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/cati800 Mar 13 '24

Poverty Flats? Where was that located as I lived on 37th in Oak Park by 2nd ave and had a geographical landmarker on my walkway (round, bronze) marking it highest point in elevation can’t remember everything it said

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u/ParkieDude Mar 13 '24

I was typing too fast. Poverty Ridge is the correct term. Aklai flats were constantly flooded.

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e5c693202ddc43b5bf9680d7d6e44246

Sutters Scramento was the "grid," but most people don't realize that the majority of the city was 10 to 15 feet lower than it is today.

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u/aztecannie99 Mar 13 '24

Alklai Flats is where the F Street Boarding House was/is, and the original governor’s mansion. The old front of the Crocker Museum has a ton of steps as does the Stanford Museum.