Willowbrook Middle School Building – Compton CA
Date added: August 14, 2011; Modified: March 30, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the domestic science building at Willowbrook Middle School in Compton, CA.
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Post Office – Compton CA
Date added: March 3, 2010; Modified: March 30, 2023
The construction of the post office in Compton, CA, was funded by the Department of the Treasury. It was completed in 1935 and is home to James Redmond’s mural “Early California” (see linked project).
Post Office Mural – Compton CA
Date added: March 17, 2008; Modified: March 30, 2023
In 1936, artist James Redmond painted a mural, “Early California,” for the post office in Compton, CA. Funded by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), the mural depicts the mythic history of early California and wraps around all four walls… read more
Mayo Plunge – Compton CA
Date added: November 14, 2010; Modified: March 30, 2023
The Mayo Plunge swimming pool in Compton, CA, was initiated under the California State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA) and completed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It has since been demolished.
Compton High School Improvements – Compton CA
Date added: August 14, 2011; Modified: March 30, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed a series of improvements and construction projects at Compton High School in Compton, CA. WPA laborers constructed the school auditorium; the women’s gymnasium; and a 50′ x 100′ pool and bath house with showers,… read more
Lincoln Elementary School (demolished) – Compton CA
Date added: July 30, 2011; Modified: March 30, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed an office wing for a school on Tamarind Ave. in Compton, CA. The school was likely Lincoln Elementary School, which closed in 1989 and has since been demolished.
Compton College Auditorium – Compton CA
Date added: March 28, 2010; Modified: March 30, 2023
The auditorium at Compton College (formerly Compton Junior College) in Compton, CA, was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) after the campus suffered damage in the devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction of the auditorium had begun under the… read more