F‐3: Historical Resources Assessment Report HISTORICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT REPORT ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES PROJECT THE MAY COMPANY WILSHIRE 6067 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Prepared for HOMEWOOD FOUNDATION 8949 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California, 90211 Prepared by Margarita J. Wuellner, Ph.D. Amanda Y. Kainer, M.S. PCR Services Corporation 201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 500 Santa Monica, CA 90401 August 2014 Table of Contents Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Evaluation of Resources ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Threshold of Significance ................................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Project Design Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 4. Project Impacts ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 A. Project Site ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 B. Project Description ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Project Characteristics ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 C. Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16 II. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................................................... 23 A. Federal Level ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23 1. National Register of Historic Places ............................................................................................................................ 23 B. State Level ............................................................................................................................................................................. 25 1. California Register of Historical Resources ............................................................................................................. 25 2. California Office of Historic Preservation Survey Methodology ..................................................................... 27 C. Local Level ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 1. City of Los Angeles ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 2. County of Los Angeles ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 III. HISTORIC CONTEXT AND EVALUATION ................................................................................................................ 31 A. Historic Context .................................................................................................................................................................. 31 1. Development of Wilshire Boulevard .......................................................................................................................... 31 2. The May Company Department Stores ...................................................................................................................... 34 3. The May Company Store Development in Los Angeles ...................................................................................... 35 4. Development of The May Company Wilshire ......................................................................................................... 37 5. Historic Appearance: Original Building .................................................................................................................... 39 6. Historic Appearance: 1946 Addition .......................................................................................................................... 40 7. Streamline Moderne Architecture ............................................................................................................................... 41 8. Albert Carey Martin, Architect (1879‐1960) .......................................................................................................... 41 9. Samuel A. Marx (1885‐1964) ........................................................................................................................................ 42 B. Previous Evaluations ......................................................................................................................................................... 55 1. Historical Resources in the Project Vicinity ............................................................................................................. 55 2. Miracle Mile CDO ................................................................................................................................................................ 56 3. Previous Evaluations of the May Company Building ........................................................................................... 56 C. Evaluation of Historical Resources Within the Project Site ............................................................................. 64 1. Architectural Description, Integrity Analysis, and Significance Evaluation of the Existing May Company Building .............................................................................................................................................................. 64 2. Character‐Defining Features Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 71 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Project Historical Resources Assessment Report May Company Wilshire ‐ 6067 Wilshire Boulevard PCR Services Corporation . i Table of Contents (Continued) Page IV. CEQA IMPACTS ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................... 81 A. Significance Thresholds .................................................................................................................................................. 81 1. State CEQA Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................................... 81 2. City of Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide ........................................................................................................... 82 B. Analysis of Project Impacts ............................................................................................................................................ 83 1. Direct Impacts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 83 2. Indirect Impacts ................................................................................................................................................................ 105 3. Cumulative Impacts ......................................................................................................................................................... 107 V. STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES CONFORMANCE ............................................................................. 115 A. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards ....................................................................................................................... 115 B. Miracle Mile CDO .............................................................................................................................................................. 121 VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................................................... 125 APPENDICES Appendix A ‐ Project Concept Plans Appendix B ‐ Professional Qualifications Appendix C ‐ Building Permit Table Appendix D – Historic Plans for Original Building Appendix E – Historic Plans for 1946 Addition Appendix F – Record Search Results Appendix G ‐ Table of Historic Resources in the Miracle Mile Community Design Overlay District Appendix H – Design Guidelines and Development Standards List of Figures Page Figure 1 Regional and Project