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Location: Tilden Park

Tilden Regional Park: Lake Anza – Berkeley CA

The Public Works Administration (PWA) financed the construction of Lake Anza in Tilden Park.  The lake is formed by a dam on Wildcat Creek which flows through the park (apparently, the lake drowned a lovely 9-foot waterfall on Wildcat Creek)…. read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Tilden Regional Park: Brazilian Room – Berkeley CA

The Brazilian Room in Tilden Park began as the Brazil Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay in 1939. The interior wood was used to reconstruct a new building in Tilden Park, using… read more

Project type: Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Tilden Regional Park: Golf Course – Berkeley CA

The Tilden Park golf course was constructed by the the East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) with aid of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) relief labor in 1936-37.   WPA workers first uprooted 20,000 eucalyptus from former plantations of the… read more

Project type: Golf Courses, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Tilden Regional Park: Botanical Garden – Berkeley CA

The Tilden Park Botanical Garden for California native plants was built by the East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) with the aid of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1940-42. The garden was the brainchild of Professor Howard McMinn of… read more

Project type: Gardens and Nurseries, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Tilden Regional Park: Lake Anza Bath House (demolished) – Berkeley CA

After the Public Works Administration (PWA) financed the construction of Lake Anza  in Tilden Park by damming Wildcat Creek, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the Bath House and ancillary buildings, c 1940.   This work was part of a major… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Bathhouses
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Tilden Regional Park: Wildcat Canyon Road – Berkeley CA

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the modern Wildcat Canyon Road, c 1939-42.  Wildcat Canyon Road runs along the west side of Tilden Park, then crosses the park and continues over the East Bay hills down to Orinda. The WPA… read more

Project type: Park Roads and Bridges, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Tilden Regional Park: Picnic Areas – Berkeley CA

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) built as many as twenty picnic grounds in Tilden Park over the course of the New Deal period. These areas lie along the Loop Road, Central Park Drive and South Park… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Picnic and Other Facilities
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Tilden Regional Park: Stone Restrooms – Berkeley CA

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a number of stone comfort stations (restrooms) at picnic areas in Tilden Regional Park in 1940-42.  It is possible that some were also built earlier by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which laid out… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Comfort Stations (Restrooms)
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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