HISTORICAL RESOURCE RESEARCH REPORT FOR THE COLISEUM ATHLETIC CLUB 1485 E STREET SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101 Submitted To: The City of San Diego Historical Resources Board (HRB) 1222 First Avenue, Fourth Floor San Diego, California 92101 Prepared For: SD Coliseum MQ, LLC 9404 Genesee Avenue, Suite 330 La Jolla, California 9203 7 Prepared By: Scott A. Moomjian Attorney at Law 5173 Waring Road, #145 San Diego, California 92120 (619) 230-1770 June 2017 "At-a-Glance" Report Summary Property Information & Applicable Criteria Resource Address: 1485 E Street, San Diego, California 92101 APN: 534-354-05 & 06 Resource Name (per HRB naming policy): _C_o_l_is_e_u_m_A_t_h_le_t_ic_C_l_u_b_____ _______ Resource Type: Athletic Club Will you be Submitting a Mills Act Application Following Designation? Y iii ND Architect/Builder: John Selmar SieberUB.O. Larsen Date of Construction: ---------1938 Prior Resource Address (ifrelocated): _N_/_A___ _______ __________ _ ____ Date of Relocation: ______ _ ___ Applicant's Name: Scott A. Moomjian Owner's Name: Navarra 1401-85 E Street, LP. Address: 5173 Waring Road, #145 Address: 16960 Mesamint Street San Diego, California 92120 San Diego, California 92127 Phone#: {619) 230-1770 Phone#: _ _______________ Email: [email protected] Email: ________________ The resource is being nominated for designation as a historical resource under: Iii HRB Criterion A as a special element of the City's, a community's or a neighborhood's D historical development D archaeological development Iii cultural development Iii social development D economic development D political development D aesthetic development D engineering development D landscaping development D architectural development for the following reason( S ): Served as the 3rd boxing athletic club built in San Diego; served as San Diego's only dedicated boxing venue from 1938-1979; remains San Diego's oldest professional sporting venue still in existence; represents a unique, rare, and distinct resource, exemplifying and reflecting San Diego's boxing/sporting cultural development. D HRB Criterion B for its association with _____________ who/which is significant in local, state or national history for the following reason(s): ----- ---------- ---- D HRB Criterion Casa good/excellent example of _________________ ____ D HRB Criterion D as a notable work of , a Master ___ _____ D Previously established as a Master D Proposed as a Master D HRB Criterion E as a property which has been determined eligible by the National Park Service for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or is listed or has been determined eligible by the State Historical Preservation Office for listing on the State Register of Historical Resources. D HRB Criterion F as a contributing resource to the __________ Historical District. Are interior elements/features included in the nomination and proposed for designation? D Yes Iii No If Yes, list elements and location: ---- - ----------------- ----- "At-a-Glance" Report Summary Required Forms and Documentation Circle Yes or No, indicating whether or not the following required documentation has been provided: Report Copies Y N Provide one copy of the Historical Resource Research Report, double sided and stapled Department of Parks and Recreation Forms Y N Primary Record (523a) Y N BSO Record (523b) Y N Archaeological Record ( 523c) (if applicable) Y N District Record ( 523d) (if applicable) Y N Locational Map (523j) (if applicable) Y N Sketch Map (523k) (if applicable) Y N Continuation Sheet (5231) Attachment A Attachment B Y N Assessor's Record y N Chain of Title Y N Notice of Completion y N Directory Search y N Water Sewer Records y N Deed from the Date of Construction y N Building Permits y N Site Plan with Footprint y N County Lot & Block Book y N Previous Survey Forms Attachment C Attachment D Y N City SD 800 Scale Eng Maps Y N Historical and Transitional Photos Y N USGSMaps Y N Current Photos of North Elevation y N Original Subdivision Map y N Current Photos of East Elevation y N 1886/1887 Sanborn y N Current Photos of South Elevation y N 1906 Sanborn y N Current Photos of West Elevation y N 1921 Sanborn y N Photos with a key floor plan y N 1940 Sanborn (for interiors under consideration) y N 1950 Sanborn y N 1956 Sanborn Attachment E Y N Criterion A Documentation y N Criterion B Documentation y N Criterion C Documentation y N Criterion D Documentation y N Criterion E Documentation y N Criterion F Documentation Primary #: ------------------- HRI #:___________________ _ State of California - The Resources Agency Trinomial: ------------------­ DEPARTMENT OF PARKS NRHP Status Code: ~5.,,,S=-2~------------- AND RECREATION PRIMARY RECORD Other Listings: ---------------------------- Review Code: _______Reviewer: _______ Date:. ________ Page 1 of26 Resource Name or#: Coliseum Athletic Club Pl. Other Identifier: P2. Location: DNot for Publication I Unrestricted a. County: San Diego and (P2b and P2c or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Point Loma Date: 1996 c. Addre s: 1485 E Street City: San Diego Zip: 92101 d. UTM: e. Other Locational Data (e.g., parcel#, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate): Lots 1,2,3,4 and fractional Lot 5, Block 6, Culverwell's Addition, APN 534-354-05-00 & 534-354-06-00 P3a. Description: The Coliseum Athletic Club is a two-story, former athletic (boxing/wrestling) sporting venue building. The building is best classified as a utilitarian sporting venue with Spanish Eclectic influences. It has a ground floor level and two mezzanine levels (which were added in later years). Located at the southwest corner ofE and 15th Streets, the building was designed and constructed in 1938 after the original Coliseum Athletic Club (built in 1924) was destroyed by fire. The parcel on which the building is located consists of approximately 23,958 total square feet (0.55 acres). The building measures approximately 140 feet along its east and west elevations, and approximately 149 feet along its south and north elevations. Overall, the building today consists of approximately 20,467 total square feet of space. P3b. Resource Attributes List attributes and codes): HP42-Stadium/Sports Arena P4. Resources Present: uildin DStructure DOb"ect DSite 0District OE!ement of District DOther (Isolates, etc.) P5a. Photo ra h or Drawin P5b. Description of Photo: P6. Age and Sources: • Historic DPrehistoric 0Both 1938 Notice of Completion P7. Owner and Address: Navarra 1401-85 E Street, LP 16960 Mesamint Street San Diego, CA 92127-2407 P8. Recorded by: Scott A. Moomjian, Esq. 51 73 Waring Road, # 145 San Diego, CA 92120 P9. Date Recorded: June 2017 PIO. Survey Type (Describe): Intensive Pl 1. Report Citation: Historical Resource Research R~ort For The Coliseum Athletic Club, 1485 E Street, San Diego, California 92101 Attachments: ONONE DLocation Map OSketch Map 11Continuation Sheet IBuilding, Structure, and Object Record DArchaeological Record 0District Record DLinear Feature Record DMilling Station Record DRock Art Record DArtifact Record DPhotograph Record DOther (List): DPR 523A (1/95) Required information is bold State of California - The Primary #: -------------­ Resources Agency Trinomial: -------------- DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING, STRUCTURE, AND OBJECT RECORD NRHP Status Code: =-5=S2=------------­ Page2 of26 Resource Name or#: Coliseum Athletic Club B 1. Historic Name: Coliseum Athletic Club B2. Common Name: B3. Original Use: Athletic Club B4. Present Use: Commercial BS. Architectural Style: B6. Construction History: Original Coliseum Athletic Club constructed in 1924. Building substantially damaged by fire and rebuilt in 1938. Interior elements removed c. l 980s. Metal windows and stucco windows restored (2017). Building not substantially modified or altered. B7. Moved? •No D Yes D Unknown Date: Original Location: B8. Related Features: None B9a. Architect: John Selmar Siebert b. Builder: B.O. Larsen BIO. Significance: Theme: Cultural & Social Athletic Development Area: San Diego/East Village Period of Significance: 1938-1979 Property Type: Athletic Club Applicable Criteria: A (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) The Coliseum Athletic Club is located in Downtown San Diego's "East Village" area. The East Village community is San Diego's largest and most rapidly developing neighborhood. It encompasses 130 blocks and is the largest district downtown. It is located east of the Gaslamp Quarter and southeast of the Core district and Cortez Hill. The history of East Village is inexorably linked to the development of downtown San Diego and its founder Alonzo Erastus Horton, who came to San Diego in 1867 and purchased 960 acres of land for $265.00 for his "New Town" San Diego development. Horton divided the acres into blocks and lots. Thus, "Horton's Addition" was established. Later subdivisions in the area included "Horton's Addition Lockling," "Sherman's Addition," and "Remondino's Subdivision of Sherman's Addition." Bl 1. Additional Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) Bl2. References: Moomjian, Scott A., Historical Resource Research Report For The Coliseum Athletic Club, 1485 E Street, San Diego, California, 92101, June 2017 Bl3. Remarks: B14. Evaluator: Scott A. Moomjian, Esq. B15. Date of Evaluation: June 2017 DPR 523B (1/95) Required information is bold State of California - The Resources Agency DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CONTINUATION SHEET Primary# HRI# Trinomial Page _3_of 2 6 *Resource Name or# (Assigned by recorder) _____;C::..:o:...::l=i=s--=e-=u=m-'A=t=h=l=e=----=t::..::i::..:c'-----=C-=l-=u=b *Recorded by Scott A. Moomjian, Esq. Date June 2017 I Continuation o Update P3a. Description: The Coliseum Athletic Club is generally square in shape and set on a reinforced concrete foundation and concrete flooring. It features a steel frame with concrete block (hollow clay tiles) walls. The exterior consists of stucco which was restored in 2017. The roof is arched and open with heavy wooden beams, supported by heavy steel columns (which span approximately 100' spaced).