Efforts have been underway to rejuvenate Old Sacramento, including a recent infusion of $6 million in state and federal grants for waterfront repairs. Both the Ferris wheel and schoolhouse were ...

Old Sacramento’s towering Ferris wheel will soon make way for a new Indigenous-themed play space for children, part of a multimillion-dollar revamping of the historic blocks approved by city ...

One of their number, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a 33-year-old engineer from Pittsburgh ... and quickly sketched a huge revolving steel wheel. After adding specifications, he shared the ...

KCRA 3’S PEYTON HEADLEE EXPLAINS. WHEN THIS WORK STARTS, THE CHAIN LINK FENCE SURROUNDING THE FERRIS WHEEL AND CAROUSEL IN OLD SACRAMENTO IS A SIGN OF THE CHANGES COMING TO THE WATERFRONT.