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Date added: September 23, 2010; Modified: July 26, 2023
Now known as the Chandler Station post office, this historic former main post office building was constructed with Treasury Department funding. Note that the building is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). “The construction of new postal facilities… read more
Date added: July 14, 2023
Lankershim Elementary School, which opened in 1910, 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
Date added: February 11, 2023; Modified: July 7, 2023
In 1937, artist Fletcher Martin painted a mural at North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, CA. The mural, “Legends of the California Indians,” was funded by the Federal Arts Project (FAP). The school “wanted a mural which related to… read more
Date added: December 8, 2015; Modified: August 10, 2016
The Annual Report from 1932-33 of the Los Angeles Board of Park Commissioners records extensive federal aid in developing the park: “Victory Vanowen Park is one of the largest parks in the San Fernando Valley, with an area of a… read more
Date added: July 5, 2010; Modified: July 28, 2014
“Well-known Los Angeles architect John C. Austin designed the Renaissance-inspired buildings of North Hollywood Junior High School (which was renamed in 1957). In addition to providing the plans for numerous schools throughout the Los Angeles region, Austin, either alone or… read more
Date added: August 17, 2011
The WPA demolished and reconstructed Lankershim Elementary School.