Not along ago, on a Sunday trek we went to Folsom, California's old recently-redeveloped Sutter Street strolling and entertainment area. My wife and have gone there -on and off- for years, taking visitors through the antique shops and hippie crystal shops that used to fill the street. It was getting a little ratty, admittedly, and I don't think the antique shops actually ever sold anything. Year it and out they seemed to have the same Look Magazine covers and china cups on the same shelves. But City Hall apparently realized there were bigger possibilities here and spiffed up the streetscape (dozens of good photos in this link) the last couple of years. It's already bringing in more restaurants and bars, and even a couple nice new buildings built to look like old ones.
This old Folsom Hotel and saloon (A.D. 1885) especially caught my eye.
I like the bold color and authentic Old West style. (If you like ghost stories, the hotel has one).
Folsom's become heavily suburbanized during the recent housing and retail boom. But it has this one special oldtown setting, the kind of thing people like after work and on weekends. I am betting on more restaurants and hangouts in years ahead.
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