On November 4, 1963, Macy’s department store opened in Downtown Sacramento on the block bounded by K, L, 4th, and 5th Streets. The project began 8 years prior as Macy’s was looking to expand its California division into Sacramento. The three-story department store, with a below ground garage, was part of the large redevelopment project in Sacramento’s West End. Macy’s was to be the west anchor of the future K Street Mall, which would span from 3rd to 7th Streets. The 330,000 square feet building for Macy’s was designed by architect John S. Bolles of San Francisco. Construction of the Macy’s began in 1962 by the Dinwidde Construction Company and cost 13 million dollars to complete. While that K Street Mall has certainly changed over the years, Macy’s still remains at its same location in what is now the Downtown Commons. This aerial view of Downtown Sacramento, circa 1968, shows not only the Tower Bridge, but the large Macy’s department store building with a large parking lot west o...