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Date added: August 14, 2011; Modified: January 23, 2024
Designed by M. Eugene Durfee, McKinley Elementary School (Building A) was built in 1934 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. It is one of six LBUSD schools built in the aftermath of the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake that were designed… read more
Date added: January 17, 2024; Modified: January 23, 2024
Designed by Watson L. Hawk, Mann Elementary School was built in 1935 with New Deal funding. The style is WPA/PWA Moderne. The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake destroyed hundreds of schools throughout Southern California. “On August 29, 1933, Long Beach citizens… read more
Date added: January 17, 2024; Modified: January 23, 2024
Originally constructed in 1926, Lowell Elementary School was rehabilitated in 1935 by Edward Leodore Mayberry with New Deal funding following the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. The style is WPA/PWA Moderne. The 1933 earthquake destroyed hundreds of schools throughout Southern California…. read more
Date added: August 17, 2011; Modified: January 23, 2024
The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake destroyed hundreds of schools throughout Southern California. Originally built in 1924, Los Cerritos Elementary School was reconstructed with New Deal funding in 1935. “On August 29, 1933, Long Beach citizens approved a $4,930,000 bond measure… read more
Date added: January 17, 2024; Modified: January 23, 2024
Designed by Cutter Kirtland, Lincoln Elementary School was built in 1934 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. It is one of six LBUSD schools built in the aftermath of the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake that were designed in the Period… read more
Date added: March 23, 2010; Modified: January 23, 2024
Jefferson Leadership Academy (formerly Jefferson Junior High School) was rebuilt with New Deal funding after the original structure was destroyed in the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. Designed by Warren Dedrick in WPA/PWA Moderne style, the academic and arts/sciences buildings were… read more
Date added: January 17, 2024; Modified: January 23, 2024
The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake destroyed hundreds of schools throughout Southern California. Originally built in 1930, Garfield Elementary School in Long Beach, CA, was rehabilitated by D. Easton Herrald in 1935 with New Deal funding. “On August 29, 1933, Long… read more
Date added: January 17, 2024; Modified: January 23, 2024
Designed by Glenn E. Miller and Hugh Gibbs, Fremont Elementary School was built in 1934 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. It is one of six LBUSD schools built in the aftermath of the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake that were… read more
Date added: January 17, 2024; Modified: January 23, 2024
The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake destroyed hundreds of schools throughout Southern California. Originally built in 1922, Burbank Elementary School in Long Beach, CA, was rehabilitated by Kenneth S. Wing in 1935/36 with New Deal funding. “On August 29, 1933, Long… read more
Date added: January 17, 2024; Modified: January 23, 2024
Designed by Raymond A. Sites, Bryant Elementary School (Building A) was built in 1934 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. The style is PWA Moderne. The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake destroyed hundreds of schools throughout Southern California. “On August 29,… read more
Date added: August 21, 2008; Modified: January 23, 2024
Bobbie Smith Elementary School (formerly Burnett Elementary School) was reconstructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding in 1934/35. The original structure was demolished by the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA) after the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. The new one-story, steel… read more
Date added: August 19, 2008; Modified: January 23, 2024
Designed by Edwall James Baume, the original five units and garden courts at Addams Elementary School were built in 1934 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. Addams is one of six LBUSD schools built in the aftermath of the 1933… read more
Date added: June 15, 2009; Modified: January 23, 2024
The Downtown Post Office in Burbank, CA, was constructed by the Treasury Department between 1937 and 1938. The Mission Revival style Post Office was designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood. “Its Spanish roof and five arches grace the facade that… read more
Date added: July 11, 2010; Modified: January 23, 2024
The U.S. The Treasury Department funded the construction of the Torrance Post Office on Marcelina Ave. Congress allotted $63,800 for the project and construction started in February of 1935. The post office was completed later that year. “The building was… read more
Date added: May 28, 2010; Modified: January 23, 2024
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the Torrance Waterworks project. It was one of a number of New Deal water transport and disposal projects in Los Angeles County. The PWA contributed $47,307 in funds.