- City:
- Avila, CA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the seawall between the beach and Front Street in Avila Beach CA in 1937. That wall was replaced in 2000 and the corner piece with the WPA stamp on it placed in the park downtown.
Source notes
Avila Beach History: (https://www.avilabeachpier.com/information/local-history.html), accessed February 4, 2018.
History in San Luis Obispo County: (https://www.historyinslocounty.org/Champions%20in%20Health%20Part%203.htm), accessed February 4, 2018.
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on February 4, 2018.
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