Finding Aid for the Drawing of a proposed parking facility for El Paseo (Santa Barbara, Calif.), 1958 0000181

Finding aid prepared by Chris Marino
Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Arts Building Room 1434
University of California
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-7130
805-893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu


Title: Drawing of a proposed parking facility for El Paseo (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: 0000181
Contributing Institution: Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 3.0 Linear feet (1 flat file folder)
Date: 1958

Access

Partially processed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred Citation note

Drawing of a proposed parking facility for El Paseo (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Biographical/Historical note

El Paseo built in Santa Barbara during the 1920s, is an artisan arcade designed by architects James Osborne Craig, Carleton Monroe Winslow, George Washington Smith, and Lutah Maria Riggs. The El Paseo is considered to be a part of the Plaza de la Guerra, a historic landmark built around the Casa de la Guerra adobe which was constructed from 1819 to 1827.

Scope and Content note

The collection consists of one original drawing for a proposed parking facility for El Paseo dating from 1958. The drawing was prepared by William Sammons in collaboration with Parking Consultants Corporation and McGeorge and Robinson General Contractors. The plan is dated August 14, 1958.

Related Archival Materials note

Lutah Maria Riggs papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
George Washington Smith papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Carlton Monroe Winslow Sr. papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
James Osborne Craig papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Plaza de la Guerra (Santa Barbara, Calif.)