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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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The AT&T building located on 15th and J has recently become more aesthetically pleasing.
As I passed the, usually quite drab, AT&T building that has no windows, I noticed that it now has artistic pictures that are pleasing to the eye. All the photographs are in black and white and surround the entire building.
While examining the pictures, I spoke with an employee of AT&T who informed me that the photographs were all taken within the three-block radius. Most were taken right in front of the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.
Not only is the AT&T building becoming more vibrant, but they too are community contributors.
Now my only question is, can anyone name the events that the photographs are of?
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Michael Zwahlen
February 5, 2009 | 8:28 PM
They are Sacramento Valley photos from the late 1800s and early 1900s showing phone company linemen and operators at work. The Memorial Auditorium pictures include a prize fight, a circus and a 1928 performance of The Messiah. It was only a $200,000 project for 22 photos.
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Sarah Berg
February 6, 2009 | 9:04 AM
Well thank you so much for answering my question, very informative.
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Ryan Sharpe
February 6, 2009 | 9:44 AM
Bob Shallit covered this a couple of weeks ago: http://www.sacbee.com/shallit/story/1556985.html Apparently, we should be getting captions added to the pictures soon enough, so we won't have to rely on the captions written on the original photos.
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Mark Forsyth
February 6, 2009 | 1:39 PM
I love the improvements to the building. They almost make up for the lack of windows.
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Mark Forsyth
February 7, 2009 | 11:59 AM
that's a good idea.
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C1423
February 10, 2009 | 2:22 PM
Sarah, just yesterday they placed descriptive plaques next to each picture. Sorry i wasnt able to give my name when you called, but that is company policy.
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