Sacramento's Southside Park by William Burg

Sacramento's Southside Park by William Burg

Sacramento's Southside Park neighborhood sits south of California's state capitol and north of the Old City Cemetery. Built on a former slough, it was inhabited by generations of immigrants and working-class families. The neighborhood's many ethnic communities, including Portuguese, Italian, Mexican, and Japanese, came together in Southside Park, the neighborhood's namesake. Whether for fireworks displays on the Fourth of July, for a trip back to Gold Rush days at Roaring Camp, or simply to paddle the lake in a rented boat, Southside Park provided a place of respite and recreation in this bustling city. The neighborhood surrounding the park faced many challenges as Sacramento grew--including freeway
construction, urban renewal and redevelopment, and problems with crime--but its residents faced these challenges with a tradition of political activism, community participation, and a strong sense of civic pride that is still evident today.

Sacramento historian William Burg uses historic images from the Western Railway Museum's Sacramento collection and oral histories from individuals who rode the streetcars to present an piece of local history that is presently hidden beneath asphalt on many downtown streets: an era when Sacramentans could ride to the department stores on K Street, to Joyland in Oak Park, to the public baths in Land Park, or to the city hall in Sacramento.

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ISBN 13	9781531629465
ISBN 10	1531629466
Title	Sacramento's Southside Park
Author	William Burg
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Year published	2007-09-26
Number of pages	130
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