- City:
- Glendale, CA
- Site Type:
- Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs, State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA)
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed construction of the City Garage in Glendale, CA which began under the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA). As WPA Project No. 996, the project was sponsored by the City of Glendale and employed an average of 79 men for 7 months.
“This building, which is located on Isabel Street adjacent to the City Hall [also a New Deal project], is for the purpose of centrally storing and maintaining city owned trucks, passenger cars and other equipment. The structure is ell-shaped, having a one story portion containing 7200 square feet of floor space, and a two story section with 10,350 square feet of floor area. The building is constructed of reinforced concrete and structural steel with a sheet metal roof supported on steel trusses.”
The structure survives and, as of 2024, is used as a general services/public works operations building.
Source notes
Donald H. Connolly and G. I. Farman. Report of Accomplishment of the Operations Division (Works Progress Administration, Southern California: January 1, 1939).
"Fund Pleas Come Today," Los Angeles Times, Sep 3, 1935.
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on December 31, 2015.
Additional contributions by Lauren Davies.
Site Details
| Federal Cost | Local Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $24,715 | $46,170 | $70,885 |
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