Sacramento's Land Park

Sacramento wasn't always so proud of the area now called Land Park. In fact, due to a notorious roadhouse at Sutterville and Riverside roads, the city took great pains to distance itself from here in the early days, calling the roadhouse and environs a foul plaguespot and a sink of iniquity, and purposely excluding it from city borders! But times change, and the 1911 death of hotelier and philanthropist William Land set the stage for Land Park's remarkable renaissance. A bequest in Land's will directed that some monies be used to find a recreation spot for the children and a pleasure ground for the poor, and so began the pleasant area of homes, parklands and riverfront paths we know today.

Author: Jocelyn Munroe Isidro
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 05/01/2005
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.60w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780738529653

About the Author
Munroe Isidro, Jocelyn: - Author Jocelyn Munroe Isidro, longtime Sacramento resident and history columnist for Land Park News, has assembled this fascinating collection of images that trace this neighborhood s surprisingly diverse history. Readers will marvel at the changes, but appreciate the careful planning that has kept Land Park a serene and sylvan place through the years.