Sacramento Urban Exploration Team

05/01/2020

Ok.... So this isn't REALLY Urban Exploration but it is an interesting part of our past in Sacramento.
If you pay attention when you are driving through the Foothills you will see these random stone walls. Seemingly going nowhere. Not following any property boundaries. Starting and stopping randomly. Typically only a few feet tall. There are a ton of stories about these walls and ALL of the stories are interesting. The most predominate story is that they were built by Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush. Employers didn't want the Chinese sitting idle so they had them grab random rocks in the area and build walls.
Whatever the real story is, these walls are an interesting sight!!!

09/22/2019

We DO NOT, nor have we EVER, encouraged trespassing on any private property. In fact, on our page, in our posts, in our videos, and in our conversations, we repeatedly tell followers to GET PERMISSION to explore any properties. In addition we follow the "take only pictures, leave only footprints" motto.

09/20/2019

Horath Garage in Ophir, CA. We could not find any information about this garage that apparently was at one time a restaurant as well. There seems to be some Horath family in Auburn but it looks like it's time to head to the Placer County Archives.

12/21/2018

11/15/2018

These buildings are right beside the railroad tracks in Elk Grove. They are both empty and both were open. Apparently the City of Elk Grove has plans to restore these buildings for retail and residential. Very cool old railroad history.

11/15/2018

The Wonder Bread Factory has been a Sacramento landmark since it opened in 1951. It was shuttered in 2012 and has been empty since. We were allowed inside but not allowed to take pictures. Not sure why....it's an empty shell.
The building is currently being converted to use as a U-haul storage center. The on-site person has said that they plan to keep the sign lit out front. No way to reproduce the smell of baking bread though.!!!!

10/25/2018

This house was built by George Cornish in 1868 near Clarksburg. It was built on a brick foundation and has a full basement. It has seen better days and is in a state now that we were waiting for it to collapse while we were standing there staring at it. Very sad. It's still a beautiful piece of architecture but things have shifted so badly on it in not sure it could ever be saved. Of course ghost stories abound about the place and it does have a creepy feel to it with the overgrown vegetation that is beginning to reclaim the house.