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C‐3 ‐ Historical Resources Assessment HISTORICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT REPORT AND IMPACTS ANALYSIS FOR THE PROPOSED 8150 SUNSET BOULEVARD MIXED USE PROJECT 8150 W. SUNSET BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Prepared for AG-SCH 8150 Sunset Boulevard Owner, L.P. 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 710 West Hollywood, California 90048 Prepared by Margarita J. Wuellner, Ph.D. And Amanda Y. Kainer, M.S. PCR Services Corporation 201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 500 Santa Monica, CA 90401 September 2014 Table of Contents Page I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 1 A. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 B. Project Site ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 C. Project Description ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 D. Research and Field Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 7 II. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................................................... 9 A. Federal Level ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1. National Register of Historic Places ............................................................................................................................... 9 B. State Level ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 1. California Register of Historical Resources ............................................................................................................. 11 2. California Office of Historic Preservation Survey Methodology ..................................................................... 13 3. California Art Preservation Act ..................................................................................................................................... 14 C. Local Level ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14 1. City of Los Angeles ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ...................................................................................................................................... 17 A. Historic Context .................................................................................................................................................................. 17 1. Rancho La Brea and Early Settlement, 1821-1897............................................................................................... 17 2. Early Settlement and Growth, 1898-1913 ............................................................................................................... 18 3. Interwar Residential Development, 1918–1941 ................................................................................................... 18 4. Post-World War II Transformation 1955 – Present ............................................................................................ 20 5. The Bank Building Property Type ............................................................................................................................... 20 6. Savings and Loan Industry ............................................................................................................................................. 24 7. Integration of Art and Bank Design ............................................................................................................................ 25 8. Bart Lytton (1912-1969) ................................................................................................................................................. 26 9. Lytton Savings Home Branch Building, Constructed 1959-1960 (Project Site)....................................... 27 10. Lytton Center of the Visual Arts, Constructed 1961-62 (Project Site) ...................................................... 32 11. Kurt Werner Meyer, Architect (1922-Present) ................................................................................................... 35 12. Adele Faulkner-Quinn, Interior Designer (1911-2000) .................................................................................. 39 13. Integrated Art Components ......................................................................................................................................... 39 14. Dalle de Verre .................................................................................................................................................................... 40 15. Roger Darricarrere, Artist (1912 - 1983) .............................................................................................................. 41 16. David Green, Sculptor (1908-2000) ......................................................................................................................... 42 B. Previous Evaluations ........................................................................................................................................................ 91 1. Known Historical Resources in the Project Vicinity ............................................................................................ 91 C. Evaluation of 8150 W. Sunset Boulevard, APN: 5554-007-014 (Project Site) ................................................ 93 1. Architectural Description ................................................................................................................................................ 93 2. Integrity .................................................................................................................................................................................. 95 8150 W. Sunset Boulevard Historic Resources Assessment Report PCR Services Corporation i Table of Contents Page IV. CEQA IMPACTS ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................ 141 A. Significance Thresholds ................................................................................................................................................ 141 1. CEQA Guidelines ............................................................................................................................................................... 141 2. City of Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide .......................................................................................................... 142 B. Analysis of Project Impacts ................................................................................................................................................ 143 3. Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................................................................................ 155 4. Cumulative Impacts ......................................................................................................................................................... 157 B. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................................... 161 IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................................ 163 V. APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................................................................ 171 List of Tables Table Page Table 1 Construction Permit History for 8148-8152 Sunset Boulevard .......................................................................... 29 Table 2 Comparison of Historic and Current Appearance ...................................................................................................... 97 Table 3 Matrix Table of Character-Defining Features of Bank, Lytton Center, and Landscape ............................ 112 Table 4 Historical Resources within Records Search Area .................................................................................................. 144 Table 5 Historical Resources Affected by Pending, Approved, and Recently Constructed Projects .................. 159 List of Figures Figure Page Figure 1 Regional and Vicinity Map ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 2 Aerial Photograph with Surrounding Land Uses...............................................................................................