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Taken between 1927 and 1929, this photograph shows the Hotel Sacramento at the southeast corner of 10th and K streets. From its opening onward, the Sacramento was looked upon as one of the more cosmopolitan spots in the city. In March 1911, progressive organization opened a rooftop dining room to be utilized for banquets and dances. The idea was scuttled a year later because of cooler weather during the summer. At around the same time, and with a nudge from the more urbane hotels in San Francisco, the Sacramento became the first hotel in the city to allow women to smoke. Management at both the Golden Eagle and Capitol hotels scoffed at the notion, but female guests at the Sacramento were more than happy to puff away on their complimentary box of three Turkish cigarettes.
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