Discover Sacramento’s changing landscape and local landmarks
This collection of stories explores Sacramento’s evolving urban landscape, highlighting significant changes to the city’s architecture and public spaces. The articles delve into various facets of urban transformation, such as the demolition and redevelopment of the Tower Records site into a new multi-use building and the ongoing efforts to secure federal funding for connecting Old Sacramento with downtown via a riverside park.
Further, the narratives recount the lasting influence of legendary architect Leonard Starks on the city’s landmarks, while reflecting on Macy’s impending closure on K Street, marking a shift in the area’s traditional retail environment. Read the stories below.
NO. 1: FUNDING REQUESTED FOR PROJECT TO RECONNECT OLD SACRAMENTO’S RIVERFRONT TO DOWNTOWN AREA
Downtown Sacramento Partnership to study plans to develop a park linking downtown to Old Sacramento. | Published May 26, 2024 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith
NO. 2: HOW DID TOWER BRIDGE IN SACRAMENTO GET ITS NAME? TOWER THEATRE? HERE’S A LOOK BACK
Both capital city landmarks opened in the late 1930s. | Published June 8, 2024 | Read Full Story by Camila Pedrosa
NO. 3: CONVERTED LOFT HITS SACRAMENTO DOWNTOWN MARKET WITH ‘ARTISTIC FLAIR.’ SEE THE CHIC HOME
What’s the asking price for this auto repair shop turned stunning luxury residence? | Published September 26, 2024 | Read Full Story by David Caraccio
NO. 4: THIS LEGENDARY ARCHITECT DESIGNED MANY SACRAMENTO LANDMARKS. WHO WAS HE?
Leonard F. Starks designed movie theaters, skyscrapers, government buildings and homes. Where can you see his work today? | Published November 24, 2024 | Read Full Story by Graham Womack
NO. 5: SEE AERIAL VIEW OF FIVE-STORY HOUSING PROJECT GOING UP WHERE TOWER RECORDS ONCE STOOD
A new residential future on Broadway is taking shape – and it has some scale. | Published November 9, 2024 | Read Full Story by David Caraccio
NO. 6: SEE HISTORIC PHOTOS OF THE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO MACY’S, SET TO CLOSE LATER THIS YEAR
The construction of the store in the 1960s had a profound impact on the city, and these old pictures show how. | Published January 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nathaniel Levine
NO. 7: WHICH LANDMARKS IN NEW FILM ‘SACRAMENTO’ WERE — AND WERE NOT — FILMED IN TOWN?
See which of the landmarks depicted in new comedy film “Sacramento” were actually filmed in Sacramento. | Published April 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Marcus D. Smith…