The stories of Sacramento County, CA
147 narrated audio stories from across Sacramento County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Sacramento
Channel 3 and the Making of a Region
How KCRA-TV helped Sacramento see itself on screen.
Sacramento
Where Sacramento Heard It First
A small all-ages room that helped shape big music memories.
Historic City Hall
When Sacramento Built a City Hall to Match Its Ambition
A civic landmark that helped Sacramento look like the capital it already was.
Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse
When Sacramento Justice Turned a New Corner
A downtown courthouse tells the story of a county changing with its government.
Mather Airport
Where Sacramento Learned the Rhythm of Readiness
How Mather became a Cold War center of training, refueling, and constant alert.
McClellan Air Force Base
The Base That Kept Them Flying
How McClellan became Sacramento’s quiet engine of Air Force readiness.
Sacramento
The Face Sacramento Trusted at Suppertime
How Stan Atkinson became a defining presence in Sacramento television news.
Eagle Theatre
Where Sacramento’s Stage Became a Ghost Story
A Gold Rush theater site survives through reinvention and rumor.
Former McClellan Air Force Base
The Base That Kept Them Flying
How McClellan became Sacramento’s giant repair shop for war and peace.
KVIE Public Television studios
From Classroom Signal to Public TV Mainstay
How KVIE gave Sacramento a lasting place in public television.
Sacramento
Joan Didion and California’s Inherited Myth
A Sacramento family story that unsettles California’s favorite legend.
Sacramento
When a Sacramento Store Became a Citywide Vigil
A hostage standoff that changed policing, television, and local memory.
I Street Bridge
The Bridge That Made Room for Everyone
A river crossing built to juggle trains, cars, and boats at once.
Mather Airport
Learning the Sky at Mather
Before GPS, thousands learned to navigate the world from Mather.
former Sacramento Army Depot site
Where the War Traveled by Rail
A Cold War story about the power of military logistics in Sacramento.
Sacramento
How Sacramento Raised Deftones
A hometown story of friendship, clubs, and a band that kept growing.
B. F. Hastings Bank Building
Where Sacramento Learned to Build for Keeps
A brick landmark that carried banking, mail, and railroad ambition.
Crest Theatre
Where Sacramento Goes to See Itself
A downtown theater that turned moviegoing into civic ritual.
Tower Bridge
How Tower Bridge Became Gold
Why Sacramento needed a new bridge, and why its famous color came later.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
How a Tired Cathedral Found Its Light Again
A downtown cathedral’s restoration became an act of memory and faith.
California State Indian Museum
Beside the Fort, a Longer Native Story
A Sacramento museum reframes Native history as living, continuous, and present.
Delta King
Why the Delta King Still Feels Haunted
A riverboat’s hard-lived past became part of Sacramento folklore.
South Land Park
The Search That Would Not Let Go
A child’s disappearance, a citywide search, and a case solved too late.
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity
From Steam Plant to Science Spark
An old riverfront powerhouse found a new purpose teaching curiosity.
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