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In 1863,John Kottinger subdivided a small portion of his land holdings at the north end of Main Street into three "downtown" lots. Another property owner, Joshua Neal, began to subdivide his adjacent land at the south end of Main Street in 1867. Lots were quickly developed, and commercial activity began to flourish. With the coming of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1869, the Downtown area soon became a shipping center for agricultural and manufactured products. Many of the Chinese workers that helped build the Railroad through the valley settled here and established laundries and stores along north Main Street. Numerous tunnels were built under Main Street to transport and store foods from their various businesses. From a handful of business establishments in the 1870's, Main Street grew to include hotels, general stores, blacksmith shops, professional offices, warehouses, and several saloons by 1894. After the turn of the 19th century, many more buildings were constructed from revenues generated by the hop industry located north of the Downtown. In 1927, Pleasanton was chosen as the background for the movie "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" starring Mary Pickford. As a result, Pleasanton became a favorite filming location in the late 1920's because of its historic downtown and rural environs which led Pleasanton to be called `the Hollywood of the North." In addition to the historic Downtown commercial core area, residential neighborhoods sprung up in the outlying area to house local merchants and other workers. Homes were designed using a variety of architectural styles including Victorian, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Mission Revival. Neighborhoods were laid out using the typical grid pattern with tree-lined streets. A "small-town scale" resulted which is still largely intact today. During the current 2000-2001 Specific Plan update process, a Preliminary Historic Resources List and Map of the Downtown historic resources (Technical Supplement) were-was developed which identify the individual sites and neighborhoods that contain outstanding examples of heritage structures within the Plan Area. These documents are intended to expand the City data base for implementing the currently proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance. The list identifies identified: (I) specific sites containing structures of at least 50 years in age which possess outstanding architectural and/or historic quality; and (2) five neighborhoods (residential and commercial) which contain a significant collection of historic buildings. In 2012, an updated "Historic Context" document was prepared to further establish the connection between the City's history and the built environment, and to establish which components of the built environment are historically significant. Page 2 of 12