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Title
Merchant Street, Looking West
Date Created and/or Issued
1960
Contributing Institution
Sacramento Public Library
Collection
Sacramento Room Photographs
Rights Information
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description
Shown in 1960 is a photograph of the blighted south side of Merchant Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets. Central to the photograph and behind a tree is the abandoned Inland Press building at 508 through 510 Merchant Street. In the distance is the abanonded white-colored Eureka Engine House Number Four at 1017 Fifth Street. It was built in 1853, burned down a year later, and was rebuilt in 1855. At the time this photograph was taken, it was the home of the Happy Time Cafe.
Type
image
Identifier
1460
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/1856
Subject
Street Scenes
Fire Stations
Binderies and Printers
Abandoned Structures
Restaurants
Source
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection

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