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Date added: March 4, 2010; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Federal Building and Post Office in San Pedro, CA was built in 1936 by the Treasury Department. It also formerly served as a U.S. Customs Office. The design is a good example of the Moderne style of architecture. … read more
Date added: March 21, 2010; Modified: July 18, 2023
This series of nine oil-on-canvas murals, collectively titled “Industrial Life in San Pedro,” by Federal Art Project (FAP) artist Tyrone Comfort is located in the library at San Pedro High School in San Pedro, CA. Completed in 1937, the nine… read more
Date added: March 2, 2023; Modified: July 18, 2023
In 1937, Ross Dickinson completed a four-panel mural at San Pedro High School in San Pedro, CA. He received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). Dickinson’s other New Deal works—all in Los Angeles, CA—include two murals, “A Valley in… read more
Date added: July 14, 2023
Point Fermin Marine Science STEAM Magnet (formerly Point Fermin 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… read more
Date added: July 14, 2023
Leland Street Elementary School, which opened in 1922, 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
Date added: July 13, 2023
Cabrillo Avenue Elementary School, which opened in 1927, 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
Date added: July 13, 2023
Bandini Street Elementary School, which opened in 1923, was renovated 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
Date added: July 5, 2010; Modified: July 12, 2023
San Pedro High School, which opened in 1909, was renovated with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. Designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann, the new Streamline Moderne buildings were constructed of poured-in-place concrete. The Administration… read more
Date added: February 20, 2014; Modified: June 14, 2023
Dana Middle School in San Pedro, CA, is home to two oil-on-canvas murals entitled “Life and Travels of Richard Henry Dana, Jr.” The murals, by Adrien Machefert, were funded by the WPA Federal Art Project (FAP) in 1938. They hang… read more
Date added: June 12, 2015; Modified: May 20, 2020
According to an article in the Illustrated Daily News, as part of a group of 8 federally funded projects was “No. 6 – Relocation of tracks around west basin, $1,470,000; will employ 210 to 300 men for from 18 to… read more
Date added: March 21, 2010; Modified: March 1, 2017
Below are scenes from the PWA construction of this sewer system.
Date added: November 23, 2015; Modified: February 7, 2016
“Point Fermin Park is located in the San Pedro district, on the bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. With the addition of the Wilder tract to this Park, we were able to use a great many R.F.C. [Reconstruction Finance Corporation] and… read more
Date added: June 19, 2015; Modified: July 8, 2015
An article in the Illustrated Daily News noted that as part of a group of 8 federally funded projects in the early period of the New Deal was “No. 3 – Construction of a municipal fish market in San Pedro…. read more
Date added: October 11, 2010; Modified: June 19, 2015
“Built in 1941, this Public Works Administration [PWA] “Streamlined Moderne” building was the base for an auto ferry which crossed the channel at regular intervals from San Pedro to a sister building on Terminal Island. It served navy personnel, fishing… read more
Date added: June 17, 2008; Modified: March 14, 2015
“The mural Mail Transportation was painted by Fletcher Martin. Martin was a self-taught artist, and he won the commission to paint the murals among seventy-seven artists. By the age of twelve he was working as a printer. He dropped out… read more