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Folsom Slang |
For
you Folsom newbies out there, you may be coming here from the Bay
Area, Southern California, perhaps even out of state. You may hear
us talking about Folsom potatoes, going up the hill, or parking on
the lid... then you ask yourself what the heck it is we're talking
about. Allow us to introduce you to some Folsom slang - phrases known
around these here parts!
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Arco |
Arco Arena, home of the Sacramento Kings. |
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Apple Hill |
An area just past Placerville that is home to apple orchards,
wineries, and Christmas Tree farms. Very popular from October -
December. |
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The "Bay" |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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"Bayrria" |
Short for Bay Area. |
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Big Tit |
Big rock on Lake Natoma that looks like... well, a tit! |
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The Bike Trail |
American River Parkway Bike Trail from Sacramento to Beal's Point
(originally built in 1890s) |
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The Bridge |
Usually refers to
Rainbow Bridge, our city icon, which tends to
snarl traffic due to it's small size (2 lanes). |
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Causeway |
Yolo Causeway between Sacramento and Davis. |
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Causeway Classic |
Annual football game between local rival colleges Sacramento State
and UC Davis. |
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China Wall |
Area on Lake Natoma that is popular to jump off of. Several
teen deaths
have occured in this area. |
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Chinese Diggings |
The rock piles on the side of
Folsom-Auburn; been around since
the gold rush when Chinese miners were around. |
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The City |
San Francisco. We still realize Sacramento's a second banana to "The
City". Some claim we inherited this term from Bay Area transplants. |
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Delta Breeze |
Cool air that cools down Sacramento Valley in hot summer months.
Winds pick up from Sacramento delta to the area. |
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Dinner bell |
That sound you hear around 5:00 pm is from
Folsom Prison. We all
presume it's for dinner. |
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The Dip |
Formerly popular high school hangout Big Dip. Now a Fish & Ships
place still called Big Dip; not as popular once the high school
moved across town. |
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Downtown |
Downtown Sacramento (not Folsom). |
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Dyke 8 |
Folsom Point boat launch. Dyke 8 was its former name, until it no
longer was thought of as a politically correct name. |
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Folsom potatoes |
All the river rocks that you pull up in your yard - so abundant
you'd swear they grow in your soil. Travel down Folsom Boulevard and
you'll see lots of Folsom potatoes left over from the gold mining
days. |
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Folsom Shovel |
Jackhammer with clay spade bit; or a digging bar. Folsom's soil in
notoriously hard; Go down about a foot and it's all hardpan. |
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FM-8 |
Any popular after work hangout
for Intel employees. Named FM8
because their buildings are named FM1, FM2... up to FM7. |
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F-Town |
Folsom. |
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Hangtown |
Placerville. Hangtown was its nickname in the gold rush; they hung 3
desperados from an oak tree one day, and you can still view a
hanging "man" outside one of the buildings. |
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The Hotel |
Folsom Hotel on
Sutter Street, now a bar. |
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Lunch Bell |
That siren you hear at 12:00 noon is the
Folsom Prison lunch bell. |
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Negro Bar |
Area on Lake Natoma that used to be an African-American gold rush
settlement. Now a popular swimming hole. |
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The Lid |
Liedsdorff Lid. Liedsdorff Bridge that goes over Folsom Boulevard;
used for parking. |
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The Market |
Thursday Night Market. Weekly farmers market and craft fair during
summer months on Sutter Street. |
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Mormon Island |
Former Mormon community now under Folsom Lake. |
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The Pyramid |
Pyramid/temple shaped building in West Sacramento. |
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New Folsom |
Folsom Prison's newer maximum security prison. |
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Old Folsom |
(1) Historic area of Folsom -
Sutter Street and surrounding areas
(most common term). |
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(2) Original Folsom Prison, built in 19th century, still in use as a
minimum security facility. |
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Old Sac |
Old Sacramento - original downtown of Sacramento - now a tourist
attraction. |
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Old Salmon Falls Bridge |
Former bridge to Salmon Falls community, now under water. Becomes
visible in drought years. |
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Old Town |
Historic area of Folsom -
Sutter Street and surrounding areas. |
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"Open the Dam Road" |
Refers to Folsom Dam Road; now closed for security reasons; blamed
for much of Folsom's rush hour traffic. |
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The Outlets |
Folsom Premium Outlets (outlet mall),
across from the Folsom movie theater. |
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Rad Hills |
El Dorado Hills. The sign overlooking Highway 50 used to say "Rad
Hills". (From stolen lettering) |
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The Railroad Block |
Area by Sutter Street where future development will house gold
rush-era tourist shops. Currently a parking lot with
restored
railroad turntable. |
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The Rodeo |
Folsom Rodeo - annual event around 4th of July. |
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Sierra Cement |
That white stuff up the hill that some people refer to as "powder"
(Ski snob term). |
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Snack Shack Lot |
The parking lot below the
Powerhouse Pub; formerly the site of the
snack shack. |
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South of 50 |
Currently undeveloped land which is being considered for annexation
to Folsom. |
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Tower |
Historic Tower Theater. Across the street from 1st Tower Records. |
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Transplant |
A former Bay Area or Southern California resident (i.e. "Bay Area
transplant"; "SoCal transplant"). |
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"Up the hill" |
Heading "up the hill" means traveling in to the Sierra Nevada, most
likely Lake Tahoe or Reno. "We just drove up the hill to go skiing
last weekend". |
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Zittles
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Zittle's Gourd Farm. World famous gourd farm at corner of
Folsom-Auburn and Oak. |
