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Appendix D Cultural Resources Technical Report Appendix D Cultural Resources Technical Report CULTURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST COMMONS SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA Prepared for: City of El Segundo Planning and Building Safety Department 350 Main Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Contact: Paul Samaras, AICP, Principal Planner Prepared by: Kate Kaiser, MSHP, Sarah Corder, MFA, Ted Roberts, MA William Burns, MS, RPA, and Samantha Murray, MA 38 North Marengo Avenue Pasadena, California 91101 OCTOBER 2020 Printed on 30% post-consumer recycled material. Table of Contents SECTION PAGE NO. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Project Location and Description .......................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Project Personnel ................................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Regulatory Setting .................................................................................................................................. 7 2 BACKGROUND RESEARCH .......................................................................................................................... 13 2.1 CHRIS Records Search ........................................................................................................................ 13 2.2 Native American Coordination ............................................................................................................ 19 2.3 Building Development and Archival Research ................................................................................... 20 3 CULTURAL SETTING .................................................................................................................................... 23 3.1 Prehistoric Overview ............................................................................................................................ 23 3.2 Ethnographic Overview........................................................................................................................ 25 3.3 Historic Period Overview ..................................................................................................................... 29 3.4 Project Site History .............................................................................................................................. 35 3.5 Project Site Architectural Styles ......................................................................................................... 37 3.6 Project Site Architects and Designers ................................................................................................ 37 4 FIELD SURVEY ............................................................................................................................................. 40 4.1 Methods ............................................................................................................................................... 40 4.2 Results ................................................................................................................................................. 40 5 SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATION ........................................................................................................................ 43 5.1 Fairfield Inn & Suites (525 Sepulveda Boulevard) ............................................................................ 43 6 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................... 53 6.1 Summary of Findings .......................................................................................................................... 53 6.2 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 53 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................ 55 APPENDICES A. Preparer’s Qualifications B. Confidential Records Search Results C. Native American Heritage Commission and Sacred Lands File Search Results D. DPR form for Fairfield Inn & Suites (525 Sepulveda Boulevard; APN: 4139-025-091) Property 12171 i October 2020 CULTURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT PACIFIC COAST COMMONS SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT FIGURES Figure 1. Project Location. ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Figure 2. Map of Centinela and Sausal Redondo ranchos (Special Collections, Charles E. Young Library, UCLA) .. 31 Figure 3. Birdseye view of the Standard Oil Refinery in El Segundo, January 25, 1926 (California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960, USC Digital Library) ................................................................................................... 33 Figure 4. Aerial View of LAX and Garrett Corporation, 1964 (Security Pacific National Bank Collection, LAPL) ...... 34 Figure 5. Thunderbird Hotel postcard, Hotels subject file, Local History Collection, El Segundo Public Library ...... 35 Figure 6. Indiana Street Wing Addition (LAT 1961) ...................................................................................................... 36 Figure 7. Left: view of decorative screen before remodeling, 1980 (Herald Examiner Collection, LAPL); right: same view in 2020 (IMG 8870) ................................................................................................................................. 36 Figure 8. Site Map. ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Figure 9. East and North elevation of Fairfield Inn & Suites complex, View looking southwest (IMG_8844) .......... 43 Figure 10. Main Hotel volume north (main) and east elevation, porte-cochere at right, view looking southwest (IMG_8858) ....................................................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 11. Main Hotel volume, west elevation, view looking southeast (IMG_8785) ................................................ 45 Figure 12. Main Hotel volume, south elevation, view looking northeast (IMG_8800) ............................................... 45 Figure 13. Conference room and restaurant wing, main (east) elevation (IMG_8850) ............................................. 46 Figure 14. Conference room and restaurant wing, north and west elevations (IMG_8839) ..................................... 47 Figure 15. Indiana Avenue Wing: south and west elevation, looking northeast (IMG_8764) ................................... 48 Figure 16. Indiana Avenue Wing: east elevation and alley, showing hallway connection to main hotel volume, looking south (IMG_8814) ............................................................................................................................................. 48 TABLES Table 1. Detail of Project Parcels ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Table 2. Previously Conducted Cultural Resources Studies within 1-Mile of the Project Site ................................... 13 Table 3. Previously Recorded Cultural Resources Within a 1-Mile Radius of the Project Site .................................. 16 12171 ii October 2020 CULTURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT PACIFIC COAST COMMONS SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT Executive Summary Dudek was retained by the City of El Segundo to complete a cultural resources technical report for the Pacific Coast Commons Specific Plan Project (Project) in the City of El Segundo, California. This report includes the results of a California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) records search; coordination with the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC); a pedestrian survey of the Project site by a qualified architectural historian; building development and archival research; development of an appropriate historic context for the Project site; and recordation and evaluation of one (1) commercial property over 45 years old for historical significance and integrity in consideration of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), and City of El Segundo designation criteria and integrity requirements. This report was prepared in conformance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15064.5 for historical resources and all applicable local guidelines and regulations. Dudek conducted a CHRIS records search at the South Central Coastal Information Center (SCCIC) on November 14, 2019. No cultural resources were identified within the Project site as a result. The records search identified 33 previously conducted cultural resources technical investigations within the 1-mile records search area. Two of these studies are adjacent to the Project site. One study overlaps the Project site. None of these studies identified impacts to cultural resources within the vicinity of the Project site. Additionally, the SCCIC
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