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2020 – The Year We Blow Past 100 Documentations

Posted on January 3, 2020 by HABS HAER Photographer Stephen Schafer

After surpassing 100 historic documentation projects early this year, we thought we'd share a list of the HABS, HAER, and HALS documentations and National Register of Historic Places Nomination records we have done in the past 10+ years.

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Parker Center Police Headquarters, Los Angeles. Large Format, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) photograph by Stephen Schafer

PAST PHOTO-DOCUMENTATION PROJECTS (partial list)

  • December 2019  St. Isadore Historic Plaza, NRHP, Los Alamitos.
  • December 2019  Mt. SAC College Founders House, HABS-like, Walnut.
  • October 2019  The Factory Discotheque, HABS, West Hollywood.
  • October 2019  Cornell University Library, HABS, Ithaca, New York.
  • August 2019  Lesser Brothers Block, HABS-like, San Francisco.
  • August 2019  Emile Norman Residence, NRHP, Big Sur.
  • July 2019 Kresge College, HABS, UC Santa Cruz.
  • July 2019  Brynmoor Apartments Neon Sign, HABS-like, Los Angeles.
  • June 2019  McKinley Park, HALS, Sacramento.
  • June 2019  LA Times Mirror Executive Building, HABS, Los Angeles.
  • June 2019  Ahwahnee Hotel Tennis Courts, HABS, Yosemite Valley.
  • May 2019  Grace Miller Residence, NRHP, Palm Springs.
  • May 2019  California Bicentennial House, HABS-Like, Diamond Bar.
  • April 2019  Epiphany Episcopal Church, NRHP, Los Angeles.
  • March 2019  Red Rest & Red Roost Cottages, HABS, La Jolla.
  • March 2019  Alameda Marina, HABS-like, Alameda.
  • January 2019  Francisco Park Reservoir, HAER, San Francisco.
  • November 2018  Soda Point Powerhouse Crane, HAER, Idaho.
  • November 2018  Oneida Factory Town, HABS, Idaho.
  • November 2018  Long Beach Armory, HABS, Long Beach.
  • September 2018  Asilomar J.C. Warneke Buildings, NRHP, Monterey.
  • September 2018  Canner’s Steam Plant, HABS-like, Long Beach.
  • September 2018  LB>Laguna Bell Transmission Line, HAER, Long Beach.
  • July 2018   Warren Hall, HABS-Like, UCLA. 
  • July 2018   South Reseda Jr. High School, HAER, Los Angeles. 
  • June 2018  Hilton Hawaiian Village Ocean Tower, HABS, Hawaii. 
  • June 2018  North Finegayan Water Tower, HAER, Guam. 
  • April 2018  Sunset Canyon Rec Center, HABS/HALS-Like, UCLA. 
  • April 2018  Santa Ana Elks Lodge, HABS, Santa Ana.
  • March 2018  Parker Center Police HQ, HABS/HALS, Los Angeles.
  • March 2018  2599 Todd Street HABS-Like, Alameda Naval Air Station.
  • December 2017  Grover Cleveland High School, NRHP, Los Angeles.  
  • December 2017  Isaac Milbank Residence, NRHP, Santa Monica. 
  • October 2017  McKeebe Mining Ditch, HAER, Folsom.
  • October 2017  White Rock Road, HAER, Clarksville.
  • October 2017  Auxiliary Water Pump Station, HAER, San Francisco.
  • October 2017  Pier 70, HABS-Like, San Francisco.
  • October 2017  Mt. Vernon Ave. Bridge, HAER, San Bernardino. 
  • August 2017  Holy Cross Pump House, HABS-Like, Colma. 
  • August 2017  Mission Bay High School, HABS-Like, San Diego. 
  • July 2017   Varner Road, HAER-Like, Desert Hot Springs.
  • July 2017  Venice High School Shops, HABS-Like, Venice. 
  • June 2017  Coca Cola Bottling, HABS-Like, San Francisco.
  • June 2017  Mt. SAC College Library, HABS-Like, Walnut.
  • May 2017   Beckman Industries, HABS-Like, Fullerton.
  • May 2017   El Camino College, HABS-Like, Torrance.
  • April 2017   SDG&E Gas Compressor, HAER-Like, Rainbow.
  • April 2017   Villa Park School, HABS-like, Villa Park.
  • April 2017   Capistrano Substation, HAER-Like, San Juan Capistrano.
  • March 2017   Park Church, HABS-Like, Long Beach.
  • March 2017   El Sereno Rec Center, HABS, Los Angeles.
  • March 2017   Roberts Residence by Richard Neutra, HABS, Covina.
  • February 2017   I Magnin Wilshire Store, HABS-like, Los Angeles. 
  • January 2017  First over Glendale Bridge, HAER, Los Angeles.
  • October 2016   Madera Canal, HAER, Madera.
  • August 2016  California Canneries,  HABS-Like, San Francisco.
  • August 2016  Avalon Motel, HABS-Like, San Mateo.
  • August 2016  R/V Polaris Ship, HAER, Redwood City Harbor.
  • June 2016  UCSF Surge Building, HABS-Like, San Francisco.
  • June 2016  Bethlehem Steel, HABS-Like, San Francisco. 
  • May 2016  Santa Monica Post Office, HABS.
  • May 2016  Lovelace Residence & Garden, HALS, Montecito.
  • May 2016  ACE Gallery, HABS, Beverly Hills.
  • February 2016   Lockheed Martin Satellites, HAER, Sunnyvale.
  • October 2015   Audubon School, HABS, San Diego.
  • October 2015   Vado Bridge, HAER-Like, Riverside County.
  • October 2015   Mt. San Antonio College Stadium, HABS-Like, Walnut.
  • September 2015  Mason St. Warehouses, HABS, San Francisco. 
  • June 2015   Los Gatos Creek Trestle, HAER-like, San Jose.
  • June 2015   Courson Pool, HABS-like, Palmdale.
  • June 2015   241 Tenth Street, HABS-like, San Francisco.
  • December 2014   Pan Am Oil Pump, HAER-Like, Port of LA.
  • October 2014   Long Beach Poly High School Auditorium, HABS.
  • August 2014   Christopher Ranch, HABS-Like, San Jose.
  • April 2014   1550 5th Street, HABS-Like, Santa Monica.
  • March 2014  Johnson Ranch Barns, HABS-Like, Claremont.
  • November 2013  Sea Shadow IX-529, HAER, Treasure Island.
  • September 2013  Coachella Canal, HAER, La Quinta.
  • November 2012   Dow Pump Engine Co., HABS-Like, Alameda.
  • October 2012   United Shipyard Crane, HAER-Like, Alameda.
  • June 2012   Blue Wing Adobe, HABS, Sonoma.
  • June 2012  Sonoma Historic State Park, HABS, Sonoma,
  • January 2012   Santa Monica City Hall Landscape, HALS-Like.
  • January 2012   Marr Residence, HABS, Riverside.
  • April 2012  Bixby Bridge, HAER, Big Sur.
  • December 2011   Pacific Telephone Building, HABS, San Francisco.
  • December 2011   South Berkeley Library, HABS-like, Berkeley.
  • December 2011   San Ysidro Custom House, HABS, San Diego. 
  • October 2011   Bishop Creek Powerhouses, HAER, Bishop.
  • August 2011   The Ahwahnee Hotel, HABS, Yosemite.
  • July 2011   Cienega School, HABS-like, Culver City.
  • June 2011  Harvey Mudd College, HABS-like, Claremont.
  • June 2011  Fabulous Forum, NRHP Tax Credit, Inglewood.
  • May 2011   Ortega Street Bridge, HAER, Santa Barbara.
  • April 2011   Hollywood High School, NRHP, Hollywood.
  • January 2011   San Francisco County Jail #3, HABS.
  • December 2010   Frank Lloyd Wright Ennis House, HABS, Los Feliz.
  • December 2010   77 Natoma, HABS-Like, San Francisco.
  • November 2010   Neutra Haefley House, NRHP, Long Beach.
  • October 2010   7’x10’ Wind Tunnel, HAER, Mountain View.
  • September 2010  Heim Bridge, HAER, Port of Long Beach.
  • August 2010   Amador City Bridge, HAER, Amador City.
  • July 2010   Mulholland Drive Overcrossing, HAER, LA.
  • July 2010   Ontario 1 Powerhouse, HAER, Claremont.
  • June 2010   Catalina Pottery Works, HABS-Like, Catalina.
  • June 2010   Pius X Church, HABS-Like, Chula Vista.
  • April 2010   Royston Reservoir Roof, HALS-Like, Piedmont.
  • March 2010  8600 Sunset Blvd., HABS-Like, West Hollywood.
  • January 2010  TOP HAT Cafe, HABS, Ventura.
  • June 2010 Anaconda Wire Factory, HABS-Like, Orange.
  • May 2010   Libbey Bowl, HABS-Like, Ojai.
  • December 2009 SCE Transmission Line, HAER, Primm, Nevada.
  • September 2009 Bottle Village, HALS, Simi Valley.
  • August 2009   Dewitt Army Hospital, HABS-like, Auburn.
  • August 2009   Port of Long Beach Admin Building, HABS-like.
  • April 2009   Santa Paula Sewer Treatment Plant, HAER-Like.
  • March 2009   Kaufmann House, HABS, Palm Springs.
  • November 2008 Killingsworth Office, NRHP, Long Beach.
  • February 2008   South Park Shops, HABS-like, South Los Angeles.
  • March 2008   Garment Capitol Building, NRHP, Los Angeles.
  • August 2007   Press Telegram, HABS-Like, Long Beach.
  • June 2006   Glassell Park School, NRHP, Glassell Park.
  • August 2004   Mayfair Theater, HABS-like, Ventura.
  • May 2003   Thille Ranch, HABS-like, Ventura.
  • (partial list) 
 
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Stephen Schafer, Photographer
Ventura, California
805-652-1000
schaf@west.net
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