- City:
- Oakland, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Golf Courses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs, Federal Works Agency (FWA)
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1940
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved and enlarged every hole at the Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course, in conjunction with the City of Oakland Parks Department. The WPA workers also construction a two level parking area with stone walls.
It is an 18-hole course that serves a diverse population from Oakland, including many African American and Asian American golfers. A 36-hole disk (frisbee) course has been added in recent years.
One claim to fame for the course is that it served the young Tony Lema, an Oakland native, who was taught by the course pros and elder statesmen.
Source notes
Site originally submitted by Shaina Potts on July 19, 2020.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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