• Andrew Jackson Elementary School - Altadena CA
    Andrew Jackson Elementary School was rebuilt by the Public Works Administration in 1935. It was one of 27 schools in the Pasadena Unified School District to be either rebuilt, demolished, or reinforced by the PWA or the Works Progress Administration (WPA) following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.  
  • Farnsworth Park - Altadena CA
    Farnsworth Park is a Los Angeles County park established in Altadena, CA, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, 4 miles north of Pasadena in 1934. Its 15 acres contain covered and open picnic tables, barbecue pits, baseball diamonds, a basketball court, tennis (now pickle ball) courts, a bocce ball area and a children's playground. The park's northeast corner features its original 1934 recreation building and a wooden bench amphitheater added in 1938; both are still actively in use. After serving first as a reforestation nursery run by the LA County Forestry Dept. from 1916 until 1929, the Altadena Citizens'...
  • Library (former) - Altadena CA
    This library, which was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938 for $47,000, was designed by Frederick Marsh. The city built a new library a few blocks away back in 1990s. This site in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains was the location of the Altadena Public Library (still engraved on its pediment that faces Lake Avenue), from its construction in 1938 with WPA funds secured by William B. Davies (who helped establish Farnsworth Park further up Lake Ave.) up until the opening of the current location of the Altadena Libraries' Main Library location (built 1967, opened 1968,...
  • Odyssey South Charter School - Altadena CA
    Edison Elementary School (today's Odyssey South Charter School) was rebuilt by the Public Works Administration (PWA). It was one of 27 schools in the Pasadena Unified School District to be rebuilt, demolished, or reinforced by the PWA or the Works Progress Administration (WPA) following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.  
  • Rubio Wash Debris Excavation - Altadena CA
    From January to April 1935, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) oversaw the excavation of Rubio Wash in Altadena, CA. "Under this project, accumulated debris was excavated from debris basin and hauled with wheelbarrows to fill an adjoining area. It is estimated that 6,000 cubic yards were removed."