Start Year: 1935

Alta Loma Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1935-36. It appears that the single-story PWA Moderne buildings on Vineyard Ave and Saturn St were either built or renovated in 1935. The following year, the auditorium on St Elmo Dr was constructed. Designed by architect Charles M. Hutchison and built by the Jones Brothers, the single-story PWA Moderne auditorium cost $29,980. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May...

Van Nuys High School in Van Nuys, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction of three new buildings between 1935 and 1937 totaled $307,484 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). A two-story, 38-room administration building designed by architects Allison and Allison was built in 1935. N. A. Anderson was the contractor. The PWA Moderne structure incorporates Neoclassical elements (note the suggestion of columns on the facade) and remains the main school building on Cedros Ave. In 1936, contractor W. W. Petley oversaw the construction of auditorium and physical education buildings also designed by Allison and...

In 1935-37, improvements were made to South Gate High School in South Gate, CA with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). In 1935, the administration building was remodeled for $80,608. The PWA Moderne building with Spanish Revival elements was designed by architect Edgar H. Cline and built by contractors Bannister-Field and Fred E. Potts Company. It is extant on Firestone Blvd. In 1936-37, architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed and contractors Reid & Alexander built classroom and shop buildings, as well as an auditorium and gym. The classroom and auditorium flank the administration building. The single-story shop building is on Dearborn Ave;...

Located between Pendleton and La Grande, Oregon, near the summit of the Blue Mountains along Interstate 84, Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area offers an interpretation of the significance of this location on the Oregon Trail as it provides camping, picnicking, and hiking opportunities. While land acquisition for the park area began in 1925 and continued for nearly fifty years, significant improvement of the park for day use activities took place in the mid-1930s. A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was located at the site and assigned to the State Park Commission. From 1935 to 1937, CCC enrollees improved the area...

Bell High School in Bell, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). In 1935, the main building's brick walls were replaced with reinforced concrete. The following year, a PWA Moderne gym designed by architects Train & Cressey was built for a total of $30,425. The single-story structure appears to survive as the "small gym" at the rear of a since-expanded physical education building located between the tennis and basketball courts. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded...

Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, CA was renovated following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction between 1935 and 1937 totaled $39,170 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The campus has undergone extensive renovations since the New Deal; the main school building suffered severe damage in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and was torn down in 1973. In 1935, L. W. Odell rebuilt the school's shop building. This structure appears to survive on Broad Ave next to the baseball diamond; note the garage doors indicative of former auto shop classes. The following year, a two-story gym designed by...

John Muir Middle School (formerly Junior High School) was one of many schools in Los Angeles, CA that benefited from refurbishment funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA) following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. The campus was reconstructed in 1935-1936 at a cost of $172,313. In 1935, contractor William J. Shirley oversaw the reconstruction of John Muir Middle School's main building, classroom annex, cafeteria, domestic science and mechanical arts buildings. John C. Austin and Frederic M. Ashley were the architects. The main building combines elements of the PWA Moderne and Gothic Revival styles (note the archways and lettering at the entrance)....

John Burroughs Middle School (formerly Junior High School) in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Architect Arthur R. Hutchason oversaw reconstruction in 1935-36, which totaled $170,240 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). As of 2024, the school was being remodeled under a "modernization project" with completion scheduled for 2027. The historic structures appear to be safe from alteration and/or demolition. In 1935, contractor H. Mayson rebuilt the school's main, auditorium, and shop buildings. The main building and auditorium on McCadden Pl are both built of brick in the Renaissance Revival style, indicating...

The historic post office building in downtown New Castle, Delaware is a fine example of a stately New Deal post office. The facility, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. Short and Stanlet-Brown: "New Castle is historically and architecturally the most important town in Delaware, so that great care had to be taken to provide a post office which would blend with the many fine old colonial buildings. The building constructed accomplishes this. The mailing platform and vestibule are in a wing and the drive for the trucks is screened from the street by a wall...

The Mono Debris Dam was Built by CCC Co. 2928, Camp Mono, in Los Padres National Forest CA, in the vicinity of Santa Barbara. This debris retention dam was built to protect the Gibraltar Reservoir from sedimentation. Gibraltar Reservoir, on the Santa Ynez River is a major source of municipal water supply for the City of Santa Barbara.