The Beach Chalet contains several New Deal artworks. Include decorative mosaics by Primo Caredio, done in 1937. They are located in the South Staircase and over the north and east doorways of the large first-floor lobby. All the Beach Chalet… read more
As part of the New Deal reconstruction of Mission La Purisima, Helen Seegert created a concrete fountain at the east end of the complex in 1936. It was paid for by the Federal Arts Project (FAP) of the Works Progress… read more
These seven 6′ x 9′ relief panels are carved from Indiana limestone and were intended for the school library. “The Legend of California is a set of seven incised relief panels carved from Indiana limestone for the Library of the… read more
This was originally a tuberculosis sanitarium. New Deal workers constructed a: New kitchen and dining building, ward buildings (2), children’s building, doctors’ and nurses’ residences, improved sewage system, new water tank and incinerator. The sanitarium was purchased by the MROSD… read more
The magnificent Santa Monica City Hall, built in 1938-39, was largely financed by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The architects of the city hall were Donald B. Parkinson and Joseph M. Estep, and the building is a fine example of… read more
The elegant New Deal post office in Santa Monica was constructed in 1937-38 with federal Treasury Department funds. It was sold off by the US Postal Service in 2012 (the fate of many classic post offices in the 21st century)…. read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the central electric substation for the City of Alameda, which has its own municipal electric power system. It cost over $200,000, a considerable sum at the time. It also served as the central fire… read more
The seven-acre Montclair Park in Oakland was built with the aid of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938-40. This gem of a park lies just north of Montclair Village in the Oakland hills and below Montclair Elementary School. … read more
The airport first opened in 1927 as Mills Field Municipal Airport. It became San Francisco Municipal Airport in 1931, and SF International Airport in 1955. Both the WPA and the PWA were heavily involved in airport construction and expansion: “[The… read more
Rex Brandt was commissioned by the PWAP to paint five murals for Chemawa Junior High School in Riverside, CA. At the time, Brandt was a student at Riverside Community College. When the school was remodeled in 1973, the murals were… read more