Oak Park at street level
Oak Park is Sacramento's first streetcar suburb. Edwin Alsip subdivided the 230-acre Doyle ranch into 56 blocks in 1887, electric cars arrived in the 1890s, and the city annexed it in 1911. It runs from Highway 50 south to Fruitridge Road between Highway 99 and Stockton Boulevard, with Broadway, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and 35th Street as its spines. Housing is Craftsman bungalow, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival stock with heavy postwar infill. Restrictive covenants elsewhere in Sacramento channeled Black families here after World War II. Streetcar service ended in 1946, freeway construction split the neighborhood through the 1950s and 60s, and 1970s redevelopment displaced residents and businesses. Reinvestment since the 2000s brought new businesses and sharply increased demand for the housing stock. UC Davis Medical Center anchors the northeast corner, where Aggie Square opened in 2025.
Who comes in from Oak Park, and what for
Oak Park is the youngest and most renter-heavy area on this list. In the northern and central sections, close to 40 percent of residents fall between 25 and 44, and renters outnumber owners. Two patterns show up. Households with deep roots here often return after a long gap and need gum health care, root canal treatment, crowns, bridges, or dentures. Newer arrivals and medical center staff more often want cleanings, Invisalign, teeth whitening, and night guards. Oral cancer screening matters in a neighborhood where preventive access has been uneven.
Getting to Artisan Dentistry from Oak Park
Drive note. Roughly eight to ten minutes from Oak Park, usually via Broadway and 34th Street.
Parking. Patient parking and the entrance are accessed via 33rd Street.
Landmarks nearby. McClatchy Park, Broadway corridor, The Triangle, UC Davis Medical Center nearby.
Transit, bikes, and parking from Oak Park
34th Street is most of the answer for driving. It runs straight north across Highway 50 into Midtown and reaches 33rd Street in under two miles, roughly six to nine minutes. Route 51 covers Broadway and Stockton Boulevard, and Route 68 runs Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to 29th Street station on the Gold Line. The 39th Street/UC Davis Health station sits on the north edge. Bike lanes cover Broadway, 5th Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and much of 34th Street.
