Attachment 1 - Applicant Research with 1990 Anne Bloomfield Survey.1 137, 139 N Santa Cruz Ave.
Historic Research Summary
February 7, 2024
Sanborn Maps
The property appears on the 1944 Sanborn Map
Polk Directories (1952)
137 N Santa Cruz Ave is listed as Marshal’s men’s clo. 139 N Santa Cruz Ave is listed as Joe’s
Barber Shop
Anne Bloomfield (printed report)
The building was constructed in 1938 as the Peerless Stage Depot. The frontage is split into five
commercial storefronts, the northernmost (147) being slightly taller and wider, as it was where
buses would exit. The 145 space was originally the bus ticket office, and 137, 139, and 141
were retail spaces. It is noted that the building is a great example of the Art Deco style due to
the intricate arching green ceramic tilework. The listed alterations to the building are a change of
use from the bus station function in 1977, and a few storefront changes.
The changes we have proposed to the exterior do not affect any of the historically significant
characteristics noted in the report.
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1944 SANDBORN MAP
1952 POLK DIRECTORY
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