse into

Sacramento's first faith-based organizations and

discusses the history of these churches in the context of early California history. This

tour also touches on the unique architectural features of each structure. A portion of

the proceeds benefit housing efforts for downtown homeless.

Kids Meet the City | A tour of California history especially for kids

This tour is specially designed to serve as a fun and interactive way to introduce local

history to students of all ages. This unique walk through downtown will explore the

Gold Rush, the history and route of the famed Pony Express, John Sutter's place in

California history, and the Big Four of the railroad industry as well as offer an

introduction to city government with a visit into City Council Chambers.

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