WAL is located in the Historic R Street District, a 27-block long, two block wide special planning district within Downtown Sacramento.  Once a thriving warehouse district built around Sacramento’s first commercial rail line, R Street has been transformed into a transit-oriented, mixed-use neighborhood. The distinctive character of the corridor is unique to Sacramento’s history and charm, and recent years have seen many art-related businesses call the R Street District home, including the Verge Center for the Arts, ARTHOUSE Studios, Art Foundry, New Helvetia Theatre, VOX Gallery, Beatnik Studios, Ace of Spades live-music venue, Raphael Delgado Art Gallery, and more. With the addition of WAL, the R Street District will be the heart of Sacramento’s art scene, taking advantage of multiple modes of transit, a gritty industrial past, and distinct urban form to create one of the most vibrant and creative neighborhoods in the region.