533 Delaware Street
Property directly east of 601 Delaware Street, across the railroad tracks (Union Pacific / former Southern Pacific siding). The tracks and right-of-way form the eastern boundary of the 601 Delaware site; 533 Delaware is the first address on the far side.
Planning relevance
- FRA quiet zone scope: Any quiet zone application for the rail crossing adjacent to 601 Delaware must account for the crossing geometry between the two properties; 533 Delaware’s relationship to the crossing affects which supplemental safety measures are required.
- East-facing views and signage: Programming or signage on the east elevation of 601 Delaware (rail-siding face) would be visible from 533 Delaware and the right-of-way.
- Site orientation: Understanding the 533 Delaware parcel use and ownership is context for the 601 Delaware east-side condition.
Sanborn coverage
Per the LOC San Antonio Sanborn set (base 1911/1912/1924 “republished 1952”,
Vol 3), the Delaware 300–535
block — which includes 533 — keys to sheet 255 (the 600-block with the H&H
plant at 601 is on sheet 269). On sheet 255, 533 Delaware is a masonry
appliance/tire store: labeled appliances 1st / tires 2nd, fireproof except
C.B. walls, BUILT 1947, with an attached office (OFF). Directly across
Delaware (east) is the large brick McKesson & Robbins, Inc. wholesale-drug
warehouse (663, fireproof, built 1947, with liquor storage). Figure:
assets/images/gallery/sanborn-1952-vol3-sheet255-533-delaware.jpg. Direct
image:
https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:gmd:gmd403m:g4034m:g4034sm:g4034sm_g08740195203:08740_03_1952-0255/full/pct:50/0/default.jpg.
See
601 Delaware § Sanborn fire-insurance coverage
for the plant block.
Open questions
- What is the current use and ownership of 533 Delaware? (The LOC “republished 1952” plate shows a 1947 appliance/tire store, not the modern parcel; later redevelopment is undocumented here.)
- What is the distance between the 601 Delaware east wall and the 533 Delaware property line across the tracks?
See also
- 601 Delaware Street Plant — H&H factory; 533 Delaware is the immediate eastern neighbor across the tracks
- 601 Delaware — Project Vision and Thesis — FRA quiet zone dependency
- Southern Pacific Railroad