Sacramento Street Whys: The Whys Guy's Wise Guide to Sacramento Street Names
Book Details
Author(s)Carlos Alcala
PublisherBig Tomato Press
ISBN / ASIN0979123313
ISBN-139780979123313
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,064,190
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
A Quick Way to Pick Up Witty Street Smarts About Sacramento
This informative and quirky street name survey highlights over 400 of the Sacramento region s notable and not so notable streets. Explore ten distinct sections of the Sacramento region from city neighborhoods such as Midtown and Land Park, to the new suburbs of Elk Grove and Natomas, and out to Folsom and Davis.
Learn the fascinating social history of the people including John Sutter, Joan Didion, the Curtis Family, Adolph Teichert, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Joseph Folsom and dozens of others, whose lives form an integral part of these places.
Carlos Alcalá, columnist for the Sacramento Bee, is one of the region s wittiest and most engaging writers. With his alter ego, the Whys Guy, he delves into Sacramento s rich history to create this entertaining guidebook of the origins of local street names.
Was Dead Cat Alley in Woodland named for a poisonous mistake or a local blue plate special? Why does the Sacramento grid have a street for every letter except Z? What Land Park street is named for a baseball player? It might not be the one that you think. To find out the answers to the above, and whether Tesla Way was named for the inventor or the rock band, you ll want this book.
This informative and quirky street name survey highlights over 400 of the Sacramento region s notable and not so notable streets. Explore ten distinct sections of the Sacramento region from city neighborhoods such as Midtown and Land Park, to the new suburbs of Elk Grove and Natomas, and out to Folsom and Davis.
Learn the fascinating social history of the people including John Sutter, Joan Didion, the Curtis Family, Adolph Teichert, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Joseph Folsom and dozens of others, whose lives form an integral part of these places.
Carlos Alcalá, columnist for the Sacramento Bee, is one of the region s wittiest and most engaging writers. With his alter ego, the Whys Guy, he delves into Sacramento s rich history to create this entertaining guidebook of the origins of local street names.
Was Dead Cat Alley in Woodland named for a poisonous mistake or a local blue plate special? Why does the Sacramento grid have a street for every letter except Z? What Land Park street is named for a baseball player? It might not be the one that you think. To find out the answers to the above, and whether Tesla Way was named for the inventor or the rock band, you ll want this book.
