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HISTORIC RESOURCES EVALUATION REPORT
FOR 701 W. HUNTINGTON DRIVE, ARCADIA,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
04/01/2022
HISTORIC RESOURCES EVALUATION REPORT FOR 701 W.
HUNTINGTON DRIVE, ARCADIA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
Prepared by:
Lisa Demarais, M.A.
Kyle Knabb, PhD, RPA
Alex Bethke, M.A.
Prepared for:
Moller Retail, Inc.
6591 Collins Drive, Suite E-11
Moorpark, CA 93021
Technical Report No. 22-0160
PaleoWest, LLC
517 South Ivy Avenue
Monrovia, California 91016
(626) 408-8006
April 1, 2022
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ABSTRACT
This Historic Resource Evaluation Report (HRER) is an assessment of 701 W. Huntington Drive
(subject property), a fuel service station built in 1967 in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California.
Because the service station is more than 50 years of age, the City of Arcadia has requested this
assessment prior to approval of demolition and redevelopment of the subject property (Project),
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of Arcadia Historic
Preservation Ordinance (Development Code Section 9103.17). PaleoWest, LLC (PaleoWest)
prepared this HRER to evaluate the subject property’s historical significance eligibility for listing
in the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) and as a City of Arcadia Historical
Landmark (Local Landmark). The evaluation of 701 W. Huntington Drive and preparation of this
report were conducted in conformance with the California Office of Historic Preservation’s
Instructions for Recording Historical Resources and Technical Assistance Series #7 How to
Nominate a Resource to the California Register of Historical Resources, the City of Arcadia
Historic Preservation Ordinance, and CEQA Section 15064.
After field survey and documentation of the subject property and a careful consideration of its
history, design, and historical associations, PaleoWest recommends 701 W. Huntington Drive
not eligible for CRHR listing or as a Local Landmark under any criteria. PaleoWest also conducted
a reconnaissance survey of the immediate area surrounding the property and determined that
the 701 W. Huntington Drive is not a contributor to any eligible historic district. As such, the
subject property is not considered a historical resource for the purposes of CEQA.
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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 LOCATION .......................................................................................................... 6
1.2 SETTING ............................................................................................................. 6
1.3 QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL .................................................................. 6
2 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 RESEARCH ......................................................................................................... 9
2.2 FIELD SURVEY ................................................................................................... 9
3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................. 9
4 HISTORIC CONTEXT ........................................................................................................... 11
4.1 EARLY HISTORY OF ARCADIA, 1875-1920 .................................................... 11
4.2 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 1920-1972 ................................................... 12
4.2.1 Commercial Development and the Automobile ...................................... 12
4.3 PROPERTY HISTORY ...................................................................................... 15
5 RESULTS ............................................................................................................................. 16
5.1 RECORD SEARCH ........................................................................................... 16
5.2 SURVEY FINDINGS .......................................................................................... 16
5.2.1 Property Description ............................................................................... 17
6 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ....................................................................................................... 20
6.1 CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES .............................. 20
6.2 CITY OF ARCADIA HISTORIC LANDMARK CRITERIA ................................... 20
6.3 SURVEYLA HISTORIC CONTEXT CRITERIA.................................................. 21
7 SIGNIFICANCE AND ELIGIBILITY ...................................................................................... 22
8 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................... 23
9 REFERENCES CITED .......................................................................................................... 25
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Site Record
Appendix B. Records Search Results
Appendix C. Building Permits
FIGURES
Figure 1. Project location map. ........................................................................................ 7
Figure 2. Project vicinity map. ......................................................................................... 8
Figure 3. Northerly overview of the subject property. .................................................... 17
Figure 4. South (primary) and east façades, view to the northwest. .............................. 18
Figure 5. North (rear) and west façades, view to the southeast. ................................... 18
Figure 6. Overview of service Canopy A toward the northwest. .................................... 19
Figure 7. Overview of service Canopy B toward the southwest. ................................... 19
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1 INTRODUCTION
This report describes the goals, methods, and evaluation conducted by PaleoWest, LLC.
(PaleoWest) for the proposed redevelopment of 701 W. Huntington Drive in Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, California (Project). The proposed Project involves the demolition of the existing service
station and construction of a new service station facility comprised of a convenience store with
a canopied fueling station. The City of Arcadia (City) has requested this assessment prior to
approval of demolition in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the City of Arcadia Historic Preservation Ordinance (Development Code Section § 9103.17).
PaleoWest was contracted to conduct this evaluation as a cultural resources consultant firm with
staff that exceeds the Secretary of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Professional Qualification
Standards for Architectural History and History (§ 36 CFR Part 61).
The subject property has not been listed in the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR)
or as City of Arcadia Historic Landmark (Local Landmark). This assessment was prepared by
PaleoWest to assess the historical and architectural significance of 701 W. Huntington Drive
(subject property) and whether the proposed Project would affect any historical resources that
are eligible or are potentially eligible for CRHR listing or as a Local Landmark. Potential impacts
are not expected to extend beyond the subject property and a one parcel buffer, and a
reconnaissance survey performed by PaleoWest did not identify any adjacent historical resources
pursuant to CEQA.
This report was prepared following technical guidance provided by the California Office of Historic
Preservation (OHP) in Instructions for Recording Historical Resources and Technical Assistance
Series #7: How to Nominate a Resource to the California Register of Historical Resources, and
in conformance with the City of Arcadia Historic Preservation Ordinance (Local Ordinance) and
CEQA regulations and definitions for historical resources.
This section of the report provides the Project location and current setting of 701 W. Huntington
Drive. Section 2 describes the methodology used in preparing this report. The regulations
applicable to the Project are explained in Section 3, and historic context for the subject property
is addressed in Section 4. Section 5 provides the results of a records search with the South
Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) of the California Historical Resources Information
System (CHRIS) and findings of the field survey, including an architectural description and
photographs of the property. Applicable eligibility criteria are outlined in Section 6, and Section 7
assess the significance of 701 W. Huntington Drive and evaluates the eligibility of the property.
Section 8 provides a conclusion. California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 forms
for the subject property are included as Appendix A. A list of the cultural resources identified in
the records search request are provided in Appendix B, and Appendix C includes the building
permits on record with the County of Los Angeles Office of the Assessor.
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1.1 LOCATION
The Project is located at 701 W. Huntington Drive in the City of Arcadia in Los Angeles County,
California. It is approximately 1.2 miles south of Route 66 at the intersection of West Huntington
Drive and South Baldwin Avenue (Figure 1). The subject property can be found on the USGS
Mount Wilson, CA 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle map, and it is comprised of accessor parcel
numbers 5777-028-021 and 5777-028-023.
1.2 SETTING
The subject property is bounded by single and multi-family residential properties to the north-
northwest, a commercial property to the west, West Huntington Drive to the south, and South
Baldwin Avenue to the east. Additional commercial properties are located to the southeast of the
subject property across South Baldwin Avenue and Huntington Drive. Arcadia Fire Department
Station 106 is east of the subject property across South Baldwin Avenue. The area has dense
suburban development. West Huntington Drive is a divided highway with four lanes in either
direction plus two turning lanes at its intersection with South Baldwin Avenue. Similarly, South
Baldwin Avenue is a divided highway with three lanes in either direction with one designated
turning lane at its conjunction with West Huntington Drive. Both roads are major thoroughfares
and feature medians with vegetation. Concrete sidewalks divide the subject property from both
roads (Figure 2).
1.3 QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL
Senior Archaeologist Kyle Knabb, Ph.D., RPA served as project manager and provided technical
oversight. The report was completed with technical review from Senior Architectural Historian
Alex Bethke, M.A. Archaeologist Gena Granger, M.A., RPA conducted an intensive architectural
field survey of 701 W. Huntington Drive and a brief survey of the surrounding area. Associate
Architectural Historian Lisa Demarais, M.A. provided guidance for conducting the architectural
field survey, performed archival research, reviewed existing historic contexts, prepared
appropriate Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 forms (Appendix A), assessed the
significance and eligibility of the subject property, and authored this report. Ms. Demarais
exceeds the Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural
History and History.
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2 METHODOLOGY
2.1 RESEARCH
PaleoWest began with a research records request submittal to the South Central Coastal
Information Center (SCCIC) of the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) on
February 11, 2022. The research request search area included the subject property and a .25-
mile buffer to identify historical properties within the viewshed of 701 W. Huntington Drive and
any previous evaluation or recordation of the subject property. Results of the record search are
discussed in Section 5.1 and summary documents provided with the results are included as
Appendix B.
PaleoWest also conducted original secondary and archival research to establish an appropriate
historic context from which to evaluate 701 W. Huntington Drive for CRHR-eligibility in
compliance with CEQA. Specifically, research was conducted to develop a brief overview of the
history of commercial development in the City of Arcadia, the evolution of fuel service stations
in southern California, and developmental history in the immediate vicinity of the Project.
PaleoWest reviewed the City of Arcadia Citywide Historic Context Statement developed by
Architectural Resources Group (ARG) in 2016 and SurveyLA, specifically the theme of
Commercial Development and the Automobile (1910-1970) within the historic context for
Commercial Development (1850-1980). Although the SurveyLA historic context was developed
for the City of Los Angeles, much of its contents are applicable to Los Angeles County, to include
the City of Arcadia.
Site-specific archival research using newspaper and genealogical databases was conducted to
determine whether any owners of 701 W. Huntington Drive were historically significant for
contributions to broad patterns of history. Historical maps and aerial photographs were reviewed
to establish the property’s connection to the development of Arcadia and the immediate
surrounding area. Building permits also provided construction history of the property.
2.2 FIELD SURVEY
An intensive-level pedestrian survey of 701 W. Huntington Drive was conducted on March 14,
2022. During the survey, photographs were taken of the subject property to document the built-
environment resource and its setting. The site plan, architectural features, key characteristics,
physical condition, and historical integrity were noted. To determine whether the subject property
might be associated with a historic district, attention was paid to the surrounding properties and
neighborhood to determine the level of architectural cohesion and integrity of the area. Particular
attention was also paid to views to and from the subject property to confirm that there were no
immediately surrounding properties that may be considered historical resources. All field survey
materials were reviewed by Ms. Demarais as part of the evaluation of 701 W. Huntington Drive
against CRHR eligibility criteria and preparation of this report.
3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
CEQA Section 15064.5 Determining the Significance of Impacts to Archeological and Historical
Resources requires that all private and public activities not specifically exempted be evaluated
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against the potential for environmental damage. Under CEQA, historical resources are recognized
as part of the environment. CEQA defines historical resources as “any object, building, structure,
site, area, place, record, or manuscript which a lead agency determines to be historically
significant or significant in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural,
educational, social, political, military, or cultural annals of California.” This definition includes
historical resources listed or identified as eligible for listing in the CRHR.
The CRHR is used in the consideration of historical resources relative to significance for purposes
of CEQA. The CRHR includes resources listed in, or formally determined eligible for listing in, the
NRHP, as well as some California State Landmarks and Points of Historical Interest. Properties
of local significance that have been designated under a local preservation ordinance (local
landmarks or landmark districts), or that have been identified in a local historical resources
inventory, may be eligible for listing in the CRHR and are presumed to be significant resources
for purposes of CEQA unless a preponderance of evidence indicates otherwise.
Generally, a resource shall be considered by the lead agency to be a “historical resource” if it:
1. Is listed in, or is determined to be eligible by the State Historical Resources Commission,
for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources (Public Resources Code
Section 5024.1, Title 14 CCR, Section 4850 et seq.).
2. Is included in a local register of historical resources or is identified as significant in an
historical resource survey meeting the requirements Section 5024.1(g) of the Public
Resources Code (PRC).
3. Is a building or structure determined to be historically significant or significant in the
architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political,
military, or cultural annals of California.
Assessment of Impacts
Mitigation of adverse impacts is required if a proposed project will cause substantial adverse
change to a historical resource (14 CCR § 15064.5[b]). CEQA Section §21084.1 states that
significant impacts may occur if “a project may cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of an historical resource.” Section §15064.5(b)(1) defines adverse impacts as a
substantial adverse change to a historic resource, encompassing “demolition, destruction,
relocation, or alteration of the resource or its immediate surroundings such that the significance
of an historical resource would be materially impaired.”
CEQA defines impacts, or effects, as follows:
1. Direct, or primary, effects are direct physical changes which are caused by and
immediately related to the project. Direct effects occur at the same time and place as a
project.
2. Indirect, or secondary, are physical changes in the environment which are not
immediately related to the project but caused indirectly by the project. Indirect effects are
reasonably foreseeable to be caused by a project but occur at a different time or place (14
CCR § 15064).
3. Cumulative effects are two or more individual effects which, when considered together,
are considerable or will compound or increase other impacts (14 CCR § 15130).
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Mitigation measures must be enforceable through permit conditions, agreements, or other legal
means and are proportional to the expected impacts. The measures seek to reduce impacts
entirely or to a level considered not significant (14 CCR § 15126.4). As such, the examples of
mitigation measures provided may not satisfy CEQA requirements in every circumstance.
Mitigation measures for historical resources may include but are not limited to:
1. Altering a proposed project to avoid damaging effects on any historical resource in a
significant manner, such as by not taking a certain action or parts of an action.
2. Rectifying impacts through maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration,
preservation, conservation, or reconstruction of the historical resource in a manner
consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties.
3. Documentation of the historical resource, by way of historic narrative, and photographs
or architectural drawings meeting California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP)
recommendations prior to demolition.
4. Deeding the site into a permanent conservation easement.
5. Abandonment of the proposed project.
CEQA Section 15064.5(b)(3) states that a project that follows the Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (SOI Standards) shall be considered as
mitigated to a level of less than a significant impact on the historical resource.
4 HISTORIC CONTEXT
4.1 EARLY HISTORY OF ARCADIA, 1875-1920
The land that would become the City of Arcadia was once part of Rancho Santa Anita. The rancho
was comprised of lands that were formerly within Mission San Gabriel. Landowner and
entrepreneur Elias Jackson Baldwin purchased the 8,000-acre rancho in 1875. He purchased
other properties in 1875, constituting ownership of a total of 50,000 acres in Los Angeles County.
Baldwin wanted to take advantage of the influx of new residents and visitors to Southern
California. In 1883, the townsite that would become the City of Arcadia was plotted out of 3,000
acres of Baldwin’s lands and the Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley Railroad (LA&SGVRR) planned
to bisect his lands. Baldwin ensured a railroad station would be established within his land which
was dubbed the Santa Anita Tract at the time. He had groves and vineyards planted, wells and
irrigation systems developed, reservoirs built, and fences erected. By 1887, the Santa Anita Tract
was known as Arcadia. However, both residential and commercial development was slow during
the nineteenth century (Architectural Resources Group 2016: 16-20; 22-23).
The City of Arcadia was officially founded in 1903 against criticisms of its small population and
claims that Baldwin wanted to establish a denizen of gambling, horse-racing, and drinking. Upon
incorporation, Baldwin became the City’s first mayor. In this first decade of the City’s history, it
was known for its saloons, horse-racing tracks, poker rooms, and music halls. By 1904, a school
district and city newspaper had also been established, but institutional development had been
virtually non-existent before this time. Commercial development was centered on Huntington
Drive (then known as Falling Leaf Avenue) near its intersection with First Avenue where railroad
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lines converged. The City’s reputation began to change after Baldwin’s death in 1909. Two major
catalysts for change were the outlawing of horse-racing in California in 1909 and the outlawing
of liquor licensing in Arcadia in 1912 (Architectural Resources Group 2016: 28-30, 39).
Arcadia continued to grow, albeit slowly, after Baldwin’s death. The population was still less than
1,000 in 1910. Farming was the town’s dominant industry, but some other businesses and
institutions were also established prior to World War I (WWI). By 1915, streets had been graded
and some streets were even paved, a fire department was established, electric streetlights and
gas lines were installed in some commercial and residential areas, and a municipal water system
was created. By 1920, the population had breached 2,000. Similarly, institutional, residential, and
commercial development accelerated throughout the 1920s (Architectural Resources Group
2016: 36-40).
4.2 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 1920-1972
Like many towns throughout Southern California during the 1920s, Arcadia thrived thanks to a
booming post-WWI economy. Agriculture remained the dominant industry, but commercial and
residential development was growing more rapidly than ever before. This growth continued
through the Great Depression. Commercial development expanded beyond First Avenue, with a
second business district developing at Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road. Huntington Drive also
saw commercial development and soon needed to be widened to accommodate an increase in
traffic. New businesses and institutions established during the 1920s-1930s included a theater,
banks, a newspaper, various retail and service operations, and a drive-in market. Businesses
capitalized on the connection of Arcadia to Route 66 in 1931. Many service stations, drive-in
markets, and other automobile-related develop during the 1930s. After California re-legalized
horse race betting in 1933, another racetrack also opened at Santa Anita Park which aided the
City’s growth. By 1940, Arcadia’s population reached nearly 10,000 (Architectural Resources
Group 2016: 40-43, 47-49, 54).
U.S. involvement in World War II (WWII) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects also
provided an economic boon to much of California, including Arcadia. There was an increasing
demand for commercial services as the military and overall population expanded throughout the
state. Despite increasing demand for services, during WWII, physical development slowed due
to the scarcity of building materials. Commercial development reinvigorated post-war. By the end
of WWII, the last of the Baldwin family lands (other than a small, occupied estate known as
Anoakia) were sold off, marking the peak of development in Arcadia (Architectural Resources
Group 2016: 52-53)
By the 1950s, Arcadia was nearly entirely built out and the population had grown to approximately
23,000. Remaining empty lots at Huntington Drive/First Avenue and Baldwin Avenue/Duarte
Road had been filled. Commercial development was booming once again, and it had become
more diverse. By 1960, Arcadia had a population of approximately 41,000 and had earned a
reputation as a desirable place to live. Development slowed but remained steady during the
1960s and 1970s (Architectural Resources Group 2016: 65-69).
4.2.1 Commercial Development and the Automobile
Beginning during the 1930s, the automobile industry began to heavily influence commercial
development and architecture throughout Southern California. Arcadia was no exception, even
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after the institution of electric streetcars in the City. The famous Route 66 transcontinental
highway was built through Arcadia via Huntington Drive and Foothill Boulevard at this time. The
influence of the automobile only strengthened throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Commercial
development thrived along Route 66 and nearby major roads. Newer development in commercial
corridors were explicitly automobile-oriented with space to maneuver cars, park, and even use
drive-thru services (Architectural Resources Group 2016: 60, 67)
Properties associated with the spread of the automobile throughout Southern California include:
• Car and Car Services, which includes gas/service stations, car showrooms, car repair
facilities, parking structures, and car washes
• Motels
• Commercial Drive-ins/Drive-thrus, which includes drive-in restaurants and drive-thru
facilities of varying commercial building types
• Programmatic/Mimetic, which includes various commercial building types, but particularly
food service-related
Automobile-centered commercial architecture generally falls into one of three defined categories:
utilitarian, celebratory, and tasteful. As the name indicates, utilitarian designs focused on utility,
or function, and did not give concern to aesthetics. Celebratory design treated roadside and car-
friendly architecture as an opportunity for design innovation. Examples of celebratory designs
often feature high style buildings in new, experimental styles like Streamline Moderne or Googie.
Lastly, the tasteful design approach treated automobile-centered design as a necessarily evil and
tried to create architecture that was harmonious with its setting and aesthetically pleasing.
The earliest automobile-centered architectural designs in Southern California trended toward the
utilitarian during a time when the passenger car was considered a luxury item. Cars became more
common around the time the U.S. entered WWI, which caused a shift toward the tasteful design
approach in a variety of styles for automobile-related architecture by the 1920s. Beginning during
the 1930s, the celebratory approach became more dominant and automobile-related architecture
became even more prevalent than ever before (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 3-5).
The 1930s was a major turning point in car-oriented architectural design. Streamline Moderne
and Art Deco were the most used styles for auto-oriented architecture of the 1930s which overall
was less varied than the previous decade. The 1930s also saw a noticeable shift to commercial
site plans of an isolated building with parking at its front whereas earlier models trended toward
keeping parking hidden at the rear. Visible commercial parking is still the dominant commercial
site plan across the U.S. for malls, strip-malls, and individual commercial buildings (Prosser,
SurveyLA 2016: 12-13).
Planning of highways and freeways began thanks to federal programs and funds established in
response to the Great Depression. In Southern California, the Automobile Club of Southern
California proposed divided highways in 1937 and soon developed an official freeway plan which
was adopted by the County Regional Planning Commission in 1941. Although, construction of
the highway system had begun prior to 1941. The plan was updated in 1947 and construction of
the highway system continued into the 1960s, moving outward from the City of Los Angeles and
throughout the remainder of Los Angeles County (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 15-16). Beginning
during the mid-1960s, most automobile-oriented architecture became more restrained in
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ornamentation and style amidst criticisms of cluttered and unsightly roadside landscapes. This
shift toward utilitarian styles has continued since the 1960s (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 22).
Gas/Service Stations
In the early twentieth century, fuel services using crude gasoline pumps and rubber hoses were
available at general stores. In more urban settings, there were standalone roadside fuel pumps.
These fuel service stations were generally limited to a single fuel pump without its own structure
or building and signage. Gas was also available at mechanics and venders of auto-related products
When gas services were combined on the same property as auto repair shops and car washes,
the fuel pump would be located separate from the primary commercial building without a canopy
or adjacent accompanying building. It was not until the 1920s that the freestanding fuel service
station would become recognizable as an architectural type with distinct features and subtypes
(Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 10, 21).
By WWI, increased car ownership made it evident that more fueling stations were needed,
preferably off the road to avoid causing traffic delays. Another major concern was the institution
of safer practices to diminish fire hazards. The result of addressing these matters was the free-
standing gas/service station. Typically, these early free-standing stations consisted of a utilitarian
box with a porte-cochere and a single pump. Since WWI, the most common extant car-oriented
commercial buildings have been fuel service stations, and by the war the development of gas
stations throughout the U.S. was bolstered by the expanding oil industry. Some oil companies
began to construct stations that only sold their own brand of gasoline, and local investors began
to partner with oil companies to build and own such stations as well (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016:
21, 24-25).
While the earliest architectural designs of service stations were usually utilitarian, during the
1920s size and style became more diverse. A service station from the early 1920s would likely
be a utilitarian box, but a variety of domestic styles typical of the early twentieth century Revival
Period gained prominence in the back half of the decade. In Southern California, especially in Los
Angeles and wealthy towns, gas stations were also built in the regional Spanish Colonial Revival
style. A major contributor to the construction of many new free-standing gas stations in the region
during the 1920s was the National Supply Station chain, which built standard gas stations for
different oil companies. The National Supply Station design consisted of a small one-room office
and one or two gas pumps covered by a roof extended from the office. The popularity and
success of free-standing gas stations became the model for the design of other commercial
buildings to be compatible with automobile use (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 10, 25-27).
The 1920s also saw the first gas “superstations,” which combined multiple car services in one
location but on a grander scale the combination repair shop/gas station and car wash/gas station
properties from before WWI. A superstation usually included an office, two or more fueling
stations, garage bays to perform oil changes and other simple maintenance services, and a store
to sell goods such as tires and car batteries. Some superstations also performed minor repairs
and had car washes. Most commonly, superstations had an L-shaped plan with garage bays on
a separate wing than the office and gas pumps. The plans that deviated from the L-shape were
usually U- or I-shaped to fit onto an available lot (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 27).
Commercial development throughout the U.S. slowed with the Great Depression, and
throughout the 1930s, many gas stations closed due to oversupply. This economic decline was
not quite as extreme in Southern California than in other regions. The intensified competition
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between gas stations spurred changes in function and design. During this period, newly
emerging crisp modern styles were often adopted, and the sale of car-related items became
more common. The flashy, new modern styles were used in hopes of grabbing attention and
drawing in more customers. To show off the wares, the large windows and glass walls of car
sales showrooms were employed so that customers pumping gas would clearly see the items
available for purchase. Oil companies, if they had not already, developed trademark branding so
the stations would be easily recognized and could encourage brand loyalty (Prosser, SurveyLA
2016: 28-29).
Although car washes, showrooms, drive-ins, drive-thrus, and other car-oriented buildings
constructed in popular modern styles continued into the mid-twentieth century (such as
International, Streamline Modern, and Googie styles), fuel service stations once again became
more limited in their use of stylistic elements post-WWII. Often the only architectural change to
existing gas/service stations was the addition of a free-standing canopy or a new roof extension
from a service building that would provide coverage to the pumps. In both instances, the main
office/service building was typically a rectangular box. If any other car services existed, these
were usually housed in a separate rectangular building or were combined into one L-shaped
building, much like earlier superstations. Minor aesthetic details might be added to the façade of
the main building, but not enough ornamentation was used to associate these stations with
specific styles were popular over others (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 21-22, 29-30).
Gas station architecture only continued to get more conservative by the mid-1960s. Typically,
one of two approaches was used in their design, 1) a reversion to domestic forms of the early
1920s, or 2) a restrained version of Mid-Century modern designs that was reminiscent of the
plain rectangular box of the 1920s and 1930s. This movement was partially inspired by an attempt
to beautify roadsides. The introduction of multi-pump self-service gas stations in the late 1940s
also contributed to the construction of more small, simple-form buildings like early service
stations with only fuel pumps and an office. In the 1950s and 1960s, typical design split the office
and fuel stations apart, with the latter covered by a freestanding large canopy that cars could
drive through and the former including a mini-mart. Since cars no longer needed to be serviced
as frequently as they had earlier in the twentieth century, less combination repair shop/fuel
station properties were seen in the mid- to late twentieth century (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 31-
32).
4.3 PROPERTY HISTORY
The extant fuel service station at 701 W. Huntington Drive, consisting of one service/convenience
building and two canopied fueling stations, was constructed in 1967 originally as a Union Oil
Company (Unocal) property. Based on an ad from the Arcadia Tribune in 1975, the building was
still operating as a Union Oil gas station, known as Hartfield’s Union Service (Arcadia Tribune
1975: 3). The service station was built by Stanton Construction Company to replace an existing
service station that was demolished in the same year. Building permits indicate the service
building has a total area of 3,630 square feet. The permit indicated the service building and
canopies were constructed with tile roofs, steel framing, and steel exterior walls. It is also noted
that the cut half-stone cladding on the front (south) and east exterior façades has lath backing
(Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor 1967b). Based on the mention of stone and lath on
the main service structure, it is likely the steel framing and exterior walls refer to the fuel pump
canopies rather than the convenience building.
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The six-foot-tall masonry walls along the north and west boundaries of the property were also
constructed in 1967 (Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor 1967a). In 1986, the existing
canopies were raised to a clearance of 14 feet and six inches (Building and Safety Division, City
of Arcadia, 1986). Signage was replaced during the 1980s and again in 2005. In 1994, the
canopies were raised again, but the exact height is not indicated on the building permit for this
alteration (Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor 1994). The building permits on file with
the City of Arcadia do not indicate any other major alterations have occurred since 1967.
A review of historic aerial photographs did not show any changes to the building or site plans of
the subject property since 1972. The three extant structures replaced an earlier gas station, which
is visible in aerial photographs from 1952-1964. The previous gas station had an irregular three-
part radial plan that is typically seen in the Googie and Mid-Century Modern styles that were
common styles for gas stations of the time (Historicaerials.com 1952, 1954, 1964). The newer
(extant) gas station represents the shift in gas station design during the 1960s to use free
standing canopies over fuel pumps.
5 RESULTS
5.1 RECORD SEARCH
Results of the SCCIC record search request were received on March 9, 2022. The record search
revealed six previously recorded built-environment cultural resources within the .25-mile search
radius:
• Santa Anita Park Assembly Center (P-19-186564)
• Santa Anita Park (P-19-189878), within the Santa Anita Park Assembly Center
• 845 Huntington Drive (P-19-190378)
• 851 Huntington Drive (P-19-190379)
• 715 S. Old Ranch Road (P-19-190446)
• 621, 623, 625 Fairview Avenue (P-19-192331)
Of these six identified cultural resources, two have been previously evaluated and found eligible
for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): Santa Anita Park and the Santa Anita
Park Assembly Center. Both properties are thus listed in the CRHR and considered historical
resources pursuant to CEQA. The other four cultural resources were identified and recorded, but
not previously evaluated for CRHR or NRHP eligibility. The closest to 701 W. Huntington Dr. is
the 715 S. Old Ranch Road property, just over 300 feet to its west; however, the original multi-
family residence at 715 S. Old Ranch Road was demolished sometime between 2012 and 2014.
Copies of documents from the records search are included as Appendix B.
5.2 SURVEY FINDINGS
Findings from the field survey of 701 W. Huntington Drive and the immediate vicinity of the
Project provided details for the architectural description of the property. PaleoWest also
confirmed that the subject property was not within the viewshed of the historic properties within
the .25-mile radius of the Project identified by the records search, Santa Anita Park and the Santa
Anita Park Assembly Center. Based on the details of the proposed Project and the setting of the
subject property, effects are not anticipated to extend beyond the boundaries of 701 W.
Huntington Drive nor to any nearby historical resources pursuant to CEQA.
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5.2.1 Property Description
The subject property at 701 W. Huntington Drive (Figure 3) consists of a gas/service station built
in 1967 and currently known as Conserv Gas (Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor 1967c).
The property is comprised of a one-story 1,568-square-foot convenience store building and two
ancillary covered gas pump structures. The property is partially enclosed with concrete brick walls
and is accessible from both West Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue. Except for a few grass
strips and small plantings, landscaping consists of concrete and asphalt hardscaping. The
convenience store building has a rectangular plan, clay tile low-pitch side gable roof, large glass
steel-framed exterior window walls, and white concrete exterior walls partially clad with a tan
split stone veneer (Figures 4-5). The south façade features the primary entrance, and the north
façade has three large openings that formerly provided access to a three-bay garage (Figure 5).
The partial window walls are located at the southeastern corner of the south and east façades.
The gas pump structures are open and rectangular. Each gas pump structure consists of a low-
pitch front gable clay title canopy roof set on two cylindrical steel pillars and four pump stations
in rows of two (Figures 6-7). One canopy is situated along West Huntington Drive (Canopy A) and
the other is situated along South Baldwin Avenue (Canopy B). Although the structures are
utilitarian in style, the clay tile roofs and color-scheme are elements representative of the Spanish
Revival Style.
Figure 3. Northerly overview of the subject property.
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Figure 4. South (primary) and east façades, view to the northwest.
Figure 5. North (rear) and west façades, view to the southeast.
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Figure 6. Overview of service Canopy A toward the northwest.
Figure 7. Overview of service Canopy B toward the southwest.
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6 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
6.1 CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES
The CRHR program encourages public recognition and protection of resources of architectural,
historical, archaeological, and cultural significance; identifies historical resources for state and
local planning purposes; determines eligibility for state historic preservation grant funding; and
affords certain protections under CEQA. The criteria established for eligibility for the CRHR are
directly comparable to the national criteria established for the NRHP.
In order to be eligible for listing in the CRHR, a building, object, or structure must satisfy at least
one of the following four criteria:
1. It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns
of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States.
2. It is associated with the lives of persons important to local, California, or national history.
3. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of
construction, or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values.
4. It has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or
history of the local area, California, or the nation.
California properties listed in or formally determined eligible for listing in the NRHP are
automatically listed in the CRHR.
Integrity
Historical resources eligible for listing in the CRHR must also retain enough of their historic
character or appearance (integrity) to be recognizable as historical resources and to convey the
reasons for their significance. For the purposes of eligibility for the CRHR, integrity is defined as
“the authenticity of an historical resource’s physical identity evidenced by the survival of
characteristics that existed during the resource’s period of significance” (California Office of
Historic Preservation 2001).
6.2 CITY OF ARCADIA HISTORIC LANDMARK CRITERIA
The City of Arcadia Historic Preservation Ordinance establishes the evaluation and designation
criteria for local landmarks and historic districts (Section 9103.17.060). On the recommendation
of the Historic Preservation Commission, the City Council may designate an individual resource
(building, structure, object, or site) if it is at least 45 years of age and meets one or more of the
following local eligibility criteria:
1. It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns
of Arcadia’s or California’s history;
2. It is associated with the lives of persons important to local or California history;
3. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of
construction, or represents the work of master, or possesses high artistic values;
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4. It has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or
history of the city or state.
On the recommendation of the Commission, the City Council may designate a historic district if
it meets one or more of the four criteria in Section 9103.17.060(A) and:
1. It possesses a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings,
structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.
2. A minimum of 60 percent of the buildings within the proposed historic district contribute
to the district’s significance.
Additionally, any property individually listed in the NRHP or CRHR is automatically considered a
historic resource by the City.
Integrity
For a property to be considered a local landmark or historic district under the City’s Local
Landmark criteria, the resource must also retain sufficient historical integrity, as defined by the
NRHP. NRHP Bulletin #15 How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation defines
integrity as “the ability of a property to convey its significance.” The bulletin establishes that the
evaluation of a property must be grounded in an understanding of a property’s physical features
and how they relate to the concept of integrity. Determining which of these aspects are most
important to a property requires knowing why, where, and when a property is significant. To
retain historic integrity, a property must possess several, and usually most, aspects of integrity:
location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.
6.3 SURVEYLA HISTORIC CONTEXT CRITERIA
The SurveyLA Citywide Historic Context theme of Commercial Development and the Automobile
was used as guidance to evaluate 701 W. Huntington Drive for eligibility to be listed in the CRHR.
SurveyLA focuses on the City of Los Angeles, but from PaleoWest’s own research and a review
of the context provided by SurveyLA, the eligibility standards and character-defining features for
evaluating properties under Commercial Development and the Automobile were found to be
applicable to gas/service stations throughout Los Angeles County. SurveyLA outlines the
following areas of significance, features, and standards for evaluating gas/service stations:
Property Type Description: Facility for selling gasoline, and often additional parts and
services, for the automobile
Period of Significance: 1920-1970
Areas of Significance: Commerce, architecture
Significance: Illustrate the evolution of the gas/service station as a significant
commercial building type related to the automobile
Eligibility Standards:
• Was designed and historically used to provide gasoline, and sometimes additional
services, to automobiles
• Demonstrates convenient automobile access from the street
• Is an excellent example of the property type
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• Contains design and site layout features that reflect the influence of, and
accommodation to, the automobile
• Was constructed during the period of significance
Character-Defining/Associative Features:
• Retains most of the essential character defining features of the type
• May be of a style or mixture of styles typical of the period of construction such as
Spanish Colonial Revival, Streamline Moderne, and Googie styles
• May also be significant within a theme under the Architecture and Engineering context
• May reflect corporate design associated with particular oil companies and/or
architects/designers
7 SIGNIFICANCE AND ELIGIBILITY
PaleoWest carefully considered whether 701 W. Huntington Drive is eligible for listing to the
CRHR or as a local landmark under any CRHR or City of Arcadia Historic Landmark criteria. As
the CRHR and City Historic Landmark criteria are analogous to each other, they are discussed
concurrently as criteria 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, and 4/4.
PaleoWest evaluated the gas station at 701 W. Huntington Drive under CRHR/City of Arcadia
Criterion 1/1 within the significance theme of Commercial Development (1918-1972) in the City
of Arcadia, and under the area, or sub-theme, of Commercial Development and the Automobile.
PaleoWest considered whether the gas station may be historically significant for its association
with Unocal.
Although it is not readily recognizable as a Unocal property, 701 W. Huntington Drive is one of
many extant Unocal service stations in Southern California. It is not an emblematic or exemplary
example of a Unocal gas service station. The connection between 701 W. Huntington Drive and
Unocal is not strong or direct enough for the property to be considered historically significant for
associations with the company’s influential history in California and within the oil industry.
The subject property was constructed during the theme’s period of significance, and historically,
was used to dispense gasoline and provide other car-related services. The gas station has
features representative of car-influenced commercial development of the twentieth century such
as its easy accessibility by car via entrances along two streets, fueling station canopies, and pull-
through layout. However, the subject property is also not readily recognizable to the period
significance for the associated theme. It is one of many gas stations throughout Southern
California built during this era and other extant examples better illustrate gas stations of the 1960s
as a significant and evolving commercial building type. The service station reflects the
characteristics of 1920s-1930s gas station architecture, with its simple form and use of
ornamentation common to residential buildings. As such, the gas station at 701 W. Huntington
Drive does not well represent the specific themes and time period with which it is associated
and might be considered significant.
Because 701 W. Huntington Drive is not considered significant for an association with the
important historical events of Unocal nor the development of gas stations and other car-related
architecture, it is recommended not eligible under Criterion 1/1.
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The subject property was evaluated under CRHR/City of Arcadia Criterion 2/2 for associations
with historically significant persons. Although 701 W. Huntington Drive was built by Unocal and
operated as a Unocal service station for much of its existence, there is no direct connection
between the property and any individuals significant in the history of the company. A newspaper
ad from 1975 lists the gas station as Hartfield’s Union Service, but no individual(s) by the name
Hartfield could be directly connected to the property. Research did not reveal any other owners
or associated persons with a direct connection with the subject property who would be
considered significant for making contributions to broad patterns of history at the local, state, or
national level. As such, PaleoWest recommends 701 W. Huntington Drive not eligible under
Criterion 2/2.
PaleoWest considered whether 701 W. Huntington Drive is eligible under CRHR/City of Arcadia
Criterion 3/3. While the form, massing, and layout of the gas station are representative of post-
WWII gas station design, other key characteristics do not represent the utilitarian trends of gas
stations built in the 1960s. For example, the Spanish Revival elements are indicative of the
residential-inspired pre-WWI gas stations rather than the mid-century modern or utilitarian styles
of the 1960s. As such, the subject property is not exemplary of the character-defining features
of its type or style, nor does it not possess the vital architectural associations or artistic qualities
for its period of construction that would indicate significance. Additionally, the builder identified
for the property, Stanton Construction Company, is not considered a master builder or architect.
In summary, the subject property does not embody the distinctive characteristics of the style,
type, period, region, or method of construction for which it might be considered historically
significant, nor is it associated with a master builder, designer, or architect. Therefore, 701 W.
Huntington Drive is recommended not eligible under Criterion 3/3.
701 W. Huntington Drive is recommended not eligible under CRHR/City of Arcadia Criterion 4/4.
It is a common property type that is well documented and does not have the potential to provide
information about history or prehistory that is not available through historic research.
PaleoWest also considered whether 701 W. Huntington Drive may be eligible for listing as a
contributor to a larger historic district of the surrounding neighborhood. The variety of unrelated
property types and architectural styles in the immediate vicinity of the property lack visual
cohesion sufficient to identify a potential historic district of which this property would be a part.
As such, PaleoWest recommends 701 W. Huntington Drive not eligible for the CRHR or as a City
of Arcadia Historic Landmark as a contributor to a historic district.
8 CONCLUSION
The Project proposes the demolition of all structures and amenities of 701 W. Huntington Drive
and the construction of all new facilities on the property. The subject property has not previously
been included in a local register or the CRHR, nor has it been recommended historically significant
in the architectural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political,
military, or cultural annals of California. After performing an intensive pedestrian-level field survey
of 701 W. Huntington Drive, reviewing the background and historic context of the property, and
performing a windshield survey of its immediate surrounding area, PaleoWest recommends 701
W. Huntington Drive not eligible for listing in the CRHR or as a City of Arcadia Historic Landmark
under any criteria. Thus, 701 W. Huntington Drive does not meet any of the definitions set forth
by CEQA and is not considered a historical resource pursuant to CEQA.
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As the subject property is not a historical resource and no other historical resources were
identified in the immediate vicinity of the subject property, the Project will not result in adverse
impacts to a historical resource pursuant to CEQA Section 15064.5.
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9 REFERENCES CITED
Arcadia Tribune
1975 “IT’S GOOD BUSINESS TO DO BUSINESS WITH: SERVICE STATIONS, ” August
14: Arcadia, California. Accessed via Newspapers.com, March 25, 2022.
Architectural Resources Group
2016 City of Arcadia Citywide Historic Context Statement, prepared for City of Arcadia
Planning Division. Architectural Resources Group: Pasadena, California.
California Office of Historic Preservation
2001 Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Department of Parks and
Recreation: Sacramento, California.
2001 Technical Assistance Series #7 How to Nominate a Resource to the California
Register of Historical Resources, Department of Parks and Recreation: Sacramento,
California.
City of Arcadia
1967 Historic Preservation (Section 9103.17), Arcadia Development Code, Development
Services Department: Arcadia, California.
Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor
1997 Permit Number A9703287, Electrical Project, 701 W. Huntington Drive, Southern
Lighting & Graphics, Arcadia, California.
1994 Unocal Arcadia Inspection Report, Jimmy Flood Inspection Service, Arcadia,
California.
1986 701 W. Huntington Drive, Building Permit – Alteration, Building and Safety Division,
Arcadia, California.
1967a 701 W. Huntington Drive, Application for a Building Permit – Demolition. Building
and Safety Division, Arcadia, California.
1967b 701 W. Huntington Drive, Application for a Building Permit – New Construction, Plan
Number 17384, Building and Safety Division, Arcadia, California.
1967c Resolution No. 617, Conditional Use Permit, City Planning Copmmission, Arcadia,
California.
National Park Service
2016 How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register of
Historic Places, Bulletin No. 15., U.S. Department of the Interior: Washington, D.C.
1983 The Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualifications Standards, U.S. Department
of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Nationwide Environmental Title Research (NETROnline)
n.d. [Aerial view of 701 W. Huntington Drive in Aerial Photograph Viewer portal for 2018,
2010, 1999, 1993, 1980, 1972, 1964, and 1954], www.HistoricAerials.com/Viewer,
accessed February 2022.
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Prosser, Daniel
2016 Commercial Development and the Automobile, 1910-1970, within the Los Angeles
Citywide Historic Context Statement. Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey
(SurveyLA), City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources: Los Angeles,
California.
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Appendix A.
Site Record
DPR 523I (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI # PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial
NRHP Status Code
Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Date
The subject property (701 W. Huntington Drive) is a gas/service station comprised of a one-story 1,568-square-foot convenience
store building and two ancillary covered gas pump structures. The property is partially enclosed with concrete brick walls and is
accessible from both West Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue. Except for a few grass strips and small plantings, landscaping
consists of concrete and asphalt hardscaping. The convenience store building has a rectangular plan, clay tile low-pitch side gable
roof, large glass steel-framed exterior window walls, and white concrete exterior walls partially clad with a tan split stone veneer.
The south façade features the primary entrance, and the north façade has three large openings that formerly provided access to a
three-bay garage. The partial window walls are located at the southeastern corner of the south and east façades. The gas pump
structures are open and rectangular. Each gas pump structure consists of a low-pitch front gable clay title canopy roof set on two
cylindrical steel pillars and four pump stations in rows of two. Though the structures are utilitarian in style, the clay tile roofs and
color-scheme are elements representative of the Spanish Revival Style and early residential-inspired gas stations.
*P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) HP6. 1-3 story commercial building
*P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site District Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.)
P5a. Photograph or Drawing (Photograph required for buildings, structures, and objects.)
P5b. Description of Photo: (view, date, accession#)
Photo 1. Notherly overview of the
subject property (March 14, 2022).
*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source:
Historic Prehistoric Both
1967
Los Angeles County Tax Assessor
*P7. Owner and Address:
Moller Retail, Inc.
6591 Collins Drive, Suite E-11
Moorpark, CA 93021
*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address)
Gena Granger and Lisa Demarais
PaleoWest, LLC
517 South Ivy Avenue
Monrovia, California 91016
*P9. Date Recorded: March 24, 2022
*P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive pedestrian
*P11. Report Citation: 2022 PaleoWest, LLC. Historic Resources Evaluation Report for 701 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia,
Los Angeles County, California. Technical Report No. 22-0091.
*Attachments: NONE Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record
Archaeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record
Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List):
Page 1 of 10 *Resource Name or #: 701 W. Huntington Drive
P1. Other Identifier: Conserv Fuel, Hartfield’s Union Service
*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted
*a. County: Los Angeles and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.)
*b. USGS 7.5’ Quad Mount Wilson, CA Date 1974 T 1N R 11W SW ¼ of SW of Sec 00 S.B.B.M.
c. Address 701 W. Huntington Drive City Arcadia Zip 91007
d. UTM: (give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone 11 402732 mE / 3777306 mN
e. Other Locational Data: (e.g. parcel#, directions to resource, elevation, etc.) 34.132104, -118.054892
*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries)
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD
Page 2 of 10 *NRHP Status Code N/A
*Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder)701 W. Huntington Drive
B1. Historic Name: N/A
B2. Common Name: Conserv Fuel
B3. Original Use: Commercial Gas Station
B4. Present Use: Commercial Gas Station
*B5. Architectural Style: Utilitarian
*B6. Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) The extant gas station was built in 1967 to replace a
demolished fuel service station. In 1986, the existing canopies were raised to a clearance of 14 feet 6 inches. Signage was
replaced during the 1980s. In 1994, the canopies were raised again, but the exact height is not indicated on building permits.
Historic aerial photographs do not show any changes to the service building, canopies, or site plan since 1972. Signage was
replaced during the 1980s and again in 2005 (Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor; NETROnline).
*B7. Moved? No Yes Unknown Date: N/A Original Location: N/A
*B8. Related Features: N/A
B9a. Architect: N/A b. Builder: Stanton Construction Company
*B10. Significance: Theme Commercial Development, 1850-1980 Area: Commerical Development and the
Automobile, 1910-1970
Period of Significance: 1920-1970 Property Type: Gas/Service Station Applicable Criteria: N/A
(Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.)
Like many towns throughout Southern California during the 1920s, Arcadia thrived thanks to a booming post-war economy.
Agriculture was still the dominant industry, but commercial and residential development was growing more rapidly than ever before
and continued through the Great Depression. Commercial development expanded beyond 1st Avenue, with a second business
district developing at Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road. Huntington Drive also saw commercial development and soon needed to
be widened to accommodate traffic. New businesses and institutions established during the 1920s-1930s included a theater,
banks, a newspaper, various retail and service operations, and a drive-in market. After California re-legalized horse race betting in
1933, another racetrack also opened. By 1940, Arcadia’s population had reached nearly 10,000 (Architectural Resources Group
2016: 40-43, 47-48, 54).
(continued on page 3)
B11. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes)
*B12. References:
2016 Architectural Resources Group, City of Arcadia Citywide
Historic Context Statement, prepared for City of Arcadia
Planning Division. Architectural Resources Group: Pasadena,
California.
(continued on page 6)
*B14. Evaluator:Lisa Demarais, M.A.
PaleoWest, LLC
*Date of Evaluation: March 24, 2022
N/A
(Sketch Map with north arrow required.)
See page 3
(This space reserved for official comments.)
Service Layer Credits: Source: Esri, Maxar,
GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics,
CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID,
IGN, and the GIS User Community
465320018State of California The Resources AgencyDEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATIONSKETCH MAP
DPR 523K (1/95)*Required information
*Date of map: March 2022
Primary # HRI# Trinomial
Page 3 of 10
*Drawn by: J. Cadenhead
701 W.
Huntington
Drive
701 W. Huntington Drive
Parcel Boundary
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*Resource Name or #: 701 W. Huntington Drive
*Scale: 1 : 1,500
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DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 4 of 10 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 701 W. Huntington Drive
Recorded by: Lisa Demarais Date: March 24, 2022
Continuation Update
*B10. Significance: (continued from page 2)
U.S. involvement in World War II and Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects also provided an economic boon to much of
California, including Arcadia. There was an increasing demand for commercial services as the military and overall population
expanded throughout the state. By the end of WWII, the last of the Baldwin family lands lands (other than a small, occupied estate
known as Anoakia) were sold off, marking the peak of development in Arcadia. During WWII, development slowed somewhat due
to the scarcity of building materials but was reinvigorated post-war (Architectural Resources Group 2016: 52-53).
By the 1950s, Arcadia was nearly entirely built out and the population had grown to approximately 23,000. Remaining empty lots at
Huntington Drive/1st Avenue and Baldwin Avenue/Duarte Road had been filled. Commercial development was booming once
again, and it had become more diverse. By 1960, Arcadia had a population of approximately 41,000 and had earned a reputation
as a desirable place to live. Development slowed but remained steady during the 1960s and 1970s (Architectural Resources Group
2016: 65-69).
Commercial Architecture and the Automobile
Beginning during the 1930s, the automobile industry began to heavily influence commercial development and architecture
throughout Southern California. Arcadia was no exception, even after the institution of electric streetcars in the City. The influence
of the automobile strengthened throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Newer development in commercial corridors were explicitly
automobile-oriented with space to maneuver cars, park, and even use drive-thru services. Route 66, one of the original highways
built in the U.S. Highway System runs through Arcadia as Foothill Boulevard and Huntington Drive. Automobile-oriented
commercial development thrived along Route 66 and nearby major roads (Architectural Resources Group 2016: 60, 67)
Properties associated with the spread of the automobile throughout include:
•Car and Car Services, which includes gas/service stations, car showrooms, car repair facilities, parking structures, and
car washes
•Motels
•Commercial Drive-Ins/Drive-Thrus, which includes drive-in restaurants and drive-thru facilities of varying commercial
building types
•Programmatic/Mimetic, which includes various commercial building types, but particularly food service-related
Automobile-centered commercial architecture generally falls into one of three categories: utilitarian, celebratory, and tasteful. As
the name indicates, utilitarian designs focused on utility, or function, and did not give concern to aesthetics. Celebratory design
treated roadside and car-friendly architecture as an opportunity for design innovation. Examples of celebratory designs often
feature high style buildings in new, experimental styles like Streamline Moderne or Googie. Lastly, the tasteful design approach
treated automobile-centered design as a necessarily evil and tried to create architecture that was harmonious with its setting and
aesthetically pleasing as well as functional for cars.
The earliest automobile-centered architectural designs in Southern California trended toward the utilitarian during a time when the
passenger car was considered a luxury item. Cars became more common around the time the U.S. entered WWI, which caused a
shift toward the tasteful design approach in a variety of styles for automobile-related architecture by the 1920s. Beginning during
the 1930s, the celebratory approach became more dominant and automobile-related architecture became even more prevalent
than ever before (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 3-5).
The 1930s was a major turning point in car-oriented architectural design. Streamline Moderne and Art Deco were the most used
styles for auto-oriented architecture of the 1930s which overall was less varied than the previous decade. The 1930s also saw a
shift to commercial site plans of an isolated building with parking at its front whereas earlier models trended toward keeping parking
hidden at the rear. Visible commercial parking is still the dominant commercial site plan across the U.S. (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016:
12-13). Planning of highways and freeways began thanks to federal programs and funds established in response to the Great
Depression. In Southern California, the Automobile Club of Southern California proposed divided highways in 1937 and soon
developed an official freeway plan which was adopted by the County Regional Planning Commission in 1941. Although,
construction of the highway system had begun prior to 1941. The plan was updated in 1947 and construction of the highway
system continued into the 1960s, moving outward from the City of Los Angeles and throughout the remainder of Los Angeles
County (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 15-16). Beginning during the mid-1960s, most automobile-oriented architecture became more
restrained in style and ornamentation amidst criticisms of cluttered and unsightly roadside landscapes (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016:
22).
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI#
CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 5 of 10 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 701 W. Huntington Drive
Recorded by: Lisa Demarais
Date: March 24, 2022
Continuation Update Gas/Service Stations
In the early twentieth century, fuel services using crude gasoline pumps and rubber hoses were available at general stores. In
more urban settings, there were roadside fuel pumps and gas was also available at mechanics and venders of auto-related
products. These fuel service stations were generally limited to a fuel pump and signage without its own structure or building. These
service stations were usually combined on the same property as auto repair shops and car washes. It was not until the end of the
decade that the fuel service station became its own separate property type (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 10, 21).
By WWI, increased car ownership made it evident that more fueling stations were needed, preferably off the road to avoid causing
traffic. Instituting safer practices to diminish fire hazards was also a concern. The result of addressing these concerns was the free-
standing gas/service station. Typically, these early free-standing stations consisted of a utilitarian box with a porte-cochere and a
single pump. Since WWI, the most common car-oriented commercial buildings have been fuel service stations, and by the first
world the development of gas stations throughout the U.S. war had been bolstered by the expanding oil industry. Some oil
companies began to construct stations that only sold their own brand of gasoline, and local investors began to partner with oil
companies to build and own such stations as well (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 21, 24-25).
While the earliest designs were usually utilitarian, the architecture of service stations during the 1920s size and style became more
diverse. A service station from the early 1920s would likely be a utilitarian box, but a variety of domestic styles typical of the Revival
Period gained prominence in the back half of the decade. In Southern California, especially in Los Angeles and wealthy towns, gas
stations were also built in the regional Spanish Colonial Revival style. One of the major contributors to the construction of new free-
standing gas stations during the 1920s in Southern California was the National Supply Station chain, which built standard gas
stations across different oil companies. The National Supply Station design consisted of a small one-room office and drive-thru with
one or two gas pumps covered by a roof extension. The popularity and success of free-standing gas stations became the model for
other commercial buildings designed to be compatible with automobile use (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 10, 25-27).
The 1920s also saw the first gas “superstations,” which combined multiple car services in one location once again but on a grander
scale. A superstation usually included an office, fueling stations, garage bays to perform oil changes and other simple services,
and a store to sell tires and batteries. Some superstations also performed minor repairs and had car washes. Most commonly,
superstations had an L-shaped plan with garage bays on a separate wing than the office and gas pumps. The plans that deviated
from the L-shape were usually U- or I-shaped to fit onto an available lot (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 27).
Commercial development slowed with the Great Depression, and throughout the 1930s many gas stations closed due to
oversupply. The growing competition between gas stations spurred changes in function and design. Newly emerging crisp modern
styles were often adopted, and the sale of car-related items became more common. To show off the wares, the large windows and
glass walls of car sales showrooms were employed. Oil companies, if they had not already, developed trademark branding so the
stations would be easily recognized (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 28-29).
Although car washes, showrooms, drive-ins, drive-thrus and other car-oriented buildings continued to be constructed in popular
modern styles during the mid-twentieth century (such as International, Streamline Modern, and Googie), fuel service stations once
again became more limited in their use of stylistic elements post-WWII. Often the only architectural change to existing gas/service
stations was the addition the addition of a free-standing extravagant canopy above fuel pumps or a new roof extending over
pumps. In both instances, the main office/service building was typically a rectangular box. Minor aesthetic details might be added
to the façade of the main building (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 21-22, 29-30).
Gas station architecture only continued to get more conservative by the mid-1960s. Typically, one of two approaches was used in
their design, 1) a reversion to domestic forms of the early 1920s, or 2) a restrained version of Mid-Century modern designs that
was reminiscent of the plain rectangular box of the 1930s. This movement was partially inspired by an attempt to beautify
roadsides. The introduction of multi-pump self-service gas stations in the late 1940s also contributed to the construction of more
small, simple-form buildings like the 1920s service stations with only pumps and an office. In the 1950s and 1960s, typical design
split the office and fuel stations apart, with the latter covered by a large canopy that cars could drive through and the former
including a mini-mart since cars no longer had to be serviced as frequently has they had earlier in the twentieth century (Prosser,
SurveyLA 2016: 31-32).
Commercial development slowed with the Great Depression, and throughout the 1930s many gas stations closed due to
oversupply. The growing competition between gas stations spurred changes in function and design. Newly emerging crisp modern
styles were often adopted, and the sale of car-related items became more common. To show off the wares, the large windows and
glass walls of car sales showrooms were employed. Oil companies, if they had not already, developed trademark branding so the
stations would be easily recognized (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 28-29).
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 6 of 10 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 701 W. Huntington Drive
Recorded by: Lisa Demarais
Date: March 24, 2022
Continuation Update
Although car washes, showrooms, drive-ins, drive-thrus and other car-oriented buildings continued to be constructed in popular
modern styles during the mid-twentieth century (such as International, Streamline Modern, and Googie), fuel service stations once
again became more limited in their use of stylistic elements post-WWII. Often the only architectural change to existing gas/service
stations was the addition the addition of a free-standing extravagant canopy above fuel pumps or a new roof extending over
pumps. In both instances, the main office/service building was typically a rectangular box. Minor aesthetic details might be added
to the façade of the main building (Prosser, SurveyLA 2016: 21-22, 29-30).
Gas station architecture only continued to get more conservative by the mid-1960s. Typically, one of two approaches was used in
their design, 1) a reversion to domestic forms of the early 1920s, or 2) a restrained version of Mid-Century modern designs that
was reminiscent of the plain rectangular box of the 1930s. This movement was partially inspired by an attempt to beautify
roadsides. The introduction of multi-pump self-service gas stations in the late 1940s also contributed to the construction of more
small, simple-form buildings like the 1920s service stations with only pumps and an office. In the 1950s and 1960s, typical design
split the office and fuel stations apart, with the latter covered by a large canopy that cars could drive through and the former
including a mini-mart since cars no longer had to be serviced as frequently has they had earlier in the twentieth century (Prosser,
SurveyLA 2016: 31-32).
California Register of Historical Resources/City of Arcadia Historic Landmark Evaluation
PaleoWest carefully considered whether 701 W. Huntington Drive is eligible for listing to the CRHR or as a local landmark under
any CRHR or City of Arcadia Historic Landmark criteria. As the CRHR and City Historic Landmark criteria are analogous to each
other, they are discussed concurrently as criteria 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, and 4/4.
PaleoWest evaluated the gas station at 701 W. Huntington Drive under CRHR/City of Arcadia Criterion 1/1 within the significance
theme of Commercial Development (1918-1972) in the City of Arcadia, and under the area, or sub-theme, of Commercial
Development and the Automobile. PaleoWest considered whether the gas station may be historically significant for its association
with Unocal.
Although it is not readily recognizable as a Unocal property, 701 W. Huntington Drive is one of many extant Unocal service stations
in Southern California. It is not an emblematic or exemplary example of a Unocal gas service station. The connection between 701
W. Huntington Drive and Unocal is not strong or direct enough for the property to be considered historically significant for
associations with the company’s influential history in California and within the oil industry.
The subject property was constructed during the theme’s period of significance, and historically, was used to dispense gasoline
and provide other car-related services. The gas station has features representative of car-influenced commercial development of
the twentieth century such as its easy accessibility by car via entrances along two streets, fueling station canopies, and pull-
through layout. However, the subject property is also not readily recognizable to the period significance for the associated theme. It
is one of many gas stations throughout Southern California built during this era and other extant examples better illustrate gas
stations of the 1960s as a significant and evolving commercial building type. The service station reflects the characteristics of
1920s-1930s gas station architecture, with its simple form and use of ornamentation common to residential buildings. As such, the
gas station at 701 W. Huntington Drive does not well represent the specific themes and time period with which it is associated and
might be considered significant.
Because 701 W. Huntington Drive is not considered significant for an association with the important historical events of Unocal nor
the development of gas stations and other car-related architecture, it is recommended not eligible under Criterion 1/1.
The subject property was evaluated under CRHR/City of Arcadia Criterion 2/2 for associations with historically significant persons.
Although 701 W. Huntington Drive was built by Unocal and operated as a Unocal service station for much of its existence, there is
no direct connection between the property and any individuals significant in the history of the company. A newspaper ad from 1975
lists the gas station as Hartfield’s Union Service, but no individual(s) by the name Hartfield could be directly connected to the
property (Arcadia Tribube 1975: 3). Research did not reveal any other owners or associated persons with a direct connection with
the subject property who would be considered significant for making contributions to broad patterns of history at the local, state, or
national level. As such, PaleoWest recommends 701 W. Huntington Drive not eligible under Criterion 2/2.
PaleoWest considered whether 701 W. Huntington Drive is eligible under CRHR/City of Arcadia Criterion 3/3. While the form,
massing, and layout of the gas station are representative of post-WWII gas station design, other key characteristics do not
represent the utilitarian trends of gas stations built in the 1960s. For example, the Spanish Revival elements are indicative of the
residential-inspired pre-WWI gas stations rather than the mid-century modern or utilitarian styles of the 1960s.
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 7 of 10 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 701 W. Huntington Drive
Recorded by: Lisa Demarais
Date: March 24, 2022
Continuation Update
As such, the subject property is not exemplary of the character-defining features of its type or style, nor does it not possess the
vital architectural associations or artistic qualities for its period of construction that would indicate significance. Additionally, the
builder identified for the property, Stanton Construction Company, is not considered a master builder or architect. In summary, the
subject property does not embody the distinctive characteristics of the style, type, period, region, or method of construction for
which it might be considered historically significant, nor is it associated with a master builder, designer, or architect. Therefore,
701 W. Huntington Drive is recommended not eligible under Criterion 3/3.
701 W. Huntington Drive is recommended not eligible under CRHR/City of Arcadia Criterion 4/4. It is a common property type that
is well documented and does not have the potential to provide information about history or prehistory that is not available through
historic research.
*B12. References: (continued from page 2)
Arcadia Tribune
1975 “IT’S GOOD BUSINESS TO DO BUSINESS WITH: SERVICE STATIONS, ” August 14: Arcadia, California.
Accessed via Newspapers.com, March 25, 2022.
Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor
1997 Permit Number A9703287, Electrical Project, 701 W. Huntington Drive, Southern Lighting & Graphics, Arcadia,
California.
1994 Unocal Arcadia Inspection Report, Jimmy Flood Inspection Service, Arcadia, California.
1986 701 W. Huntington Drive, Building Permit – Alteration, Building and Safety Division, Arcadia, California.
1967a 701 W. Huntington Drive, Application for a Building Permit – Demolition. Building and Safety Division, Arcadia,
California.
1967b 701 W. Huntington Drive, Application for a Building Permit – New Construction, Plan Number 17384, Building and
Safety Division, Arcadia, California.
1967c Resolution No. 617, Conditional Use Permit, City Planning Copmmission, Arcadia, California.
National Park Service
2016 How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, National Register of Historic Places, Bulletin No. 15., U.S.
Department of the Interior: Washington, D.C.
Nationwide Environmental Title Research (NETROnline)
n.d. [Aerial view of 701 W. Huntington Drive in Aerial Photograph Viewer portal for 2018, 2010, 1999, 1993, 1980, 1972,
1964, and 1954], www.HistoricAerials.com/Viewer, accessed February 2022.
Prosser, Daniel
2016 Commercial Development and the Automobile, 1910-1970, within the Los Angeles Citywide Historic Context
Statement. Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey (SurveyLA), City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources:
Los Angeles, California.
DPR 523I (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD Trinomial
Page 8 of 10 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 701 W. Huntington Drive
Recorded by: Lisa Demarais
Date: March 24, 2022
Photo 2. South (primary) and east façades, view to the northwest.
Photo 3. South (primary) and west façades, view to the northeast.
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 9 of 10 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 701 W. Huntington Drive
Recorded by: Lisa Demarais
Date: March 24, 2022
Continuation Update
Photo 4. Overview of canopy A, along West Huntington Drive, view to the northwest.
Photo 5. Overview of canopy B, along South Baldwin Street, view to the southwest.
DPR 523L (1/95) *Required information
State of California The Resources Agency Primary #
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# CONTINUATION SHEET Trinomial
Page 10 of 10 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder) 701 W. Huntington Drive
Recorded by: Lisa Demarais
Date: March 24, 2022
Continuation Update
Photo 6. Overview of canopy B, along South Baldwin Street, view to the southwest.
Photo 7. Overview of property signage at the corner of South Baldwin Street and West Huntington Drive.
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Appendix B.
Records Search Results
South Central Coastal Information Center
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Anthropology MH-426
800 North State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92834-6846
657.278.5395 / FAX 657.278.5542
sccic@fullerton.edu
CC alifornia H istorical R esources I nformation S ystem
Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties
_____________________________________________________________________________
3/9/2022 Records Search File No.: 23537.9592
Lisa C. Demarais
PaleoWest
517 S. Ivy Ave
Monrovia CA 91016
Re: Records Search Results for the Project Number 22-0091 / 701 W. Huntington Drive HRER
The South Central Coastal Information Center received your records search request for the project area
referenced above, located on the Mount Wilson, CA USGS 7.5’ quadrangle. Due to the COVID-19
emergency, we have temporarily implemented new records search protocols. With the exception of
some reports that have not yet been scanned, we are operationally digital for Los Angeles, Orange, and
Ventura Counties. See attached document for your reference on what data is available in this format.
The following reflects the results of the records search for the project area and a ¼-mile radius:
As indicated on the data request form, the locations of non-archaeological resources and reports are
provided in the following format: ܆ custom GIS maps ܈ shape files ܆ hand drawn maps
Non-Archaeological resources within project area: 0 None
Non-Archaeological resources within ¼-mile radius: 6 SEE ATTACHED LIST
Reports within project area: 2 LA-06859, LA-12497
Reports within ¼-mile radius: 3 SEE ATTACHED LIST
Resource Database Printout (list): ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Resource Database Printout (details): ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Resource Digital Database (spreadsheet): ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Report Database Printout (list): ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Report Database Printout (details): ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Report Digital Database (spreadsheet): ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Resource Record Copies: ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Report Copies: ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
OHP Built Environment Resources Directory (BERD) 2019: ܈ available online; please go to
https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30338
Archaeo Determinations of Eligibility 2012: ܆ enclosed ܈ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments ܆ enclosed ܆ not requested ܈ nothing listed
Historical Maps: ܈ enclosed ܆ not requested ܆ nothing listed
Ethnographic Information: ܈ not available at SCCIC
Historical Literature: ܈ not available at SCCIC
GLO and/or Rancho Plat Maps: ܈ not available at SCCIC
Caltrans Bridge Survey: ܈ not available at SCCIC; please go to
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/historic.htm
Shipwreck Inventory: ܈ not available at SCCIC; please go to
http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/ShipwrecksDatabase/Shipwrecks_Database.asp
Soil Survey Maps: (see below) ܈ not available at SCCIC; please go to
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
Please forward a copy of any resulting reports from this project to the office as soon as possible. Due to
the sensitive nature of archaeological site location data, we ask that you do not include resource
location maps and resource location descriptions in your report if the report is for public distribution. If
you have any questions regarding the results presented herein, please contact the office at the phone
number listed above.
The provision of CHRIS Data via this records search response does not in any way constitute public
disclosure of records otherwise exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act or any
other law, including, but not limited to, records related to archeological site information maintained by
or on behalf of, or in the possession of, the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation,
State Historic Preservation Officer, Office of Historic Preservation, or the State Historical Resources
Commission.
Due to processing delays and other factors, not all of the historical resource reports and resource
records that have been submitted to the Office of Historic Preservation are available via this records
search. Additional information may be available through the federal, state, and local agencies that
produced or paid for historical resource management work in the search area. Additionally, Native
American tribes have historical resource information not in the CHRIS Inventory, and you should contact
the California Native American Heritage Commission for information on local/regional tribal contacts.
Should you require any additional information for the above referenced project, reference the record
search number listed above when making inquiries. Requests made after initial invoicing will result in
the preparation of a separate invoice.
Thank you for using the California Historical Resources Information System,
Michelle Galaz Cornforth
Assistant Coordinator
Digitally signed by Michelle
Galaz Cornforth
Date: 2022.03.09 17:50:03
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Primary No.Trinomial
Resource List
Other IDs ReportsTypeAgeAttribute codes Recorded by
P-19-186564 OHP Property Number - 091575,
091576;
Resource Name - Temporary
Detention Camps for Japanese
Americans;
Other - Pomona Assembly
Center, Pomona;
Other - Santa Anita Park
Assembly Center, Santa Anita;
CHL - 934
LA-03800, LA-
07876, LA-09052,
LA-12254
Building,
District
Historic HP39 1980 (Raymond Y. Okamura)
P-19-189878 OHP Property Number - 091575;
Resource Name - Santa Anita
Park
Element of
district
Historic 2006 (Christy J. McAvoy)
P-19-190378 Resource Name - 845 Huntington
Dr
Building Historic HP03 2011 (Casey Tibbet, Jennifer
Thornton, LSA Associates)
P-19-190379 Resource Name - 851 Huntington
Dr
Building Historic HP03 2011 (Casey Tibbet, Jennifer
Thornton, LSA Associates)
P-19-190446 Resource Name - 715 S Old
Ranch Rd
Building Historic HP03 2011 (Casey Tibbet, LSA
Associates)
P-19-192331 Resource Name - 621, 623, 625
Fairview Ave
Building Historic HP03 2016 (Jeanette McKenna, McKenna
et al)
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Report List
Report No.Year Title AffiliationAuthor(s)ResourcesOther IDs
LA-02899 1993 Cultural Resources Monitoring Report for the
Santa Anita Fashion Park Mall Expansion
Chambers Group, Inc.Weber, Carmen A. and
Roger D. Mason
LA-05631 2001 Cultural Resource Assessment: Cingular
Wireless Facility No. Vy 108-01 Los Angeles
County, California
LSA Associates, Inc.Duke, Curt
LA-06859 1996 Arcadia General Plan LSA Associates, Inc.Unknown 19-001868
LA-07876 2006 Phase I Archaeological Resources Survey
Report for the Proposed Shops at Santa
Anita Park Specific Plan Project, City of
Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California
BonTerra ConsultingHarper, Caprice D.19-001868, 19-179333, 19-179334,
19-186564, 19-186582, 19-186674
LA-12497 2010 Draft Program Environmental Impact Report,
City of Arcadia, 2010 General Plan Update
BonTerra ConsultingMaxon, Pat 19-001868, 19-179332, 19-179333,
19-179334, 19-179335, 19-179336,
19-179337, 19-186674, 19-187703,
19-187944, 19-188266
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Appendix C.
Building Permits
For General Inquiries:
T:886.563.2536
T: 602.254.6280
info@paleowest.com
Phoenix, Arizona
602.261.7253
319 East Palm Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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ARCADIA, CA 91007
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2 01/20/2022 CITY ENTITLEMENT PCC
3 02/24/2022 PLANNING CORRECTIONS
4 03/14/2022 PLANNING CORRECTIONS
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT:
THIS DOCUMENT AND THE INFORMATION HEREIN RELATING
TO FIEDLER GROUP AND ITS CLIENT HAS BEEN FURNISHED IN
CONFIDENCE FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL. NO PART HEREOF SHALL BE COPIED,
DUPLICATED, DISTRIBUTED, DISCLOSED OR MADE AVAILABLE
TO OTHERS OR USED TO ANY EXTENT EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY FIEDLER GROUP.
ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION RECEIVING THIS
DOCUMENT, SHALL BE HELD TO THE FOREGOING
RESTRICTIONS.
DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION:
SITE ADDRESS:
DESIGNED BY:FG PM:
CHECKED BY:MEP PM:
DRAWN BY:CONSULTANT PM:
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