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Delta King brings the story even more Old Sacramento
No need to go to Mississippi to stay in an authentic and historic boat. The King of the Delta is hospitalized at this time in Sacramento.
Guests at the King of the Delta have wonderful views of the river, excellent food and drink and a cabin that is quite unique. But unlike the first passengers will have to make a landscape that remains fairly constant. The King of the Delta is not going anywhere at any time soon.
But then it is not necessary. This historic ship is docked 285-feet along the edge of the Old Sacramento River, which today has become in a fashion collection of fine restaurants, eclectic shops and trendy night spots that attract millions of tourists and locals alike.
The Delta King and her sister identical twin, the Delta Queen, were baptized in 1927, the same year that the ships began to travel between San Francisco and Sacramento. The journey took over 10 hours and the cabins were available for $ 3.50. But for a dollar, you can bring your own blanket and find a place to sleep in the cargo deck. This service continued river for about 13 years until the boats were moved to San Francisco Bay and used by the U.S. Navy as net tenders, floating barracks, troop transports and hospital ships.
After the Second World War, the Delta Queen was sold and moved to Mississippi, where he still works. And therein lies the Delta because of the king does not travel too much these days: the Queen took the Delta Delta King engines. The King of the Delta has been towed since.
As if that were not enough humiliation for the King, the ship sank in the Bay of San Francisco in 1982 and remained under water for 18 months. He took a five-year renewal King of the Delta to its current tip-top condition.
The elegance and craftsmanship are apparent at the time you enter the lobby area in which the lining red oak rich and accessories to create an impression of opulence. If you remember the Titanic's grand staircase, the lounge has a similar feel with its oak railings and elegant decor. You can imagine how special this trip on the river must have been for 1920 of revelers eager to escape from a week of hard work to enjoy taste of the forbidden fruit (ie alcoholic beverages).
The staterooms on the Delta King are actually twice the size of the rooms back in riverboat days. There are 44 rooms in a couple of covers and offer either a view of the river, or a view of the ongoing activities along the dock front in Old Sacramento. The river views are slightly more expensive.
We find even larger rooms to be small, but not less than expected for a stateroom on board of a real ship. Our room had a double bed in one hand, a single bed on the other, and a small bathroom – with an unusual six-foot toilet tank high – in the center. Color cable TV was available in the side of the queen. The cabin was a cozy place to kick off your shoes and read the paper or relax – but not had much to experience just steps from the dock Delta King.
Old Sacramento, a local visiting official told us, was once the slums of Sacramento, until the 1960s, a re-development project was initiated to restore many historic buildings and attract new businesses to the area. As explained to us, someone made a big mistake to Interstate 5 in just three blocks from the Sacramento river bank first, and until the new development, which had the effect of cut this historic and picturesque of the rest of the city.
The history of Old Sacramento dates back to 1839 when he became the first establishment business in the area. When gold was discovered in nearby Coloma in 1849, the business community along the Sacramento River began to flourish. Hotels, halls, bathrooms stores and equipment were all ready to take care of the local miners.
Today, Old Sacramento attempts to recreate most of the atmosphere primitive and seems to be working – now attracts over 5 million visitors each year. Although we realized that there are several vacancies in the commercial area, only may be because Old Sacramento is now considered one of the most expensive places to do business in Sacramento.
The area has been restored with cobblestone streets, gaslamps wooden sidewalks, and you get the feeling of walking through a town in the Old West. Of course there are some caveats that this particular Wild West town has been somewhat tamed: T-shirt shops seem to abound and there are plenty of candy and chocolate stores, not to mention pizza and almost anything else you want to today's explorers eat.
Dinner for us was a quick walk to Joe Crab Shack, a place that seems to be the choice of the city and 20 something. We also read somewhere the old Sacramento – with some very fine restaurants including the wheelhouse of the Delta King himself – had been voted in a poll of the magazine as the best place in Sacramento to have a first date. That gives you an idea of how the area has become what the Sacramento to San Diego's Gaslamp, or Pioneer Square is Seattle.
Amateur history, Old Sacramento also has a number of museums including the California Military Museum, Discovery Museum History Center, Old Sacramento Interpretation Centre the Old School Museum and the Sacramento History Museum Wells Fargo.
Perhaps topping the list is the historic California State Railroad Museum is said which is one of the museums in the country is the best of the railway. The 100,000 square foot museum has many real cars and a steam locomotive of a million pounds. A train station replica allows you to see what a 19th Century station was similar and, in spring and summer, the museum offers rides on the steam train.
Stores in Old Sacramento at times appear next to bad taste, but one thing is certain – that are located in historic buildings. Among the 53 buildings still standing is a station fire built in 1853, first theater in California, and the BJ Hastings Building which was the western terminus for the Pony Express.
Whether ships, trains, history or eclectic shopping, Old Sacramento and the Delta King is a tour "in history worth taking at any time of year.
AT A GLANCE
WHERE: The Delta King is located in Old Sacramento, just off Interstate 5 in Sacramento and just a few blocks from State Capitol and other government offices and attractions.
WHAT: The Delta King is an authentic sternwheeler that has been refurbished to provide comfortable accommodation in a colorful.
WHEN: At any time of year. Delta King offers dinner theater for several periods of several weeks throughout the year. Old Sacramento are much larger crowds in summer.
WHY: A great combination of exclusive accommodation, restaurants, shops and historical museums. The area of Old Sacramento is just 28 hectares in total that means that everything is within walking distance, including attractions nearby state.
HOW: For more information on Delta King, phone 1-800-825-5464 or go to www.deltaking.com. For more information on Old Sacramento, go to www.oldsacramento.com.
About the Author
Cary Ordway is president of Getaway Media Corp which publishes websites focused on regional travel. Among the sites offered by GMC are http://www.californiaweekend.com, focusing on California travel, and http://www.northwesttraveladvisor.com, covering Northwest travel.
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