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Transbay Terminal Archaeology
The document outlines the regulatory guidelines under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act regarding the consideration of historic properties affected by the Transbay Transit Center project. It details the history and archaeological findings from the 300 Spear Street site, including mitigation measures and agreements executed by various agencies to address cultural and historic resources. Additionally, it categorizes salvageable items and provides contact information for the Transbay Joint Powers Authority.
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Transbay Terminal Archaeology
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- 2. Regulatory Guidelines Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act (1966) 106, – TJPA must take into account the effect of the program on historic properties – Historic Properties are buildings, structures, objects, sites, districts, or archaeological resources that are listed, or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) • Historic building recordation • Archaeological treatment p g plan ( (testing, data recovery) g, y)
- 3. Historic Context of the Transbay Transit Center Neighborhood
- 4. Prehistory P hi t Locationso oca o s of known prehistoric archaeological sites
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- 6. Post Gold Rush Viewfrom Rincon Hill, 1851 Temporary Terminal (Block 2) Fremont Street
- 7. Post Gold Rush 1856 photo Folsom and Second streets
- 8. Second Street Cut 1869 view north
- 9. Industrial Development p Temporary Terminal Risdon Ironworks View from Harrison and Main 1872
- 10. 1906 Earthquake and Fire Third and Howard streets
- 11. Transportation T t ti Center 1930s
- 12. History of LandFormation
- 13. Archaeology A h l of the Region
- 14. 300 Spear StreetSite 1906-1950s 8 to10 feet deep Brick warehouse foundation
- 15. 300 Spear StreetSite 10 to 15 feet deep thick layer of coal coated floor Mineral Water 12
- 16. 300 Spear Street LumberYard ca.1886 Walkway Fallen fence Wood-lined well Photo 1872
- 17. 300 Spear StreetSite Wood-lined Well ca. 1886 Child’s Shoe Marbles
- 18. 300 Spear StreetSite Artifacts from Well
- 19. 300 Spear StreetSite Ship-breaking yard 1850-1857 1850 1857 15 to 21 feet deep
- 20. 300 Spear StreetSite Whaling Barque Candace, 1818-1855 28 feet deep
- 21. 300 Spear StreetSite S pya d artifacts Shipyard a ac s pre-1857 Pulley Rope Pipe Spike
- 22. Emeryville Site Prehistoric spearpoints ca. 1,200 years old
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- 24. Mitigation Measures inFEIS/EIR Cultural and historic resources are addressed in the Mitigation Measures adopted as p of g p part FEIS/EIR of April 2004 by: • Transbay Joint Powers Authority • Federal Transit Administration • Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board • City and County of San Francisco • San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
- 25. Memorandum of Agreement Memorandumof Agreement addressing historic and archaeological properties was executed in June 2004 by: • Federal Transit Administration • California State Historic Preservation Officer • Transbay Joint Powers Authority • City and County of San Francisco • Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board • California Department of Transportation
- 26. Salvageable Items • MOArequires interpretive exhibit in new Transit Center • MOA requires salvageable items be offered to other interested agencies
- 27. Transbay Terminal y 1939 photo courtesy of Paul C. Trimble Collection published in The Bay Bridge Arcadia Publishing, 2005
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- 29. Salvageable Items g Documenting Salvageable Items • Archival research • 1993 historical assessment report by Caltrans • Site visits with agency staff, historians, architects • Documentation with photographs • Conversations with Terminal and Caltrans staff --------------------------------------------------------- Categorization of items • Architectural features • Artifacts/objects/ephemera • Historic • Non historic • Art
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- 32. Historic Objects andArtifacts
- 33. CONTACT INFORMATION Transbay JointPowers Authority 201 Mission Street, Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 597-4620 www.transbaycenter.org www transbaycenter org Robert Beck Senior Program Manager g g rbeck@transbaycenter.org