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Taken on May 18, 1929, this photograph shows a band procession at McClatchy Park, the previous home of the Joyland amusement park. Situated on Fifth Avenue, between Thirty-Third and Thirty-Seventh Streets, Joyland opened on June 6, 1913 to over 10,000 excited Sacramentans. Built by the city’s early streetcar companies to entice streetcar transit to Oak Park, Joyland offered a giant racer, swimming baths, and a zoo. It stood as a popular city destination until a fire destroyed much of it on June 21, 1920. The fire caused $100,000 worth of damage. The park eventually folded, but, in 1927, Valentine McClatchy purchased the property and renamed it James McClatchy Park (in honor of his father, the founder of the “Sacramento Bee.”) The 17 acre park was deeded to the City of Sacramento soon thereafter.
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