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Daniel Freeman Elementary School – Inglewood CA

Constructed by the WPA.

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Edward Vincent Jr. Park – Inglewood CA

Otherwise known as Centinela Park. The WPA built the park’s water fountain and eight tennis courts in the 1930s. Other structures may have been built at that time too–more documentation is needed. From an article in Inglewood Today: “Archibald Garner… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Grevillea Art Park – Inglewood CA

"History of Transportation" Mural with WPA Sign

The mural “History of Transportation” is 8 feet high and 240 feet long, composed of 60 panels. It is made of cast concrete and terrazzo paneled walls and is one of the last examples of petrachrome mosaic art (that is made… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Inglewood High School – Fine Arts Building – Inglewood CA

The fine arts building was reconstructed in 1936, including: removing brickwork to make the building more earthquake safe, installing new columns and beams to carry vertical loads, building a new fireproof starway, rearranging windows to bring in more light, updating… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA)

Oak Street School – Inglewood CA

Oak Street School

One story frame and stucco building partitioned into 8 classrooms and a cafeteria.

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Post Office – Inglewood CA

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935, this is a typical New Deal post office. It contains sculptures on the front and a carved wooden mural inside.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Post Office Relief – Inglewood CA

This mahogany relief by Archibald Garner frames a doorway inside the post office. Entitled “Centinella Springs,” it was created in 1937, under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Project type: Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Post Office Sculptures – Inglewood CA

Four plaster facades depicting a buffalo, bear, ram, and lion, decorate the exterior of the Inglewood CA post office. They were created by Gordon Newell and Sherry Peticolas in 1937 and funded by TRAP.

Project type: Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP)

Veterans Memorial Building – Inglewood CA

This handsome brick building was constructed by the WPA in 1934 in Centinela Park (otherwise known as Vincent Park). Centinela Park also contains WPA tennis courts.

Project type: Military and Public Safety
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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