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Family at China Town and Old Town Sacramento
Looking down one of the streets in China Town.
China Town musicians.
Waiting for our turn....
......riding the cable car.
Mitchell and Melissa both doing....
....a great job of eating their food with chop sticks.
The ornate Romanesque Saints Peter and Paul
Church on Washington Square was featured in Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 movie,
The Ten Commandments. Designed by Charles Fantoni after the 1906 earthquake
and fire, it is sometimes referred to as the "Italian Cathedral".
Although started in 1912, it took nearly 12 years to complete and was
dedicated March 30, 1924.
....more of the church
Melissa bought each part of her
Chinese outfit at different shops.
On August 13, 1839, John Sutter landed on
the shore of the American River near its confluence with the Sacramento
River. With the promise of a Mexican land grant, Sutter and his landing
party established Sutter's Fort. As the settlement grew and became permanent,
it attracted other businessmen looking for opportunities.
Sam Brannan established a store near the Sacramento River hoping to take advantage of the convenient waterfront location. When gold was discovered in the nearby foothills by James Marshall, Brannan's settlement, called Sacramento, boomed. The embarcadero flourished and was the prime trading center for miners outfitting themselves for the gold fields. But the new city experienced flooding and fires. In 1850 the new city experienced its first devastating flood, and again in 1852, the city was wiped out by high water. It was apparent that drastic measures would have to be taken if it was to saved.
In 1853 a mammoth project was proposed to raise the city above the flood. The ambitious and expensive proposal was not totally accepted until another devastating flood swept through the city in 1862. Within a few years, thousands of cubic yards of earth were brought in on wagons and the daring scheme to raise the street level can be seen throughout Old Sacramento under the boardwalks and in its basements.
Sam Brannan established a store near the Sacramento River hoping to take advantage of the convenient waterfront location. When gold was discovered in the nearby foothills by James Marshall, Brannan's settlement, called Sacramento, boomed. The embarcadero flourished and was the prime trading center for miners outfitting themselves for the gold fields. But the new city experienced flooding and fires. In 1850 the new city experienced its first devastating flood, and again in 1852, the city was wiped out by high water. It was apparent that drastic measures would have to be taken if it was to saved.
In 1853 a mammoth project was proposed to raise the city above the flood. The ambitious and expensive proposal was not totally accepted until another devastating flood swept through the city in 1862. Within a few years, thousands of cubic yards of earth were brought in on wagons and the daring scheme to raise the street level can be seen throughout Old Sacramento under the boardwalks and in its basements.