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Pacific Coast Highway – Santa Monica CA

Pacific Coast Highway where I-10 emerges from tunnel - Santa Monica CA

Federal aid funded the 3.5 mile stretch of the Roosevelt Highway – now known as the Pacific Coast Highway and State Route 1 – in front of Santa Monica, California.  The  funds apparently came from the Public Works Administration (PWA),… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Bureau of Public Roads (BPR), Public Works Funding

Redwood Bowl, Cal Poly Humboldt – Arcata CA

View from bleachers across Redwood Bowl, Cal Poly Humboldt - Arcata CA

Cal Poly Humboldt (formerly California State University Humboldt) began as Humboldt Teachers’ (or Normal) College in 1913 and moved to its present location on a hill northeast of Arcata, California, in 1921.  Founders’ Hall was built at the top of… read more

Project type: Athletic Courts and Fields, Colleges and Universities, Education and Health
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Arcata Ballpark – Arcata CA

City ballpark - Arcata CA

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed a municipal baseball park in Arcata, California, just north of the City Hall.  The work was first approved in 1936, finalized in 1937 and then completed in 1938 (WPA funding was greatly reduced in… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park: Amphitheater – Crescent City CA

Campfire center, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park - Crescent City 

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) did the initial development of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in the 1930s.  The major CCC contribution was the Jedediah Smith campground, which is just off state highway 199 west of the village of Hiouchi…. read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Amphitheaters
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Post Office – Laguna Beach CA

Post Office – Laguna Beach CA

In 1938, the U.S. Treasury Department funded the construction of a post office in Laguna Beach, CA. “The small, Mediterranean building served as a post office for only a few years due to a bad location and access problems for… read more

Project type: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Ruth Home Mural (former) – El Monte CA

Ruth Home: School and Arts/Crafts Building (demolished) – El Monte CA

In 1937, Frank H. Bowers and Arthur W. Prunier painted a 2,000 square foot mural at the former Ruth Home in El Monte, CA. They received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). The Pacific Protective Society’s Ruth Home provided… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Jewish Home for the Aged (former) Mural – Los Angeles CA

Rabino, "Moses—Hebrew Prophets" mural, Jewish Home for the Aged – Los Angeles CA

In 1937, Saul Rabino painted a mural, “Moses—Hebrew Prophets,” for the Jewish Home for the Aged in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. He received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). Inspired by the Los Angeles County… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Washington Middle School Mural – Long Beach CA

P. G. Napolitano painted a mural for Washington Middle School in Long Beach, CA. The mural, located in the school’s science building, received funding from the Federal Arts Project (FAP). “Mr. Napolitano’s main interest has always been in murals, which… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Mountain View High School Mosaics – El Monte CA

In 1937, Bessie Heller designed a pair of tile mosaics for wall fountains at Mountain View High School in El Monte, CA. Heller received funding from the Federal Art Project (FAP). Heller worked in the art department at MGM Studios…. read more

Project type: Mosaics, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs

Beverly Hills High School: Napolitano Mural – Beverly Hills CA

In 1937, artist P. G. Napolitano painted a fresco panel for Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, CA. The fresco, located in the school’s music room, was funded by the Federal Art Project (FAP). “Mr. Napolitano’s main interest has… read more

Project type: Murals, Art Works
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs
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