Berkeley High School: Community Theater – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 15, 2008
Art Deco-style building with reinforced concrete, finished in stucco. The Community Theater was started with PWA funds, but not finished until after WWII.
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Berkeley High School: Shop and Science Buildings – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 15, 2008
The shop and science buildings were New Deal additions to Berkeley High School. They were most likely paid for by the Public Works Administration (PWA), but this needs to be confirmed. “These buildings are fine examples of the Art Deco… read more
Live Oak Park Improvements – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 15, 2008
The WPA repaired the walks with gravel and oil, improved the sprinkling system, and re-landscaped as part of the WPA parks project in Berkeley.
Indian Rock Park Improvements – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 15, 2008
Park walks repaired with gravel and oil, re-landscaping done.
Great Stone Face Park Improvements – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 15, 2008
The WPA re-landscaped and repaired park walks.
James Kenney Recreation Center Improvements – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 15, 2008
The WPA graded and surfaced the volleyball courts, graded and spread a new loam surface at the playground, painted bleachers, the Community House and outside fences, and re-landscaped.
Frances Albrier-San Pablo Park Improvements – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 15, 2008
The WPA spread a new loam surface, painted bleachers, and installed playground lights, in addition to improving other playground conditions.
East Bay Regional Parks: CCC Camps – Berkeley and Oakland CA
Date added: February 14, 2008
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) set up five camps in the East Bay hills, starting in 1933-34 and carrying on until 1942. From those camps, the “CCC boys” set out into the newly-created East Bay regional parks to do a… read more
Clark Kerr Campus Organ Screen – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 11, 2008
This organ screen was originally built for the California School for the Blind. It is a wood carving with gold leaf and polychrome. It remains in the same location, but the building has since become part of the UC Berkeley… read more
University of California: Old Art Gallery Mosaics – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 11, 2008
These two Byzantine-style mosaic murals by Helen Bruton and F. Alston Swift were installed in 1936, two years after the Art Gallery opened. They are located on the eastern facade, flanking the building’s double entrance. Each mural measures 18′ by… read more
King Middle School Improvements – Berkeley CA
Date added: February 11, 2008
Fairmont Hospital Building – San Leandro CA
Date added: February 7, 2008
“The Architect and Engineer” of 1936 reports that a ward building at Fairmont Hospital was a WPA project.
Noe Valley Tennis Courts – San Francisco CA
Date added: January 16, 2008
Constructed playground, 3 tennis courts and convenience station and built retaining walls to hold the ground in place because of steep slope. Fenced the entire area. This was an unsightly lot.–Healy, p. 63.
San Francisco Welfare Building – San Francisco CA
Date added: January 16, 2008
Demolished old school building.–Healy, p. 69 Office Building for the Department of Public Welfare of the City and County of San Francisco. Construct two-story and basement reinforced concrete and frame building complete. Build pool concrete walks, and landscape Court Area…. read more
Testing Laboratory – Los Angeles CA
Date added: August 8, 2007
‘This building is one unit of the docket covering general harbor development and improvement at Los Angeles. It has an area of 4,800 square feet and houses a 300,000-pound capacity Southwark Emery universal testing machine, as well as complete physics… read more