Land Park, Sacramento, California

Land Park, Sacramento, California

Land Park is a neighborhood in the city of Sacramento. Land Park consists of mainly single family dwellings in the area between Interstate 5 to the west, Broadway to the north, Sutterville Road to the south and Freeport Blvd to the east.William Land Park is its namesake, a major city park south of Highway 50 and east of Interstate 5 in South Sacramento. It also contains the Sacramento Zoo along with the popular children's theme parks Funderland and Fairy Tale Town. Rob Fong is the city councilman for the entire Land Park area.

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South Land Park is just south of Land Park and is bordered to the north by Sutterville Road, to the east by Freeport Blvd, to the west by Interstate 5 and to the south by Fruitridge Road.

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South Land Park Hills is a neighborhood south of South Land Park. This is the area bound by Fruitridge Road on the north, Florin Road on the south, Freeport Boulevard/State Route 160 on the east, and Interstate 5 on the west. Parks in South Land Park Hills include Reichmuth Park, Cooledge Park, and Argonaut Park.

Famous Residents of the Land Park area

* Phil Angelides - former California State Treasurer and 2006 gubernatorial nominee
* Joan Didion - famous writer grew up in the neighborhood
* Anthony Kennedy -U.S. Supreme Court Justice was raised in the neighborhood
* Anne Rudin - former Sacramento Mayor
* William Vollmann - Essayist
* Greg Kondos - Artist


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