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    WPA sidewalk stamp at 343 Summit Place - Pt. Richmond CA

    Sidewalk – Point Richmond CA

    Date added: September 23, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a sidewalk on Summit Place in Point Richmond, California, in 1939. The WPA date stamp is still quite visible in the old pavement, in front of 343 Summit Place. The WPA undoubtedly built other… read more

    CCC Enrollees, Camp Angeles Crest - Pasadena CA

    Camp Angeles Crest – Pasadena CA

    Date added: July 30, 2023

    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Angeles Crest (F-384) was established in Oak Grove Park, in Pasadena, California, July 1936 (Oak Grove Park is now called “Hahamongna Watershed Park”).  The camp was in operation until at least 1941, and for much… read more

    Rosedale School - Bakersfield 

    Rosedale School – Bakersfield CA

    Date added: July 29, 2023

    The construction of the Rosedale School in Bakersfield CA was funded by the Public Works Administration. The former elementary school is now a middle school.

    Entrance and Mascot, Camp Tuna Canyon - Tujunga CA

    Camp Tuna Canyon (demolished) – Tujunga CA

    Date added: July 29, 2023

    Camp Tuna Canyon (P-233) in Tujunga, California was established in 1934.  For most or all of its existence (1934-1941) it was the home of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 902. Company 902 installed telephone lines for the Los Angeles County… read more

    Achieve Academy (former Hawthorne Elementary School) - Oakland CA

    Achieve Academy – Oakland CA

    Date added: July 27, 2023

    The Public Works Administration (PWA) financed the construction of the Hawthorne Elementary School in the Fruitvale area of Oakland, California, in 1940.  The PWA had been incorporated into the Federal Works Agency (FWA) circa 1940 (the plaque does not give… read more

    Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School (formerly Jacob Riis High School), which opened in 1925, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified… read more

    George Washington Carver Middle School – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    George Washington Carver Middle School—formerly William McKinley Junior High School—was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. Having originally opened in 1904, the school was renamed in 1943 “to foster racial harmony.” Some PWA… read more

    Lafayette Junior High School (former) – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    The former Lafayette Junior High School, which opened in the 1920s, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936. Reconstruction was carried out by architect Arlos B. Sedgley and general contractor Monolith Construction Company. The Los… read more

    Woodlawn Avenue Elementary School – Bell CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    Woodlawn Avenue Elementary School, which opened in 1926, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of… read more

    Woodcrest Elementary School – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    Woodcrest Elementary School, which opened in 1911, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of schools… read more

    Wilmington Park Elementary School – Wilmington CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    Wilmington Park Elementary School, which opened in 1909, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of… read more

    Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    Wadsworth Avenue Elementary School, which opened in 1912, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of… read more

    Virginia Road Elementary School – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    Virginia Road Elementary School, which opened in 1924, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of… read more

    Vine Street Elementary School – Los Angeles CA

    Date added: July 20, 2023

    Vine Street Elementary School, which opened in 1909, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of… read more