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 ...

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 ...