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7A <br /> Page 31 <br /> Finger Avenue,Redwood City,CA. <br /> Docuznent Review <br /> May 15,2009 <br /> representative examples of the types af development or ar�hitectural siyles that were <br /> once found throughout�he original develo�ment boundaries.In�his case,th.ere is the� <br /> added co�ideration of th.e possible contrast between the fiwo tracts(Wellesley Park and , <br /> the Finger Tract)that�otxld be a potenfial disfric#for its ability to serve as a snapshot�of � ` <br /> di£f+erent deveiopmenfi types during the pre��Vorld War II period in Redwood Cify. . <br /> Conset�uences:A historical context is necessary for a complefe eval.uation af his�orical <br /> significance,whether that evaluafi�on is at the National,Stafie ar Iocal level.When <br /> considering an area such as Finger Avenue,which had very distinct deveioprnent <br /> periods,it is critical to understand what those eriods were,how they were sirnilar to, <br /> or ditffered from other development trends in�e adjacenf areas as well as trends <br /> throughout the region.In this case,the Finger Tract is a�so we1l defined geagraphieally. <br /> I�is laid out differently from the facing block iats, �cvhich were part r�f a differet�fi <br /> deveiopment.Subdeve�.opmen�of larger holdings(lik.e t�he Finger Tra+ct,Welles�ey Park, <br /> Meseville,etc.}represent a common trend found throughout the San Francisco Bay Area <br /> and California.Evaluations of inci�ividual lots within the Fin.ger Tract shoul.d cansider <br /> �nrhere these b�il.dings fit into this larger narra#ive. Thi�is the purpose o�a histaric <br /> context. No such context has ye�been pxesented ta jus�i.fy the conclusions reachec�in <br /> the in.dividual ev�ua�ions of the bui�dutgs r�n 50,80 and$8 Finger Avenue. <br /> Such a context is also needed to suppvrt the position by the Appiican�that no historic <br /> dis�tri�f,or po�enti�I historic di.stri.ct is impacted by tl�.e p�oposed projec�.iNhile <br /> development of#�ie enfi..re 580-Io�Wellesley Park Tract may not have a strong enou h <br /> concentration of oter�fial zesourc�s to warrant consi.deration as a histo�.c district,�� <br /> e <br /> juxtaposition.of e di�'feren#development timelines and hisfories of the Finger Tr�cE <br /> and those parts of the Wellesley Park Trac�may be a s�rranger candidai�e for such <br /> consideratian.Further analysis is needed to de#ermine if this juxtaposition represents a <br /> cammon happenutg within Redwovd�ity,or if it is unique and r�varrants sperial <br /> recognition. <br /> Recommendatians:I#is aur professional recommenda�ion that a neighborhood context <br /> be developed that in.cludes a chronicle of the deve�opment of the Finger Tract�aug� <br /> at Ieast the Post-V1�orld War II boom perzod, as well as a general discussion on the <br /> developmen�of Redwvod�ity dwru►g the same periods.This would provide the <br /> background necessary to assess the impacted buildings,and indeed other nearby <br /> stxuctur��,for historical,signifiicance beyond architec�ura�.sty�e and association with <br /> unpr�rtant persons. <br /> This context shcs�u.I.d alsa be con�ras'ted with th.e develapment history of th��tNel�esley <br /> Park Tract to discern any simil.a�i�ies or di�ferences between these two adjacen�iracts <br /> and shouid inrluc�e clisc�xssions of the reasons far and prevalence of secondary dwelling <br /> unit�on the largex Iots.From here,a fixller picture of the significance,or lack thereof of <br /> fhe 14�block af Finger Avenue can be defieermined.This�vili allow for a more iz�ormed <br /> and compIete discussion of iznpacts of the proposed project on�both cultu.rai resources <br /> and the charac�er-defining aesfihetic aspecfs o€th,�neighborhood. " <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br />