K Street (Sacramento)

K Street is known primarily as a shopping, dining and entertainment destination for Downtown, Midtown, and Old Sac.

Department and other large stores that once lined K Street included Breuner's, Weinstock's, Hale's, S. H. Kress & Co., Roos/Atkins, Montgomery Ward and Sears.

Movie theaters included the Crest, the Senator, the Hippodrome and, nearby, the Alhambra.

[2] In November 2012, the K Street Mall was rebranded "The Kay", and now functions as a shopping area.

[3] In May 2014, the Sacramento city council approved a public subsidy deal to build a downtown arena.

K Street in between 10th and 11th Streets, looking southeast
Sign depicting the rebranding of the area to "The Kay"