- City:
- Brea, CA
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Schools
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Public Works Administration (PWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
After the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake, funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) allowed improvements to the original La Brea Olinda High School and bleachers.
Following the earthquake, the Field Act called for stricter building codes to ensure architectural integrity of academic buildings in the case of future natural disasters. La Brea Olinda High School (former) lost some of its original architecture such as its facade and columns. The new architecture was more in the Art Deco or Greco deco style.
The original La Brea Olinda High School was demolished and the lot was sold in the 1980s to fund the current high school which is located on Wildcat Way, La Brea CA.
Source notes
Connolly, Donald H. and G. I. Farman. Report of Accomplishment of the Operations Division. Works Progress Administration, Southern California. January 1, 1939.
Connolly, Donald H. and G. I. Farman. Report of Accomplishment of the Operations Division. Works Progress Administration, Southern California. January 1, 1939.
The Mission and History of La Brea Linda High School. https://bohs.bousd.us/apps/pages/historyofbreaolindahighschool
Epting, Charles. The New Deal in Orange County. Charleston, The History Press, 2014.
Calisphere University of California. https://calisphere.org/item/a9e7c5bdb6043db8df56dbe6d1e02e85/
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $4,525.00 | $2,076.00 | $6,601.00 |
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