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Title
Ritz
Motel
Date
1952
Description
The
Ritz
Motel
at
2228
Auburn
Boulevard
, also
known
at the
U.S
.
Route
40
, was
one
of
many
lodges
-
the
Rolling
Green
,
Town
and
Country
and
Pacific
-
that
lined
the
pre-U.S
.
80
stretch
between
Sacramento
and
Reno
. With the
advent
of the
super
freeway
, the
scorned
Ritz
fell
into
connection
with
prostitution
and
murder
,
only
to be
condemned
and
demolished
in the
early
2000s
,
under
the
auspices
of the
Sacramento
Housing
and
Redevelopment
Agency
.
It
is
pictured
here in
1952
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room
Rights
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Street/Neighborhood
2228
Auburn
Boulevard
City/County
Sacramento
Subject
Hotels and Motels
Signage
Business Enterprises
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
865
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