Sacramento, California

City population (2004): 450,000 (96 sq mi)
Metro Population (CSA, 2004): 2,100,000

California's fourth largest metropolitan area. First incorporated city in CA, and largest northernmost city in the state. Birthplace of the California Gold Rush when gold was discovered 20 miles east of downtown in the Sierra Nevada foothills (Coloma) in 1848. Was also the western terminus of the Pony Express, Wells Fargo and the first transcontinental railroad.






http://img47.exs.cx/img47/7498/Sac-Panoramic-_night-shot_.jpg



http://img181.exs.cx/img181/9642/sacpanowsierras8jr.jpg



http://img47.exs.cx/img47/1430/Sacsnow.jpg



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http://img181.exs.cx/img181/38/sacramentomountains6ei.jpg

Some more pics:

http://img44.exs.cx/img44/7627/JoesCrabShack.jpg


http://img47.exs.cx/img47/4478/EsquirePalm.jpg


http://img47.exs.cx/img47/6523/ElksClub.jpg


http://img47.exs.cx/img47/266/I-80Skyline.jpg

5/10 for the skyscrapers, but I think the city is very pretty with the snow-capped mountains in the background. As I'm sure your'e aware, Sacramento is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. I'm sure we can expect a lot more growth downtown.

P.S. How are the housing prices when compared to other California cities, especially the coastal ones?

5.5/10 Allrigth, not nothing really good.

What that big flat pyramid shaped thing ?

Im going for a quick visit there in September, It would help if more pictures were working. Ill vote when I come back.

What that big flat pyramid shaped thing ?


That's actually an office building known locally as the "Ziggurat". It used to be the regional HQ for the Money Store before they went under and now houses state government offices. It was actually the first building in the United States designed and built completely using the principles of Feng Shui. It's usually completely lit up at night and is very unique looking right on the banks of the Sacramento River:

http://www.ramint.com/img/moneystore.jpg http://img11.exs.cx/img11/5346/Ziggurat.jpg






P.S. How are the housing prices when compared to other California cities, especially the coastal ones?

Compared to much of coastal California, Sacramento is still considered a "bargain". (Thus, the continuing mass influx of former Bay Areans and Angelinos). Being only about an hour NE from San Francisco, many are willing to trade a longer commute for a bigger house. Though times are quickly changing. The current Sacramento housing market cannot build enough homes to meet current demand, thus quickly rising prices and lot values. I believe the average home has appreciated an average of 36% in the last year alone.

And when I say "bargain" please keep in mind that is by California's rediculously high and over-inflated standards. The "bargain" median home price in the Sacramento area is now well over $400,000 USD.

The skyline is not bad for it's size ... 8/10

6.5/10

looks ok

Rather pleasing, and Sacramento can especially be proud of its lovely capitol building and of the "Ziggurat." I give Sacramento an 8.

7.5.


Can't see much in the pictures, but from what I've seen of it, it looks good!

Looks nice and quiet. I kinda like that flat piramid shaped building, especially on that last picture. 6.0

The last building is very interesting...

6/10

yer what can you say 5/10

Actually the skyline "is" pretty bad for its size whover said it wasn't...Sacramento is a pretty decent sized city (as of now lately), granite these pictures do it little justice but still I'm suprised this city looks the same it did 4 years ago...

7/10

for my state capital

Surprisingly boring skyline :sly: I was expecting something more from California capital ;) 6/10

A lot nicer than I would have expected it to be. I give it a 6.5/10. :okay:

Pretty setting. Dismal skyline for the size of the metro area. Sacremento metro is at or near 2 million and cities with half the population, such as Hartford and Austin, have better skylines. It's the capital of our largest state. Should be a lot better.

4/10

Pretty setting. Dismal skyline for the size of the metro area. Sacremento metro is at or near 2 million and cities with half the population, such as Hartford and Austin, have better skylines. It's the capital of our largest state. Should be a lot better.

4/10

Because it has grown so fast, I would think that the downtown area is lagging behind the population. Like I said earlier, give it time and I think it will be a great downtown, IMHO.

Do the Bradfords still live in Sacramento? Actually, on a serious note, does the Arnold live in Sacramento or just commute back and forth to Maahreeeaaahhh and the kids in LA? Probably flies one of his planes up for the work week.

Because it has grown so fast, I would think that the downtown area is lagging behind the population. Like I said earlier, give it time and I think it will be a great downtown, IMHO.

Do the Bradfords still live in Sacramento? Actually, on a serious note, does the Arnold live in Sacramento or just commute back and forth to Maahreeeaaahhh and the kids in LA? Probably flies one of his planes up for the work week.


Austin is growing faster than SacTown and its skyline is keeping up. weak argument.

6/10, I'm kinda disappointed with its skyline for some reason. Probably because it's California's capital or something. I think the metro area could be part of it as well. Probably a nice city, though.

I really like Sacramento. It has such beautiful trees and neighborhoods. The areas around the River are very quaint and interesting. Sacramento is a great town!! :)

Cheers!! :)

I used to live there 8 years of my life..I miss it so much..great people..great weather..had the time of my life when living there.

Sac-town has quite a nice skyline with some good sized buildings.

8/10

These pictures don't do Sacramento justice. If I weren't such a newbie, I'd figure out how to post some better photos of SacTown. Anyway, Sacramento is a very nice city with lots of potential. Right now, I'd give it's skyline an 8. It just needs some better photos...

http://www.rivercitywings.org/images/SacSkyline2.jpg http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/RMDZ/images/EconDevelop.jpg http://www.picturejungle.com/images/photos/Photo31.wfbld.jpg http://www.picturejungle.com/images/photos/Photo173.WestSacViewofSkyline8x30byJP.jpg http://www.picturejungle.com/images/photos/Photo303.TheLandoftheTrees.jpg http://www.picturejungle.com/images/photos/Photo304.SacramentoSkyline.jpg http://www.picturejungle.com/images/photos/Photo916.SacramentoSkylineatDusk.jpg http://www.adunnphotography.com/galleries/images/2005_0417D_278.jpg http://www.adunnphotography.com/galleries/images/2004_0037_24.jpg http://www.tommyersphotography.com/data/photos/sac00037.jpg http://www.tommyersphotography.com/data/photos/sac00043.jpg http://www.tommyersphotography.com/data/photos/sac00137.jpg http://www.tommyersphotography.com/data/photos/sac00147.jpg http://www.tommyersphotography.com/data/photos/sac00149.jpg http://www.tommyersphotography.com/data/photos/sac00019.jpg http://www.tommyersphotography.com/data/photos/sac00007.jpg
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http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/612/8298d_town__3_009__medium_.jpg

Pretty setting. Dismal skyline for the size of the metro area. Sacremento metro is at or near 2 million and cities with half the population, such as Hartford and Austin, have better skylines. It's the capital of our largest state. Should be a lot better.

4/10

Austin's metro is about 1.4 million, so Sacramento isn't twice as large. Also, the city of Sacramento itself is only about 430,000, while Austin is at around 660,000 (2004 census figures). So it would make sense that Austin's downtown would be more built up, in that respect.

Wow, I havn't seen some of the pics posted above before. Some really good photography there.

Thought I'd add these to the thread that wasn't closed.

http://www.califaep.org/2005-Sacramento/Sacramento%20City%20Scene.jpg

http://home.insightbb.com/~rc-ap/patrickegan.jpg



My sapre-time projects map.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ltsmotorsport/Sacprojects.jpg
Blue= towers u/c, approved, proposed

Red= large infill



And the original, that now needs updating, as enigma pointed out. :)

http://img270.echo.cx/img270/5194/projects6ff.jpg

Thanks guys... Cool photos all around, and interesting information about proposals in the works.

Some local Sacramento projects. I think the skyline will look significantly different in 10 years.

Here are the Sacramento Towers--
http://img241.echo.cx/img241/5547/68sg.jpg
http://img254.echo.cx/img254/503/main3pp.jpg
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http://img257.echo.cx/img257/4448/12ho.jpg
http://img259.echo.cx/img259/9514/59za.jpg

Here's another (this ones pretty preliminary however)--
http://www.hellobubba.com/downloads/CITC_bizjournal-cover.jpg

And another--
http://img211.echo.cx/img211/576/goldenstate0ba.jpg

If you're interested in some of the other great projects going to be built in Sac-town, head here:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=199020&bcsi_scan_69B1CF94562E7761=NvUMo6UFHWVNFv+KWwoykwMAAAAFkEwA&bcsi_scan_filename=showthread.php

Yeah, and I really like the 621 Capitol Mall building. Their website is pretty sweet.

Oh, and I'm pretty new here. What does it mean when a thread is "closed", and what is it that makes it closed?

Your's was a duplicate because this one already existed so an administrator closed it. No one can post on it so it will eventually fall into obscurity.

Aaaah, sweet. Yeah, I searched around before posting it, but wasn't able to find it. This one's better anyway.

Like many have said before, anyone who's been following Sacramento developments over the last few months knows that the city is about to explode vertically. Numerous highrise proposals - both office and residential - will dramatically change the skyline in the next 2-5 years.

Highrises ranging from 150 feet (Marriott) to the 450-500 foot range (Parthenon, 701 L, Aura) and even three new towers exceeding 600 feet (Towers on Capitol Mall and Epic) are all moving through the development process as we speak. As well as thousands of residential units of mid-rise urban infill throughout the central city.

In terms of population, job growth, culture and entertainment, rapid transit and skyline, Sacramento is definitely the city to watch over the next few years.

There are now two Sacramento threads under the "Rate Our Skylines chart". Someone should probably remove the closed Sacramento thread so that people who want to rate Sacramento won't get discouraged when they come across that closed thread. They might not realize that there is still an open thread on the list and just skip rating Sacramento altogether.

Eh, let them skip it for now. They can come back in a few years and rate it, if you know what I mean.

7/10

Woohoo! This bad boy just got approved Thursday and will start construction by the end of the year.http://img257.echo.cx/img257/4448/12ho.jpg

finally they put sacramento in here. i'm happy that it is growing. i like the small yet modern skyline- 10/10.

7/10

gotta give it a 4. In a few years though it should be looking great

Yeah, now with all the new projects coming, the gap in the skyline will be closed.

Do not defy Darth Vader!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/ltsmotorsport/Renn_tower.jpg
Just had to add my own pic.

i always liked sactown 10/10

New Epic tower that just got approved.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1408/epicwest9sn.jpg

Newest version of what the skyline will look like with most of the new projects. One of the towers isn't at the right angle, but it is in the right location.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/HighInTheSky/newdowntown.jpg


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Good to know, epic is really nice-looking. And 7/10 for skyline

1. The capital of America's most populous state and a semi large population I expect much more.

8.5/10

8/10 it is pretty lame

5.5/10

7/10

6/10

Hopefully all those new developements get built. It will look very good in the end.

A future LA-to-be
More forest than I excpected though
6.5/10

Quite nice! 7/10

5/10

Looks ok

With all the current construction projects considered finished I'd give it an 8/10 -- after all it's where I live.

Some more shots of Sacramento.

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Nice mountains on the background, but the town doesn't look like a 450000pop city. Only a few midrisebuildings and furthermore a beautiful nature (second pic). 4/10

6/10

looks fine 6.0/10

like it, 7.5/10

These pics are like all those pictures of a sunny San Francisco: rare. I lived in Davis for four years and recall seeing the striking skyline from the eastern edge of town, but I almost never saw the Sierras. That said, the city itself is nice and clean. It definitely scraps the whole "cowtown" image which people unfairly apply. I give it a 7.

Nice place 7/10

7.5/10

8/10

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6.5/10

http://i34.tinypic.com/be642q.jpg

7/10

6/10...the palm trees are nice!

9/10

07

6.5/10 Lived there. All around one of best citys in U.S. but skyline is ok. better than Fresno skyline.

7.5/10 Live near Sacramento, doesn't really have much of a skyline but nice city nonetheless.

9/10 :)

8/10

7/10

i benn to sactown manny times and it looks great at night
7/5 with a few 700ft to 100ftrs it would look great

the trees are NICE!

6.5/10 nice

7. Regards.

6/10

7,5/10

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/successfulthinkers/4094863886/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3618533609_d4c55b9317.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sacrailman/3618533609/in/set-72157606646528899/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/slee1955/3759461679/

love the backdrop

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4/10

Pretty nice skyline 7/10.

modest for an American city of this size. 6/10

5/10

A pretty modest skyline. 5.5/10.

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7.5

6.5/10