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Sacramento's preeminent university, California State University, Sacramento (alias Sac State), was founded in 1947. In 1966, Sacramento was the endpoint of a civil rights march of the United Farm Workers led by Cesar Chavez. In the 1990s Joe Serna, Sacramento's first Hispanic mayor, named a park in Downtown Sacramento after Chávez.
Included within downtown is the California State Capitol building, the house of the California state government.The major retail and entertainment area is known as the Downtown Commons (DOCO), which includes Macy's, the Sawyer Hotel, Golden 1 Center (home of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association), and a wide variety of dining establishments and retail shops.
Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8, New York, NY, exterior famously used for the movie Ghostbusters [23] Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14, New York, NY, NRHP-listed [15] Firehouse, Engine Company 31, New York, NY, NRHP-listed [15] Firehouse, Engine Company 33, New York, NY, NRHP-listed [15] Fireman's Hall (Alfred, New York), NRHP-listed
Hook and Ladder No. 1 and Hose Co. No. 2, in Grand Forks, North Dakota; Hook and Ladder No. 3, in Hudson County, New Jersey; Hook and Ladder No. 4, in Albany, New York; Hook and Ladder House No. 5–Detroit Fire Department Repair Shop, in Detroit, Michigan; Hose and Hook and Ladder Truck Building, in Thomaston, Connecticut
Old Sacramento State Historic Park, California State Railroad Museum 38°35′04″N 121°30′14″W / 38.5844°N 121.5039°W / 38.5844; -121.5039 ( First Transcontinental Sacramento
A plaque memorializing the fire can be found on the Fairmont Hotel near Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose. Santana Row Fire of 2002 The construction of Santana Row , an upscale shopping, housing, dining and entertainment complex, faced a major setback in 2002 when an 11-alarm fire (5-alarm within SJFD) went ablaze.
Occupying an entire block between I and J Streets and 9th and 10th Streets in downtown Sacramento, Cesar Chavez Park and Plaza currently stands on Old City Plaza founded in 1849 by John Sutter. At one time, the California State Capitol Building was proposed for the location, but the idea was abandoned in 1857 after residents voiced concerns. [2]
Lavender Heights, Sacramento's gay and lesbian district, is centrally located on K Street and 20th Street. [7] [8] [9] The area owes its name to the high number of gay-owned homes and businesses residing there. [8] [10] Lavender Heights is a name given to the hub of Sacramento's gay and lesbian community with many gay bars and restaurants.