- City:
- South Gate, CA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Libraries
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“By the early thirties, the city was outgrowing its municipal buildings, so property for a civic center was acquired. The location was on California Avenue between Firestone and Ardmore Boulevards. The first building was a library, to be leased to the Los Angeles County Library for one of its branches. The building was built with labor provided by the Works Project Act. The work of W.P.A. artists is still in evidence on the interior walls where murals depict events in the history of writing. A beautiful mosaic graced the entrance.
When the new library on Tweedy Boulevard was built in 1973, a portion of the old building was given to the South Gate Art Association for a gallery. The building also housed a theater and South Gate museum. Today, as part of the refurbishment of the building, the City is working with the Getty Museum to restore the murals.”
Source notes
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