Midtown Sacramento

Midtown Sacramento

Midtown Sacramento (commonly known as Midtown) is a historical district and neighborhood just east of Downtown Sacramento. Officially, Midtown's borders are R Street on the South, J Street on the North, 16th Street on the West and 30th Street on the East.[1] However, the streets in Sacramento's original "grid" that are east of 16th Street cover the area commonly called "Midtown". This more general definition covers an area bounded by W Street on the South, the Southern Pacific rail lines on the North, 16th Street on the West and 29th Street on the East.

It is a largely residential community with tree-lined streets and old Victorians. It is also the center of Sacramento's art, music, and cultural scene. Boutiques, bars, clubs, upscale, and casual dining abound. Midtown has the only winery located in the greater Sacramento urban area. Midtown hosts an art walk on the second Saturday of each month which attracts thousands of metropolitan residents. A large historic Asian community resides from S Street south to Broadway.

The Midtown community is diverse in terms of race and income brackets. Increasing in-fill developments consisting largely of upscale lofts have priced out some residents. Historic sites such as Sutter's Fort, the first European settlement in Sacramento, are located in Midtown. Midtown is known for being pedestrian-friendly and bike-friendly with continuous marked bike-lanes throughout the neighborhood and a bike path connecting to the American River Parkway which extends to Folsom. Public transit consists of light-rail lines running down R Street connecting the neighborhood to the metropolitan area and bus lines serving the central city area.

Lavender Heights, Sacramento's gay and lesbian district, is centrally located on K Street and 20th Street.

Many legislators (Dean Florez and Christine Kehoe among them) choose to live in various spots in Midtown when the legislature is in session.

References

Needed. Not working: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/gis/documents/neighborhoods-2008-nolocal%20streetsE.pdf

  1. ^ City of Sacramento. City of Sacramento: Neighborhoods (Map) (October 2008 ed.). http://maps.cityofsacramento.org/pdf/neighborhoods-2008-nolocal%20streetsE.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vagabond Inn Sacramento Midtown Sacramento (Sacramento) — Vagabond Inn Sacramento Midtown Sacramento country: United States, city: Sacramento (Central Location) Vagabond Inn Sacramento Midtown Sacramento Vagabond Inn Sacramento (Midtown) is located in the heart of Midtown Sacramento and is convenient to …   International hotels

  • Sacramento, California — Sacramento redirects here. For other uses, see Sacramento (disambiguation). Sacramento   City   Aerial View of Downtown Sacramento …   Wikipedia

  • Midtown — puede referirse a: Una denominación anglosajona para ciertas zonas de la ciudad (véase también ciudad central y teoría de los lugares centrales para el sistema urbano o jerarquía de ciudades y modelo de zonas concéntricas o modelo Burgess para la …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sacramento (United States) — Hotels: Best Western Heritage Inn Sacramento (Rancho Cordova) Best Western Sutter House Sacramento (Sacramento) Clarion Hotel Mansion Inn Sacramento (City Centre: Downtown) Clarion Hotel Near Cal Expo (Central Location) Comfort Suites Downtown… …   International hotels

  • Midtown — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Midtown désigne un quartier central comme : Midtown (Manhattan), à New York Midtown (Miami), à Miami, Floride Midtown (Atlanta), à Atlanta, Georgie… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Midtown — Contents 1 Places 1.1 In cities 1.2 Other places 2 Other …   Wikipedia

  • Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates — The Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) is a nonprofit bicycle advocacy organization serving the Sacramento, California area. SABA was formed in 1991, and was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2003. SABA has more than… …   Wikipedia

  • Sacramento High School — Sacramento Charter High School [ Sacramento Charter High School A Public Charter School Proposal ] is an independent public charter high school located in the Alhambra Triangle, adjacent to the Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento, California. Its …   Wikipedia

  • Sacramento City Council — The Sacramento City Council is the governing body of the city of Sacramento, California. The council holds regular meetings at Sacramento City Hall on Tuesdays at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm, with exceptions for holidays and other special cases.cite web… …   Wikipedia

  • Sacramento Police Department — Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname = Sacramento Police Department nativename = nativenamea = nativenamer = commonname = abbreviation = fictional = patch = patchcaption = logocaption = badge = badgecaption = flagcaption = imagesize = motto …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”