- City:
- Menlo Park, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Designer:
- Ronald Campbell
Description
Flood park "was added in the 1930s. Under the direction of San Mateo Counter Planner Ronald Campbell, WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers transformed a windswept grainfield into a beautiful urban park. Campbell designed Flood Park in the style of early California ranch buildings, using adobe brick to create the caretakers cottage,restrooms, and administrative office building. This park soon became a popular place for locals to picnic and play."
Includes:
"WPA-built adobe building using native soils and redwood timbers from Memorial Park"
from "Teachers' Guide to San Mateo County Parks"
Source notes
Found in the "Teacher's Guide to San Mateo County Parks" written by Leslie Comnes The Acorn Group for San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation https://www.recycleworks.org/pdf/SanMateoTeachersGuide-FINAL.pdfContribute to this Site
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