This school was built as an elementary school by the PWA in 1938, but later became a junior high school. The main building front still looks unchanged, except for probable window replacement. There are new aluminum windows on the small… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) constructed this Art Deco style building in the small town of Selma. The bronze plaque specifies that was project No. Calif. 1493-1-DS. The architect, W. D. Coates, also designed the Reedley Junior College for the… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded a new fire station for Porterville in 1937. This building replaced the original fire station, which was on an adjacent lot and where the new City Hall was constructed (also a New Deal building)…. read more
"'…a two-unit reinforced concrete high school builidng at Tulare… School bonds and a PWA grant will finance the project.'"
Red brick and beautiful stone detailing adorn this historic New Deal post office, whose construction began in 1933.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
