- City:
- Burbank, CA
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
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.
Source notes
Donald H. Connolly and G. I. Farman, Report of Accomplishment of the Operations Division, Works Progress Administration, Southern California, January 1, 1939.
Site originally submitted by Shaina Potts on August 14, 2011.
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $77,667 | $49,076 | $126,743 |
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Brian
Gabriel Milner
I have a question?? About establishing Burbank High School, what were some political, social, and economic towards that high school during that time?
Great question! Check out our bibliography of New Deal Ca for details.
Great question. Check out our bibliography of New Deal CA for details.