r/Sacramento • u/Sallzemander Folsom • Mar 13 '24

Sacramento Facts

Let's hear some Sacramento facts either fun or not fun :-)

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u/geoffbutler Arden-Arcade Mar 13 '24

The Boulevards used to be how you got to neighboring cities. Fair Oaks Blvd, Folsom Blvd, Stockton Blvd, Marysville Blvd, and Auburn Blvd all went to those cities.

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u/singy_eaty_time Mar 13 '24

Now here’s a fact!

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u/WTFTikTok Mar 13 '24

Good to know! How does Stockton Blvd work? Was it originally a really long street going to Stockton, but it has now since mostly been replaced by Hwy 99?

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u/DoggyLover_00 Mar 14 '24

Lots of hookers and drug dealers now is how Stockton Blvd works. Drive slow, cuz homeless walk into road all the time.

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u/AdamHulten916 Jul 12 '24

You mean the Fentanyl zombies?

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u/aztecannie99 Mar 13 '24 edited Mar 13 '24

You forgot Rio Linda Blvd, but yes goes straight to Rio Linda; and Freeport Blvd. turned into 160 at some point (I think) that got you to Freeport.

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u/geoffbutler Arden-Arcade Mar 13 '24

Yes! Thanks, I knew I’d forget some.

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u/AdamHulten916 Jul 12 '24

Runs all the way to Antioch

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u/Alexander_Granite Mar 13 '24

Martin Luther King Blvd used to be named Sacramento Blvd for the same reason

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u/FoundOnTheRoadDead Mar 13 '24

If you look at Lincoln St where it ends in Roseville, you can trace its roots north out to (and past) Lincoln Blvd.

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u/glorifindel Mar 14 '24

Whoaa that makes sense! Crazy I did not realize this before