Author : Lee M. A. Simpson
Release : 2004
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 318/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis East Sacramento by : Lee M. A. Simpson
Download or read book East Sacramento written by Lee M. A. Simpson. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.