Transbay Terminal Archaeology

Archaeology

October 13, 2009

RegulatoryGuidelinesGuidelines

Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act (1966)Section 106, National Historic Preservation Act (1966)– TJPA must take into account the effect of the program on historic

propertiesproperties

– 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 plan (testing, data recovery)g p ( g, y)

Historic ContextHistoric Contextof the

Transbay Transit CenterTransbay Transit CenterNeighborhood

P hi tPrehistory

Locations of oca o s oknown prehistoric archaeological sites

Spanish Period

from 1776

Post Gold RushView from Rincon Hill, 1851

Temporary Terminal (Block 2)

Fremont Street

Post Gold Rush

1856 photo1856 photoFolsom and Second streets

Second Street Cut1869 view north1869 view north

Industrial Developmentp

Temporary Terminal

Risdon Ironworks

View from Harrison and Main 1872

1906 Earthquake and FireFire

Third and Howard streets

T t tiTransportation Center

1930s

History of Land Formation

A h lArchaeologyof the

Region

300 Spear Street Site1906-1950s

8 to10 feet deep

Brick warehouse foundation

8 to10 feet deep

300 Spear Street Site

10 to 15 feet deep

thick layer of coal coated floor

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Mineral Water

300 Spear Street Lumber Yardca.1886Lumber Yard

WalkwayFallen fenceWood-lined well

Photo 1872

300 Spear Street Site

Wood-lined Wellca. 1886

Child’s Shoe

Marbles

300 Spear Street SiteArtifacts from WellArtifacts from Well

300 Spear Street Site

Ship-breaking yard 1850 18571850-1857

15 to 21 feet deep

Whaling Barque Candace, 1818-1855300 Spear Street Site

28 feet deep

Shipyard artifacts300 Spear Street Site

S pya d a ac spre-1857

Rope Pulley

SpikePipe

Prehistoric spear pointsEmeryville Site

Prehistoric spear pointsca. 1,200 years old

Salvageable Items

Mitigation Measures in FEIS/EIR

Cultural and historic resources are addressed in the Mitigation Measures adopted as part of g p pFEIS/EIR of April 2004 by:

• Transbay Joint Powers AuthorityTransbay Joint Powers Authority

• Federal Transit Administration

• Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board• Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

• City and County of San Francisco

• San Francisco Redevelopment Agency• San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

Memorandum of Agreement

Memorandum of Agreement addressing historic and archaeological properties was executed in June 2004 by:

• Federal Transit Administration

• California State Historic Preservation Officer

• Transbay Joint Powers AuthorityTransbay Joint Powers Authority

• City and County of San Francisco

• Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers BoardPeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

• California Department of Transportation

Salvageable Items

• MOA requires interpretive exhibit in new Transit Center

• MOA requires salvageable items beMOA requires salvageable items beoffered to other interested agencies

Transbay TerminalTransbay Terminalyy

1939 photo courtesy of Paul C. Trimble CollectionCollection published in The Bay BridgeArcadia Publishing, 2005

The Present

Salvageable Items

Documenting Salvageable Items

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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 Conversations with Terminal and Caltrans staff---------------------------------------------------------Categorization of items• Architectural features• Artifacts/objects/ephemera

• Historic• Non historic• Art

Historic Architectural Features

Historic Objects and Artifacts

CONTACT INFORMATION

Transbay Joint Powers Authority201 Mission Street, Suite 2100San Francisco, CA 94105(415) 597-4620www transbaycenter orgwww.transbaycenter.org

Robert BeckSenior Program Managerg grbeck@transbaycenter.org