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Alamitos Neighborhood Library – Long Beach CA

Alamitos Branch Library

Alamitos Branch Library

Photo: Gray Brechin

Alamitos Branch Library

Alamitos Branch Library

Project type: Education and Health, Libraries
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

The WPA constructed the Alamitos Branch of the Long Beach Public Library in 1938.

Source notes

Connolly, Donald H. and G. I. Farman. Report of Accomplishments of the Operations Division. Works Progress Administration: Southern California. January 1, 1939.

Project originally submitted by Gray Brechin on August 5, 2009.

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Location Info

1836 E. Third St.
Long Beach, CA 90802

Coordinates: 33.769087, -118.168559

2 comments on “Alamitos Neighborhood Library – Long Beach CA”

  1. Marjorie Thompson December 21, 2020

    I loved this library as a child. I thought there was a little courtyard near the entrance with a fountain but perhaps I am wrong. Now living in England.

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  2. Dave Childress December 31, 2020

    I think there was a fountain where the accessable stairway is now.

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