| East Sacramento Contributor(s): Simpson, Lee M. a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0738529311 ISBN-13: 9780738529318 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: In the 1890s, the Sacramento Electric Power and Light Company extended streetcar tracks eastward, thereby creating a suburban oasis that developers Charles Wright and Howard Kimbrough sold as "just a 15 minute ride from downtown." Today's East Sacramento boasts some of the more desirable real estate in and around California's capital city, including McKinley Park and the "Fabulous Forties," a collection of upscale homes from 40th to 49thStreets -- where Ronald Reagan resided when he was governor. Also located in East Sacramento is the campus of California State University, Sacramento, where a young Tom Hanks got his start in The Cherry Orchard. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 979.454 |
| LCCN: 2004109466 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.48" W x 9.06" (0.67 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Sacramento, California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 1890s, the Sacramento Electric Power and Light Company extended streetcar tracks eastward, thereby creating a suburban oasis that developers Charles Wright and Howard Kimbrough sold as just a 15 minute ride from downtown. Today s East Sacramento boasts some of the more desirable real estate in and around California s capital city, including McKinley Park and the Fabulous Forties, a collection of upscale homes from 40th to 49thStreets where Ronald Reagan resided when he was governor. Also located in East Sacramento is the campus of California State University, Sacramento, where a young Tom Hanks got his start in The Cherry Orchard." |
Contributor Bio(s): Simpson, Lee M. A.: - Editor Lee M.A. Simpson is a professor of United States history at California State University, Sacramento. She previously authored Stearns County, Minnesota and Sacramento s Oak Park for Arcadia. This nostalgic look back at the area s beginnings is a collaborative effort with eight contributing authors, Cal State s history department, and the Sacramento Archives & Museum Collection. |