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Date added: March 17, 2008; Modified: April 27, 2023
In 1940, the Work Projects Administration (WPA) built the Urho Saari Swim Stadium in El Segundo, CA. It was named after the world famous swimming and water polo coach. Today, the 25-yard pool—known as “the Plunge”—is administered by the El… read more
Date added: September 24, 2010; Modified: April 27, 2023
This fancifully decorated elementary school was built by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936, after the original school was destroyed in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Note the PWA construction sign in the archival photo below.