Thanks Gwyn for the leads. So far we've found some preliminary information that
street paver designs (methods of construction) changed through time although
that line of information (City engineering drawings) is not well developed at
this point. Some information seems to suggest that the type of pavers changed
through time as well with granite pavers followed by the use of brick pavers. I
should point out that the brick pavers were not replacements for the granite
ones.
There does appear to some evidence that some pavers were in response to the
growing use of automobiles and possibly related to the use of various types of
street cars. One of the criterion we use in California is "associated with
events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of
California’s history and cultural heritage." One of our goals is to assess
whether the pavers meets the criterion noted above.
John M. Foster, RPA Greenwood-Associates.com 310.454.3091 tel/fax 310.717.5048
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