- City:
- Altadena, CA
- Site Type:
- Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1935
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
From January to April 1935, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) oversaw the excavation of Rubio Wash in Altadena, CA. “Under this project, accumulated debris was excavated from debris basin and hauled with wheelbarrows to fill an adjoining area. It is estimated that 6,000 cubic yards were removed.”
Source notes
Pasadena Museum of History; description from a WPA official's photo album.
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on December 3, 2013.
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