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Eau Claire’s Street Car Pattern Effect on Land Use

Analyzing the effects of Eau Claire's streetcars on lot sizes and land use patterns in lower-income housing areas and commercial districts from 1879. Data sourced from historical maps, museum records, and fieldwork.

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Eau Claire’s Street Car Pattern Effect on Land Use

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  1. By David Pinney Eau Claire’s Street Car Pattern Effect on Land Use

  2. Street cars will service lower-income housing neighborhoods and commercial areas. Hypothesis

  3. Online City of Eau Claire assessment records • Build date • Lot size • Chippewa Valley MuseumRecords • Cable car track location • Eau Claire Historical Houses Booklet • Field Work • On site analysis • photos Data Used

  4. The Original Map from the Chippewa Valley Museum • Track was completed in 1879 • The digital map I made on Google Maps • A map highlighting the regions that were extensions • The extension into the 3rd Ward was completed 1886 Mapping the Track • I will be focusing on the areas of Water Street, 4th Avenue, Barstow Street, and Summit Avenue (3rd Ward addition).

  5. The street car connected the two main commercial/industrial centers of the time; Water Street and Barstow Street 410 Water Street -part of the historic Pioneer block Connecting Commercial Centers Looking downthe 4th block ofBarstow Street

  6. Analyzing change in lot size • Pre-street car this neighbor-hood was poorer, evidenced by smaller lot size. • Average Lot size increasedfrom 5558 sq. feet to 5768 sq. feet. • Example lots below Lot Size (sq. ft.) by Build Period 730 Water Street Built: 1887Lot: 11088 sq. ft. Water Street Residential 740 Water Street Built: 1875 Lot: 2904 sq. ft.

  7. Analyzing change inlot size • Debunks initial hypothesis • Substantial growth in totallots over 7500 sq. ft. following track completion. • Average lot size decreased from8202 sq. feet to 7690 sq. feet. • Example lot Lot Size (sq. ft.) by Build Period 4th Avenue Residential 522 4th Avenue Built: 1871 Lot: 8343 sq. ft.

  8. Analyzing change inlot size • Wealthy neighborhood • Economic diversity reflectedin lot sizedecreases • Average lot size increased from 10,158 sq. feet to11,372 sq. feet. • Example Lots Lot Size (sq. ft.) by Build Period 1328 Wilson Street Built: 1905 Lot: 43392 sq. ft. Summit Ave. (3rd Ward) 433 Summit Ave. Built: 1890 Lot: 10890 sq. ft.

  9. Hypothesis correct for commercial buildings • Two major centers on original line (Barstow & Water) • Rarely found outside these areas • Hypothesis correct (initially) for housing • Original line connects poorer Water Street to commercial centers and industry • Lot size increases for build dates after 1879 • 4th Avenue experiences shrinking lot sizes • Increased development coupled with proximity to poor Water Street • 3rd Ward remains exclusive • Home to Eau Claire’s wealthy residents who get what they want • Street car had taken on a romantic image. Summary

  10. Eau Claire, City of. "Free Property Search." City of Eau Claire Online Assessment Records (2012): Web. 5 Jun 2012. • Eau Claire Landmarks Commission, Eau Claire Landmarks: Designated Historic Properties in Eau Claire, WI. Eau Claire: 1986. 18-33. • Epp, Robert E. Interurban Electric Railway Study: Chippewa Valley Electric Railway Company. Wisconsin State University Stevens Point, Stevens Point. 1965. • Unsure how to cite this last one.It was a compilation of articlesfrom newspapers concerning thestreet car that was put together bythe Chippewa Valley Museum. Here’s a picture. -> Sources

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