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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 3.0 The field survey for archaeological remains found no indications of prehistoric use of the project area. There are very few existing open spaces on Grand Avenue between First and Seventeenth Streets. Landscaping and paved parking lots generally cover the ground where there are no buildings. In summary, no previously documented archeological resources are known in the Grand Avenue project area. However, it is possible that buried, currently unknown resources are present under existing pavement and structures in the Grand Avenue project area. Historic Resources The closest recorded historical archaeological sites, CA -ORA -1030H and CA -ORA -1031H, are 1.5 miles west of the Grand Avenue area, near the Santa Ana Civic Center. No previously recorded National Register, State Register or local landmarks are identified within the Grand Avenue project area. The closest National Register building is the Pacific Electric Substation No. 14, 1,500 feet west of Grand Avenue, on Fifth Street. The historic map review indicates that the Grand Avenue project area includes the peripheral and east part of the City of Santa Ana. 1896 and 1901 maps show Grand Avenue extending straight north from Warner Avenue to Fourth Street. At Fourth Street, Grand Avenue continued north, however the road alignment on the north side started about 500 feet to the west and then extended straight to existing Seventeenth Street. After 1942 and before 1981, Grand Avenue was realigned south of First Street in Santa Ana to pass diagonally to connect at First Street and to match the road alignment north of Fourth Street. After World War II, the City of Santa Ana changed rapidly and the 1942 United State Geological Survey (USGS) Anaheim map shows this increased development. In November 1997, the City of Santa Ana passed Resolution 97-046A that provided a revised list of the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties. In December 1997, the City Council passed Ordinance No. NS -2338 that outlined the steps for designating structures to the City of Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties. The 1997 Register of Historic Properties did not list any structures along the project segment of Grand Avenue. Previously, the City of Santa Ana had prepared listings of pre -1940 houses within the City boundaries. That list indicated only two structures on Grand Avenue that dated prior to the 1940s, a 1880s structure at 902 North Grand Avenue, within the project area, and a 1910 structure at 614 South Grand Avenue, outside the project area. The field survey revealed that a multifamily structure was built in 1986 on the site where the Assessor's records listed an 1880s residence. Review of construction dates in the Assessor's records indicated that 26 structures that date 50 years or older are located along Grand Avenue between First and Seventeenth Streets, as summarized in Table 3.7-1. The historic resources survey reviewed the 26 potentially significant residences identified as 50 years or older from the Assessor's records. The Primary Form (DPR 52313) for these structures were completed. Only three of these residences required additional research to evaluate their significance. In addition, in December 2001, the City conducted additional analyses for two structures at 702 North Grand Avenue and at 714 North Grand Avenue. These additional analyses are also provided in Appendix H. The remaining residences and commercial structures along the Grand Avenue alignment were determined not to be potentially significant as historic F.- PROJ-ENMGrand eirWew Text - Gran&Section 3 Spli6Section 3.7.doc Page 3.7-4