Sacramento Street Whys: The Whys Guy’s Wise Guide To Sacramento Street Names
Sacramento Street Whys: The Whys Guy’s Wise Guide to Sacramento Street Names
By Carlos Alcalá
Illustrated by Lily Toppenberg
ISBN: 978-0-9791233-1-3
Binding: Paperback
Size: 4.5″ × 8″
Price: $16.95
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Carlos Alcalá, a Sacramento Bee columnist, and his alter ego the Whys Guy, have teamed up to write this quirky little book on the origins of Sacramento’s street names.
How did Jibboom Street, Bear Flag, and Teneighth and get their names? What South Land Park street was named after the winemaker who drowned in his own vat of wine? Why does the Midtown grid have a street for every letter except Z? Where are the streets theme-named after inventors, poets, and coffee? And what streets are favored by Trekkies? Why Klingon and Romulan Courts, of course!
With characteristic (and sometimes delightfully corny) wit, Alcalá sheds insight and education on highways and byways throughout the Sacramento region, including Sacramento, Placer County, Folsom, Davis and Elk Grove.
For anyone with an interest in local history, trivia or humor, this book is for you. (See a Flash preview...)