tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340674059823128384.post3415505040443962987..comments2024-03-27T03:20:11.007-07:00Comments on The NorCal Explorer: US 99: Oak Park's BroadwayTom Spauldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739734557355512251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340674059823128384.post-69373099531351801592015-08-28T03:34:42.804-07:002015-08-28T03:34:42.804-07:00Really cool article! I was born in 72 while my gra...Really cool article! I was born in 72 while my grandparents and mother still lived in Oak Park on 23rd Ave near what is now MLK. They moved about 3 years after that, after living there for 20+ years due to the decline in the neighborhood. Their house is still there to this day, although the neighborhood has changed alot. I will never forget all the stories my Grandmother, mom and her siblings told me about what a great neighborhood it was and how all the people were so close and all the families were so involved with eachother, all their kids went to Oak Ridge and eventually Sac High. Coincidentally, I now live just on the other side of 99 off of Broadway just west of Franklin Blvd. Very interesting to learn about the history of Oak Park, I learned a lot of things I never knew about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340674059823128384.post-66524937244552323632015-08-27T09:27:38.874-07:002015-08-27T09:27:38.874-07:00Thank you for the blog. It brings back memories. W...Thank you for the blog. It brings back memories. We lived near the corner of Franklin Blvd and Castro Way, 1/2 block from Gunther's Ice Cream, before and during the time Freeway 99 was being built and divided the area. We'd walk to the Oak Park shopping center. The pet store and Ben Franklin's 5 & 10¢ store (way before it moved to Stockton Blvd south of Fruitridge) were my favorite stores as a kid. We played at McClatchy Park without fear, went swimming and to the Library across the street from the park. We'd walk to the State Fair at Stockton Blvd and Broadway. We moved out of the area in 1960. Subsequently I left Sacramento altogether and got married. When I returned in 1972 I found out about the Riots. What a shame. We found a house to rent in Central Oak Park. My parents said you don't want to live there but we did anyway and loved the country feel(no sidewalks). In 1976 we bought a 1920 cracker box house in North Oak Park and still live in it. Seen lots of changes over the years. Thank you again for an informative article and the memories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340674059823128384.post-19455427666937956342012-03-14T13:46:42.442-07:002012-03-14T13:46:42.442-07:00The building at 3501 Broadway was also home to the...The building at 3501 Broadway was also home to the Sacramento Urban League in the 1970s- 1990s. The Urban League moved from that sight in 1998 to temporary quarters, then to a modern structure in Del Paso Heights in 2001.David De Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122305766094543288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340674059823128384.post-59662882455880956122010-10-30T07:10:37.041-07:002010-10-30T07:10:37.041-07:00I'm a big Lincoln Highway fan. If you were tr...I'm a big Lincoln Highway fan. If you were traveling westbound on the Southern Route via Lake Tahoe, you came into Sacramento on Folsom Blvd., turned South onto 30th St., then SE onto Stockton Blvd. The Northern Route via Reno entered Sacramento on 12th St. and followed Capitol Ave. to 30th St. In short, the Lincoln Highway never went through Oak Park.Jim Wilkinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340674059823128384.post-14741898646570508932009-11-21T04:41:49.018-08:002009-11-21T04:41:49.018-08:00The Guild now hosts the Movies On A Big Screen pro...The Guild now hosts the Movies On A Big Screen project (www.moviesonabigscreen.com) every Sunday evening, and sometimes on Fridays also. <br />The inside is not extravagant but is quite nice. Not certain if it has always been well maintained or was recently restored.dgrrrlnoreply@blogger.com