Preservation Roundtable - Saturday June 13th
9:00am to Noon at the Young Ladies Institute – 27th & N Sts.
Continental Breakfast * $5 donation
6/13/09 AGENDA: (more…)
May 22, 2009
May 8, 2009
Preservation Trust Awards
The third annual Capital City Preservation Trust awards will be presented on May 26 at the beginning of the 6:00 p.m. Council meeting. Also at that meeting the Mayor will proclaim May as National Preservation Month. To see the award winners, click ccpt-preservation-awards-2009.
A few months ago, the Mayor and each Councilmember were invited to name a project in his or her district that meets the award criteria:
• restoration, rehabilitation, or reconstruction was completed within the past 5 years
• it is of historical, architectural or cultural significance to the area.
The Mayor was invited to choose a project anywhere within the City limits. (more…)
April 17, 2009
Presentation on M Street and Sacramento’s West End
At the April Sacramento County Historical Society meeting, Historian, SCHS President and SOCA Board member William Burg will present a historical perspective of the evolution of M Street/Capitol Avenue between the 1850s and the 1950s. Drawing on photographs mostly from the Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center (SAMCC,) the presentation will cover the area’s early residential neighborhood, featuring the homes of prominent Sacramentans like Leland Stanford and E.B. Crocker, the industries along the waterfront, and the multicultural neighborhoods that formed in the 19th and early 20th century. The presentation will also review the effects of the redevelopment era on the neighborhood, and its transformation from a neighborhood into Capitol Mall.
April 14, 2009
Meeting on Intermodal Station
April 22, 5:30 - 7 p.m.. Intermodal Station - public meeting to review the recently released Environmental Assessment and the “Move,” ”Don’t Move,” alternatives for the Historic Depot. Presentation begins at 5:45, Where: Historic Depot Meeting Room, 401 I Street (west of Passenger Waiting Room) – Free parking is available at the depot for the meeting. Questions about the meeting: Linda Tucker, City of Sacramento Department of Transportation, 916-808-7523
For the environmental study see: www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd/planning/environmental-review/eirs/. For the Historic Depot Alternatives study see: www.cityofsacramento.org/transportation/director/sitf
March 13, 2009
Riverboat Casino Night
The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation presents A Riverboat Casino Night - Old Sacramento Tournament of Chance aboard the Delta King
Friday, June 5, 2009 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$ 45 for members, $ 55 for non-members
please see the riverboat2520flyer for more information and how to RSVP
* Must be 21 years of age or older to attend
March 7, 2009
City Council Votes to Close Hotel Berry
By William Burg
Hotel Berry circa 1930
On Tuesday Feb. 24, 2009 the City Council authorized the purchase of the Berry Hotel from its latest owners, developer AF Evans. Despite the efforts of the developer to restore the hotel and maintain its use as housing for those with very low incomes, the city will soon close the Berry, without a plan to reopen it.
February 16, 2009
City Loses Treasure
Roger Lathe’s widow, Liza Mehler, notified SOCA of Roger’s passing on February 11, 2009. Roger had not been well in recent years and macular degeneration had affected his eyesight to the extent that he had to give up his “House wright” business. He definitely was a treasure, not only to SOCA, but to the entire community. Without his expertise, many of us would have made inappropriate, if not stupid, additions to our dwellings. (more…)
February 8, 2009
Preserve Me A Seat - A Movie Event
On Friday March 20, 2009 - Movies On A Big Screen in partnership with the Sacramento Old City Association will present an encore showing of Preserve Me A Seat -a documentary about efforts to preserve historic movie theatres across America. This event is open to everyone. There will also be a brief talk before the film on efforts to preserve theatres in Sacramento. The first showing is at 7:00 PM with a second show at 9:30 PM.
$5.00 donation at the door - Presented by Movies on a Big Screen and SOCA.
Location: 600 4th Street, West Sacramento
for maps and location info: http://www.shiny-object.com/screenings/
Natural Plasters Workshop (in Santa Rosa)
Natural Plasters WorkshopMonday-Thursday, March 16th-19th, 2009 in Santa Rosa, California, before the Spring California Straw Building Association (CASBA) conference. (more…)
Urban Design Alliance Resumes Dialogue Series
The Urban Design Alliance-Sacramento (UDA) is resuming their design dialogue series on March 25, 2009. Preservation must be part of the dialogue. Meetings will be from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the conference room of The American Institute of Architects, Central Valley (AIA/CV) at 1400 S Street in Sacramento. More info online at http://urbandesignalliance.wordpress.com/ (more…)