Sacramento is not a new city, in fact, it is the oldest city
in California. Incorporated on 27 February 1849. Zurich on the other hand was
listed as a Roman tax station in the 2nd century, so it wins on this
one.
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As the baby of the two it is not with out it’s historical
charms. As stated in an earlier blog, the core area of the city is in a grid.
Old Sacramento, Downtown, Midtown and East Sacramento. Today though is about
downtown and the small historical things seen.
On the walk to work I pass by a mix of old and new
buildings. It is the little things that stand out in relation to age. A
building can be made to look old but something will give it away. Same for an
older building masquerading as a new one.
It is these little clues I love to see and each day I see new
ones. It is one of the differences from Zurich. Buildings are clearly old or
new, not much middle ground. Even when an old building is revamped, the core aesthetic
is not changed. Its still an old place.
I like the attempts at trying to hide and or mask the age of
a building. It’s very “New City”.
As usual, loving SacTown.
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