Arroyo Seco Parkway National Scenic Byway Interpretive Plan May 2012 This plan was prepared for Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority This plan was prepared by Engaging Places, LLC, a design and strategy (MRCA) in partnership with Caltrans with funding provided by a grant firm that connects people to historic places. from the National Scenic Byway program, funded in part by Federal Highway Administration Max A. van Balgooy Engaging Places, LLC Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority 313 Twinbrook Parkway 570 West Avenue 26, Suite 100 Rockville, Maryland 20851-1567 Los Angeles, CA 90065 (301) 412-7940 [email protected] (323) 221-9944 EngagingPlaces.net 1 Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Section One: Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Background ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Purpose and Goals ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Byway Mission and Vision ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Section Two: Content ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Sites Inventoried .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Timeline ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Sites Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Interpretive Scope ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Major Topics and Themes ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Purpose of Interpretive Themes ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Theme Structure and Organization ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 A Laboratory for Art and Architecture ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Theme Statement ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Theme Narrative ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Interpretive Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Associated Scholarship ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Related Places .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Heralding America's Transportation Age .................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Theme Statement ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Theme Narrative ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Interpretive Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Associated Scholarship ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Related Places .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Diverse People, Distinctive Communities .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 2 Theme Statement ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Theme Narrative ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Interpretive Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Associated Scholarship ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Related Places .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Revealing an Oasis ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Theme Statement ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Theme Narrative ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Interpretive Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Associated Scholarship ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Related Places .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Research Needs and Opportunities .............................................................................................................................................................................