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  • Kern River Levees - Bakersfield CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built levees along the Kern River through Bakersfield to protect the city from flooding. The Kern River Levee runs through downtown Bakersfield for approximately 7.5 miles between 24th Street and Heath Road; exactly how much of that was done by the WPA is uncertain, and the current levee has undoubtedly been upgraded over time.
  • Migrant Farmworker Housing - Farmersville CA
    The New Deal's Resettlement Administration (RA) built permanent housing units for migrant farm workers in Farmersville CA in 1938.  The exact location is unknown.  It is unlikely that these buildings survive.
  • Hospital (former) - Lindsay CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a hospital for the town of Lindsay CA.   The opening ceremony took place in 1941. The hospital closed in 1990 and the city contracted its medical services to Sierra View Hospital District in Porterville. The Lindsay Hospital District webpage explains: "Years ago the residents wanted to provide funding for a hospital for the Lindsay area. After the District was formed, the Lindsay District Hospital was established. It was a separate business entity assisted by District funding. Over the years, as costs and overhead increased more and more, the hospital became unable to operate even with the...
  • Whittier State School/Fred C. Nelles School for Boys - Whittier CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) carried out improvements on the grounds of the Whittier State School for Boys (renamed the Fred C. Nelles School for Boys in 1941). "The March 11, 1889 Act of the California Legislature authorized the establishment of a school for juvenile offenders. Dedication and laying of cornerstone was done by Governor R. W. Waterman on February 12, 1890. Officially opened as 'Whittier State School' for boys and girls on July 1, 1891. Girls were transferred in 1916 and only boys were in residence from then until the school's closure in 2004. Renamed 'Fred C. Nelles School for...
  • Los Cerritos Elementary School - Long Beach CA
    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 for the rebuilding of schools. Applications for approximately thirty-five schools were filed with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Public Works Administration (PWA); federal grants up to thirty percent of labor and material costs were obtained. To minimize costs, building materials were salvaged from damaged buildings, some schools were rehabilitated, and new schools were constructed with basic amenities without cafeterias, libraries,...
  • Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy - Bellflower CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) reconstructed Las Flores Elementary School (today's Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy) in Bellflower, CA, following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
  • McKinley Elementary School Renovation - Santa Monica CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) renovated McKinley Elementary school in Santa Monica, CA, under at least two separate projects.
  • Burbank High School - Burbank CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) partially demolished and rebuilt Burbank High School in Burbank, CA, which had suffered damage in the severe 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
  • George Washington Elementary School Renovation - Burbank CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) renovated George Washington Elementary School in Burbank, CA, which had suffered damage in the severe 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
  • Lincoln Middle School Improvements - Santa Monica CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed extensive structural bracing work on Lincoln Junior High School (today's Lincoln Middle School) in Santa Monica, CA.
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