California High-Speed Rail Authority Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section Historic Architectural Survey Report (HASR) March 2019 This page intentionally left blank March 2019 California High-Speed Rail Project Environmental Document ii | Page Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section Historic Architectural Survey Report (HASR) Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ....................................................................................1-1 1.1 California High-Speed Rail System Background ........................................ 1-1 1.2 Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section Background ................................. 1-1 1.3 Purpose and Findings of the Historic Architectural Survey Report .............. 1-4 2 REGULATORY SETTING .....................................................................................2-1 2.1 Federal ....................................................................................................... 2-1 National Environmental Policy Act ............................................... 2-1 Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act .................. 2-1 Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 303) ..................................................................... 2-4 2.2 State .......................................................................................................... 2-4 California Environmental Quality Act ............................................ 2-4 2.3 Local Regulations ....................................................................................... 2-5 Los Angeles County General Plan ............................................... 2-5 City of Burbank General Plan....................................................... 2-5 City of Glendale General Plan...................................................... 2-6 City of Los Angeles General Plan ................................................ 2-6 Local Jurisdiction Ordinances and Codes .................................... 2-7 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................3-1 3.1 No Project Alternative ................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 High-Speed Rail Build Alternative .............................................................. 3-1 HSR Build Alternative Description ................................................ 3-5 Roadway Crossings ................................................................... 3-13 3.3 Station Sites ............................................................................................. 3-15 Burbank Airport Station .............................................................. 3-15 Los Angeles Union Station ......................................................... 3-17 3.4 Maintenance of Infrastructure ................................................................... 3-18 Maintenance of Infrastructure Facilities ...................................... 3-19 Maintenance of Infrastructure Sidings ........................................ 3-19 Heavy Maintenance Facility ....................................................... 3-19 Light Maintenance Facility ......................................................... 3-19 3.5 Ancillary and Support Facilities ................................................................ 3-19 Electrification ............................................................................. 3-19 Signaling and Train-Control Elements ........................................ 3-20 3.6 Early Action Projects ................................................................................ 3-21 Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station ........................................ 3-21 Sonora Avenue Grade Separation ............................................. 3-21 Grandview Avenue Grade Separation ........................................ 3-23 Flower Street Grade Separation ................................................ 3-23 Goodwin Avenue/Chevy Chase Drive Grade Separation ........... 3-24 Main Street Grade Separation ................................................... 3-25 3.7 Project Construction ................................................................................. 3-26 3.8 Independent Utility of the Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section .......... 3-27 3.9 Operations of the Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section ...................... 3-27 4 AREA OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS .........................................................................4-1 5 POTENTIALLY INTERESTED PARTIES AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION .............5-1 5.1 NEPA/CEQA Public Scoping Meetings ...................................................... 5-1 California High-Speed Rail Project Environmental Document March 2019 Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section Historic Architectural Survey Report (HASR) Page | i Table of Contents 5.2 Community Open House Meetings ............................................................. 5-1 5.3 Section 106 Outreach ................................................................................. 5-1 6 SUMMARY OF IDENTIFICATION EFFORTS AND METHODS ............................ 6-1 6.1 Prior High-Speed Rail Reports .................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Prior Surveys Conducted and Historic Contexts Written in the Study Area ............................................................................................................ 6-1 6.3 Records Search Results ............................................................................. 6-2 6.4 Field Survey ................................................................................................ 6-5 6.5 Streamlining Methods ................................................................................. 6-6 7 HISTORIC CONTEXT ........................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Overview .................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Communities That Intersect the Area of Potential Effect ............................. 7-1 Burbank ........................................................................................ 7-1 Glendale ....................................................................................... 7-1 Los Angeles ................................................................................. 7-1 7.3 Relevant Historical Trends in the Project Section ....................................... 7-3 Native Americans in Los Angeles County ..................................... 7-3 The Spanish and Mexican Periods: 1781–1849 ........................... 7-3 Passenger and Freight Railroad Development: 1876–1939 .......... 7-6 Twentieth-Century Bridge Building and Development: 1900– 1939 ........................................................................................... 7-12 River Channelization and Flood Control: 1920–1960 .................. 7-12 Freeway Development: 1940–1966 ............................................ 7-14 Industrial Development: 1876–1966 ........................................... 7-17 Commercial Development: 1903–1966 ....................................... 7-19 Residential Development: 1903–1966 ........................................ 7-22 Government Infrastructure and Services .................................... 7-25 8 PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED—FINDINGS .............................................................. 8-1 8.1 Newly Identified NRHP-Eligible Properties .................................................. 8-5 D1-1: Standard Oil Company Facilities ......................................... 8-6 D1-2: Kelite Factory ...................................................................... 8-7 D1-3: The R. Schiffman Medical Company ................................... 8-8 D1-4: Folk Victorian Residence .................................................... 8-9 D1-5: Lanza Brothers Market ..................................................... 8-10 D1-6: Taylor Yard Signal Tower ................................................. 8-11 D1-7: Valley Maid Creamery ...................................................... 8-12 D1-8: L.W. Grayson Steam-Electric Generating Station ............. 8-13 D1-9: Aero Industries Technical Institute .................................... 8-14 D1-10: Municipal Power & Light, Glendale ................................. 8-15 D1-11: Los Angeles Basket Company ........................................ 8-16 D1-12: Vignes Street Underpass (California Department of Transportation Bridge# 53C1764) .............................................. 8-17 D1-13: Los Angeles River Channel ............................................ 8-18 8.2 Previously Identified NRHP-Eligible Properties ......................................... 8-19 D2-1: Post Office Terminal Annex .............................................. 8-20 D2-2: Los Angeles Union Station Passenger Terminal and Grounds ..................................................................................... 8-21 D2-3: Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot ........................ 8-21 D2-4: Arroyo Seco Parkway Historic District ............................... 8-22 March 2019 California High-Speed Rail Project Environmental Document ii | Page Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section Historic Architectural Survey Report (HASR) Table of Contents D3-1: William Mead Homes ....................................................... 8-23 D3-2: Mission Tower (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway