Old Sacramento and Its Last Old West Saloon – The River City Saloon

Dating back to the beautiful days of the ‘Gold Rush,’ there is a long history of thesaloons in the Wild West. Most Old Sacramento residents are not aware of the existing bars that contain a rich historical value. River city saloon is one of the many bars that arein the Old Sacramento District. Not all the residents lived at the place during the frontier days.

The River City Saloon

River City saloon dates back to the late 1800sand it was framed with wood and later replaced with bricks in 1857. At around 1861, the pubwas owned by Johanna Heigle.During the same time, the building became "French Saloon’s" and changed ownership toMr. Parker French,anewspaperman who desired a place full of fun after work.

In the 1960s the bar went through a dark period because it became adangerous place. There have been fearful stories of people being dragged to the sea. Besides, during the period of probation, the area would be continuously get raided, because it was serving people alcohol and Sarsaparilla for medicinal purposes.

Since the bar was transformed to River City Saloon in 2007, the fearful past was saved and the future of the building became even brighter. The renovations done restored its original look and glory. The bar was initially located in a New York hotel, but it was later demolished and re-claimed by Red Barron Antiques in Atlanta.

Currently, the River City saloon has a Wi-Fi connection, the availability of deli-style sandwiches, a family menu of appetizers and the famous Old West Sarsaparilla available for 25 cents.In addition to that, the saloon is open until9pm for both family and kids to visit the bar and make an order of the old West delight.

At night, the place is full of life with people enjoying music and dance,especiallyon Thursday night with top 40 videos featured during the weekend and other forms of entertainment. Apart from that, customers enjoyRiver City Saloon offers that also feature the legendary Old West Sarsaparilla which is brewed explicitly by the River City Brewing Company thatis found in Old Sacramento

At night, the place is full of life with people enjoying music and dance,especiallyon Thursday night with top 40 videos featured during the weekend and other forms of entertainment.