Description of the dedication of a park named in honor of Ricardo Favela in the McKinley Village neighborhood of East Sacramento. A fellow East Sacramento Improvement Association (ESIA) board member and I attended the dedication of the Ricardo Favela Park in McKinley Village on March 5. Who was Ricardo Favela? Ricardo Favela was a Professor […]
Sacramento Name Changes
Description of name changes to well-known, major locations in Sacramento. How long before we get used to, and start to think and use, the “new” names? A person who left and returned to Sacramento after a few years (or less!) might become confused in a conversation with a Sacramentan who has stayed in place. For […]
27th Annual Pops in the Park
Description of Pops in the Park – an annual tradition in East Sacramento – celebrating its 27th year this summer. Note: If you have not attended Pops in the Park so far this month you still have time to catch The Count at Glenn Hall Park on Saturday, June 23. Pops in the Park takes place […]
McKinley Village Art Walk & Park Dedication
(UPDATED 12/1/18) Description of the partially completed McKinley Village Art Walk and the recently dedicated Michael Himovitz Park, so named to honor Himovitz who is credited with creating the popular Sacramento Second Saturday Art Walk. Michael Himovitz Park On Friday last week Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Councilmembers Jeff Harris and Steve Hansen participated in […]
Sutter’s Fort – Sacramento Landmarks
Description and background on Sutter’s Fort, the oldest restored Fort in the United States. Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park is located in Midtown Sacramento between K and L Streets and 26th and 28th Streets. The 20th Annual Sacramento Museum Day was on an unusually warm day for this time of year. I planned to take […]