William Burg
@oldcityguardian.bsky.social
Sacramento history & historic preservation enthusiast. I don't have a podcast, but would be happy to be a guest on yours.
I keep drinkinh it thinking it is violence milk but it is not
September 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I keep drinkinh it thinking it is violence milk but it is not
In many cases, the reason why these blocks were cleared was because of their redlined status, which prevented banks from lending money for properties on those blocks. Because that redlined status resulted from ownership/occupation by people of color, the only way to remove it was via demolition.
September 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In many cases, the reason why these blocks were cleared was because of their redlined status, which prevented banks from lending money for properties on those blocks. Because that redlined status resulted from ownership/occupation by people of color, the only way to remove it was via demolition.
An expansion could include the "Yes In My Alpha Quadrant" movement
September 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
An expansion could include the "Yes In My Alpha Quadrant" movement
About a decade ago, I saw a Planetizen thinkpiece about gentrification in San Francisco and the illustration was of this 100% extremely low income apt building in downtown Sacramento. Presumably they saw streetcar tracks & assumed it was SF?
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
About a decade ago, I saw a Planetizen thinkpiece about gentrification in San Francisco and the illustration was of this 100% extremely low income apt building in downtown Sacramento. Presumably they saw streetcar tracks & assumed it was SF?
Chalk It Up festival, Fremont Park, Sacramento CA: first time using my Cannondale compact cargo bike (the Electric Hooligan) for transportation of materials & myself to & from the art fest each day. Skips the parking blues & hauls lots of gear! @americanfietser.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Chalk It Up festival, Fremont Park, Sacramento CA: first time using my Cannondale compact cargo bike (the Electric Hooligan) for transportation of materials & myself to & from the art fest each day. Skips the parking blues & hauls lots of gear! @americanfietser.bsky.social
I hope that someday, America will have a holiday where all of us get together with friends and family, and eat soup, sandwiches, and milkshakes.
August 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I hope that someday, America will have a holiday where all of us get together with friends and family, and eat soup, sandwiches, and milkshakes.
It's a whole subgenre
August 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's a whole subgenre
Here's the final track on Side 1
August 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Here's the final track on Side 1
That would be very on-brand for Republican propaganda posts (the ship in the photo below is a Russian Kirov-class battlecruiser)
August 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
That would be very on-brand for Republican propaganda posts (the ship in the photo below is a Russian Kirov-class battlecruiser)
While there's still sexism in this poster's messaging (its implication of automatic transactional sex for draft resisters), it illustrates the principle of how this idea was successfully conveyed during the Vietnam War.
August 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
While there's still sexism in this poster's messaging (its implication of automatic transactional sex for draft resisters), it illustrates the principle of how this idea was successfully conveyed during the Vietnam War.
This Thursday, 6 PM, I'll be at @sachistorymuseum.bsky.social with the Harley White Jr. Orchestra, for "West End Blues: A Sacramento Jazzstory," combining stories of Sacramento's West End with live swing jazz. Will have books for sale, too.
Tickets: shopsachistorymuseum.org/Events.aspx
Tickets: shopsachistorymuseum.org/Events.aspx
July 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This Thursday, 6 PM, I'll be at @sachistorymuseum.bsky.social with the Harley White Jr. Orchestra, for "West End Blues: A Sacramento Jazzstory," combining stories of Sacramento's West End with live swing jazz. Will have books for sale, too.
Tickets: shopsachistorymuseum.org/Events.aspx
Tickets: shopsachistorymuseum.org/Events.aspx
Having more late-night cafes like the ones we had Back In The Glory Days of the 1990s would be nice. The Instagram account for that coffee shop was...disappointing, to say the least. Bad AI slop art and hard creeper vibes.
June 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Having more late-night cafes like the ones we had Back In The Glory Days of the 1990s would be nice. The Instagram account for that coffee shop was...disappointing, to say the least. Bad AI slop art and hard creeper vibes.
Even more anarchist than the old Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway (later part of Sacramento Northern) interurban logo !
April 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Even more anarchist than the old Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway (later part of Sacramento Northern) interurban logo !
First album you bought with your own money
(in my case, earned hanging up coats at the Elks lodge at age 15)
(in my case, earned hanging up coats at the Elks lodge at age 15)
April 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
First album you bought with your own money
(in my case, earned hanging up coats at the Elks lodge at age 15)
(in my case, earned hanging up coats at the Elks lodge at age 15)
On Saturday, April 12, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM, I'm giving a talk about one of my favorite Sacramentans, Ancil Hoffman, at Fair Oaks Library, 11601 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks, CA. This event is free, and open to the public. Event link: engage.saclibrary.org/event/13316516
April 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
On Saturday, April 12, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM, I'm giving a talk about one of my favorite Sacramentans, Ancil Hoffman, at Fair Oaks Library, 11601 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks, CA. This event is free, and open to the public. Event link: engage.saclibrary.org/event/13316516
I'm trying to find anything about this that isn't terrible, and failing. Even their "history" explanation is bad (the city of Sacramento didn't exist yet when gold was discovered.) It's like the Kings' short lived "Roy Al" wasn't cringey enough.
April 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm trying to find anything about this that isn't terrible, and failing. Even their "history" explanation is bad (the city of Sacramento didn't exist yet when gold was discovered.) It's like the Kings' short lived "Roy Al" wasn't cringey enough.
On Saturday March 29, 6 PM, I'm giving a talk at Capital Books, 1011 K Street, Sacramento, titled "Sax & Violins, Sex & Violence: Music & Mayhem in the West End," a selection of stories from "Wicked Sacramento" and some as yet unpublished tales.
March 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
On Saturday March 29, 6 PM, I'm giving a talk at Capital Books, 1011 K Street, Sacramento, titled "Sax & Violins, Sex & Violence: Music & Mayhem in the West End," a selection of stories from "Wicked Sacramento" and some as yet unpublished tales.
Atari Middle Aged Riot?
March 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Atari Middle Aged Riot?
There's a group of folks trying to make more use of them--the central courtyard was designed as public space for events, which were fairly regular occurrences until maybe a decade ago. A few new tenants and a few bucks for tidying up & it could be a very cool public space again.
March 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
There's a group of folks trying to make more use of them--the central courtyard was designed as public space for events, which were fairly regular occurrences until maybe a decade ago. A few new tenants and a few bucks for tidying up & it could be a very cool public space again.
Chinatown is kind of a hidden treasure. Lots of potential for reuse & rehab of the buildings, which were mostly designed by Chinese-American architects from northern California.
March 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Chinatown is kind of a hidden treasure. Lots of potential for reuse & rehab of the buildings, which were mostly designed by Chinese-American architects from northern California.
They're already legal within walking distance of the CA legislature (photos taken in downtown/midtown Sacramento), we're waiting for the rest of CA to catch up.
February 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
They're already legal within walking distance of the CA legislature (photos taken in downtown/midtown Sacramento), we're waiting for the rest of CA to catch up.
Preservation Sacramento's quarterly Preservation Roundtable happens Saturday Feb. 15, 10 AM-noon, Demo Art & Books, 2211 16th Street. Admission $5/NOTAFLOF.
Register here: preservation-sacramento-44.wildapricot.org/event-6052723
Register here: preservation-sacramento-44.wildapricot.org/event-6052723
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Preservation Sacramento's quarterly Preservation Roundtable happens Saturday Feb. 15, 10 AM-noon, Demo Art & Books, 2211 16th Street. Admission $5/NOTAFLOF.
Register here: preservation-sacramento-44.wildapricot.org/event-6052723
Register here: preservation-sacramento-44.wildapricot.org/event-6052723