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4 <br /> rC�gl�s <br /> .,' .. is 4 <br /> • <br /> { <br /> 1; t a, <br /> ......... ! Variety of <br /> ! Architectural <br /> s. <br /> Styles <br /> s <br /> "."1""`" CIF- <br /> • The Spring Street and Ray Street neighborhood was developed generally <br /> between 1920 and 1940. The building designs range from bungalow cottages on Ray <br /> Street to Mission Revival architecture on Spring Street. These groupings of small <br /> residential buildings share consistent scale, height, setbacks, and massing <br /> characteristics that further their unique character. The Spring Street neighborhood is <br /> considered to be the City's first "modern subdivision tract." <br /> • The Downtown Commercial Center consists of a variety of architectural styles <br /> with many buildings retaining a high degree of integrity. It possesses a series of <br /> commercial storefront buildings running nearly the entire length of Main Street, with <br /> only a few modern buildings dispersed within. The side streets in this area generally <br /> have a more modest scale but also contribute to the historic character of the Center. <br /> The historic character of Downtown Pleasanton is further enhanced by the <br /> "Pleasanton Sign," which caused Pleasanton to receive the nickname "P-Town" during <br /> World War II when all of the lighted sign letters except the "P" were turned off in the <br /> event of air raids. The Main Street portion of the Downtown is one of the best <br /> preserved of its type in the East Bay, thus heightening its regional significance as a <br /> center for tourism. <br /> Page 5 of 12 <br />