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Description
Taken in 1928, this photograph shows the ornate facade of Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium, located at 1515 J Street. The structure was erected on land donated by John Sutter, Junior, and had been the site of Mary J. Watson Grammar School. Although Sutter stipulated in his grant that the occupier of the land could only be a school or park, the California State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City in May of 1925, feeling that the auditorium met the conditions of the original deed. Almost immediately after the verdict was read, ground was broken on the 1.5 million dollar project.
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