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Pioneer Park, A Park, In Old Sacramento, Sacramento, California
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The Sign
The sign identifying this as "Pioneer Park" was attached to an arch over a stairway leading down into the park.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:53:53 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2053 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Remains Of A Building
The park was left over from a four story building that collapsed in the distant past. The columns were the original columns holding up the building.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:54:06 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2054 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Next To A Brick Building
The park was next to a brick building, the side of which was partly covered in plaster.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:54:18 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2055 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Fallen Column
A metal column had fallen and rested on the ground next to the bottom of the staircase.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:54:30 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2056 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Made Of Steel
The columns were made of steel and some were cracked with age with the cracks edged in rust.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:54:42 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2057 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Fancy Metalwork
The top of one of the columns revealed fancy details that had one time existed, before age and corrosion began to deface them.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:54:50 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2058 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Fallen Columns
Fallen steel columns lay on the ground and litter the area around the roots of a tree.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:55:03 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2059 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Raised Road
During the late 1800's, after Old Town had been destroyed by repeated floods, the streets of Old Town were raised to prevent flooding. It was this raising of roads that created the contemporary tunnels for tunnel tours.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:55:27 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2060 Add a comment or report a mistake
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RIP Tim & Sam
An old plaque on a headstone was found in the park. It began, "RIP Tim & Sam, 1976 - 1996"
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:55:46 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2061 Add a comment or report a mistake
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Slowly Eroding
Gray plaster on the brick building next to the park was beginning to erode, thereby exposing red brick.
Pioneer Park • A Park • J Street • Old Sacramento • Sacramento, California • (Date Photographed: 15:56:37 Wednesday 27 February 2019) • (Date Published: Sunday 12 May 2019) • © 2019 Bryan Costales #C19_2063 Add a comment or report a mistake
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