Although initial applications for WPA help were rejected in 1935, this WPA project replaced the old Mariposa High School in 1937. A page from the 1937 yearbook described the new school: “Our move into the new school has been a… read more
Anthony Chabot Elementary School was originally built as the Claremont Annex School in 1927, but it was renamed in 1930 for Anthony Chabot, an early settler in Oakland who built the first city water works by damming nearby Temescal Creek…. read more
Kagel Canyon is a “populated place” located within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest. In 1934, the Canyon acquired the land for Dexter Park. Between 1936 and 1939, the WPA helped install a water system in the canyon including two… read more
The Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery near Orick was one of the first local hatcheries developed in California to improve sport and commercial fishing. It was constructed in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) on the 62-acre site of a… read more
The “mural by A. Katherine Skeele (Dann) entitled “Home Life in Old Taos” was originally in the school library. In the mid 1970s it was cleaned and restored and moved to the PWA auditorium of Torrance High School. It was… read more
This historic post office was built by the Treasury in 1936-37. It now houses the Tracy Historical Museum.
The former post office in Ukiah CA was built in 1936 and inaugurated Jan. 30, 1937. The building’s construction was funded by the Treasury Department, and is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It is a typical single-story Moderne-style… read more
The Beach Chalet at the western end of Golden Gate Park, built in 1925, is home to a trove of New Deal artworks in the first floor lobby, or entrance hall. The centerpiece of the Beach Chalet’s artworks is an… read more
The Martinez downtown post office was constructed by the Treasury Department Office of Procurement for the United States Post Office in 1936-37. It is a striking one-story Moderne building built of reinforced concrete, with a central entrance and two windows… read more
Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center/Park was developed between 1936 and 1939 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), working with the Oakland Recreation Department. The WPA funded the project for around $60,000 in 1935 (Chronicle 1935). The 16 acre site on Arroyo… read more