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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Old Snelling Avenue & County Road E Improvements WSB Project No. 015447-000 Page 12 5.4 Historical Use Information WSB reviewed historical information to determine if past uses would indicate RECs at the Project Corridor. WSB consulted historical sources that were readily available, practically reviewable, and likely to be useful to determine the history of the Project Corridor within the timeframe and constraints of this Phase I ESA. The sources consulted included the following: · Fire Insurance Maps: Sanborn fire insurance maps for the Project Corridor were requested from ERIS. Often, areas of potential environmental concern, such as locations of former storage tanks or hazardous substance storage, can be identified by referencing historical fire insurance maps. No map information was found for the Project Corridor or adjacent sites. A copy of the Fire Insurance Map Report is included as Appendix E. · City Directories: ERIS provided city directories for the following Project Corridor and/or cross streets for the years 1961-2017: Arden Place, Bussard Court, County Road E, Cummings Lane, Forest Lane, Glenarden Road, Lake Johanna Boulevard, Lametti Lane, Oak Avenue, Ridgewood Road, Skiles Lane, and Snelling Avenue North (see Appendix F). The city directories primarily identified single-family residential properties throughout for the adjacent sites. The adjacent commercial site located at 3600/3610 Snelling Avenue North has been listed as Lindey’s Prime Steak House and/or Lidney’s Liquors since at least 1961. No listings of environmental significance for the Project Corridor or adjacent sites were identified during the review of the city directories. · Aerial Photographs: ERIS provided historical aerial photographs of the Project Corridor and surrounding area dating back to 1940. Aerial photographs were reviewed for the years 1940, 1947, 1953, 1957, 1966, 1972, 1984, 1991, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 (see Appendix G). Due to the scale and quality of some of the photographs, it is difficult to determine activities/specific land use that may have occurred at the Project Corridor and adjacent sites. Project Corridor Observations The Project Corridor (configuration of Old Snelling Avenue) has remained unchanged since at least 1940. Adjacent Site Observations The adjacent sites were primarily undeveloped wooded and/or grassland in 1940. Cross streets located adjacent to the northern half of the Project Corridor are first visible on the 1947 photograph, with houses developed along the adjacent cross streets over time from approximately 1953 to 1966. Development of cross streets and residential dwellings located adjacent to the southern half of the Project Corridor occurred over time from approximately 1957 to 1991. The commercial building located at the northeast quadrant of County Road E and Old Snelling Avenue has remained unchanged since at least 1940. Dating back to 1940, the current City park located at the southeast quadrant of County Road E and Old Snelling Avenue has never been developed. The adjacent sites have remained largely unchanged since at least 1991. · Topographic Maps: ERIS provided historical USGS topographic maps for the Project Corridor and surrounding area dating back to 1902. Topographic maps were reviewed for the years 1902, 1952, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1980, 1993, 1997, and 2016 (see Appendix H). Project Corridor Map Observations