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In the 1983 redevelopment, small buildings along Washington Avenue <br />between Davis and Joaquin were demolished to construct one large com- <br />mercial center with a large parking lot in front. Washington Avenue was <br />changed from a traditional street with storefronts on both sides to an access <br />aisle along the edge of the parking lot. Large shops were set far back behind <br />the parking, and held "anchor tenants" like Safeway and Longs Drugs. The <br />intersection of Washington Avenue with Davis was also eliminated, with <br />Washington now terminating at the end of the parking lot. <br />The new strip commercial center was oriented towards the parking lot <br />and had its service activities facing Hays Street, thus changing Hays Street <br />from a vital shopping and office area to a service zone with long blank walls <br />along the sidwalk. Two streets that once crossed Washington - Estudillo and <br />Joaquin -were redesigned to terminate in the parking lot, with the Estudillo <br />and Joaquin rights-of-way occupied by buildings. Estudillo was continued <br />through to Hays Street as a twenty-five foot wide pedestrian link cutting <br />through the building. <br />The plaza, c. 1957 <br />The fountain is planted with shrzrbs, the <br />annual color is removed, indicating <br />reduced maintenance. Acorn street lights <br />have been repluc•ed z~ith more zrtilitariarz <br />fixtzrres. E. 94th Street is raoty four latzee-, <br />nritl~ozrt par,~irzg. Storefronts have been <br />"modernitied" to remove architectural <br />detailing artd increase massing.. <br />The plaza, c. 1963 <br />Nozv raised planters occupy the center of the platia- it is <br />rzo longer a place to gather. Another gerzeraton of even <br />more utilitarian street lights. Diagonal parkirzg is <br />introdzrced adjacent to the platia, further isolating it <br />from 6Y~'ashington Avenue storefronts. Further <br />simplicification of building facades. Ik%asfiington <br />Avenue hae• 6eezz closed off. <br />t , <br />~~~ti ~ <br />.a ~ "~ <br />m (~'kt:r <br />1~`v2 ~ Y <br />i~T ~ ~';_''i'~/~ <br />San Leandro Downtown Plan & Urban Design Guidelines Oetober2000 page 33 <br />_ ,~ .~;~c .ire 5 _~~`i~.i",.+..-~..~ <br />~) G <br />