J & B Construction Company Sites

Malabar Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction between 1935 and 1937 totaled $156,290 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). In 1935, J & B Construction Company reconstructed the three-story annex that adjoins the school auditorium. This PWA Moderne style structure with two peaked roofs is only visible from the rear of campus. The following year, H. A. Nichols reconstructed the auditorium according to designs by architect Frederick Scholer. Facing onto Malabar St, this PWA Moderne auditorium features a Renaissance Revival style circular window. Also in 1936, contractor Byerts &...

Ninth Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided partial funding for remodeling the 1925 section of the original main building on Towne Ave. All school buildings have demolished and replaced at least twice since the New Deal. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35...

Improvements were made to Rosemont Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1936-37. Remodeled by architect Frederick Scholer and the J & B Construction Company for $53,209, the PWA Moderne building is extant on Rosemont Ave midway between Scout Wy and W Temple St. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two...

Following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, the original Tweedy Elementary School in South Gate, CA was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). Constructed in 1935 by J & B Construction Company for $21,510, the single-story PWA Moderne building now houses the Tweedy Learning Center, a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) adult school. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by LAUSD and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and...

Improvements were made to Wilton Place Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1937. The two-story PWA Moderne building at the corner of S Wilton Pl and Leeward Ave was remodeled by the J & B Construction Company for $47,288; the architect was Theodore R. Jacobs. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in...