K Street (Sacramento)

K Street in Downtown Sacramento, California was once the city's main shopping, dining and entertainment street. K Street was closed to all automobile traffic between 1969 and November 12, 2011, between 13th Street and Westfield Downtown Plaza.[1] In November, 2012, the K Street Mall was rebranded "The Kay", and now functions as a shopping area.[2]

Department and other large stores that once lined K Street included: Breuner's, Weinstock's, Hale's, S. H. Kress & Co., Roos/Atkins, Montgomery Ward and Sears. Cinemas included the Crest, the Senator, the Hippodrome and nearby, the Alhambra.

The path of the street roughly (but not exactly) follows the line from Old Sacramento to Sutter's Fort, which existed as a trail before Sacramento was founded.[3]

Landmarks along K Street include:[4]

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