Laguna Beach Sites

In 1936, the New Deal funded a new gymnasium and a classroom for Laguna Beach High School. Laguna Beach High School was founded in 1934. It repurposed former Laguna Beach Elementary School buildings which were built in 1928. The New Deal funded gymnasium still stands today.

The Laguna Beach Sewage Disposal Plant was funded by both local bonds and the Public Works Administration (PWA).  Construction started in 1934 with the help of relief labor from the Civil Works Administration (CWA).  The sewage treatment plant used a distinctive architecture that sets it apart. Laguna Beach considers the buildings to have local historical significance.   Although the plant is no longer used, the distinctive tower of the 'digester' remains. As the following 2006 archaeological report documents: “Little remains of the original immediate landscape of the sewage treatment plant, since its adjacent filtration and settling ponds have been removed .... However, the adjacent...

In 1938, the U.S. Treasury Department funded the construction of a post office in Laguna Beach, CA.  It is a single-story Mediterranean Rival structure with stucco exterior and tile roof. It only served as a post office for a few years and later converted to retail space. The building still stands today.   As of January 2023, it was for sale.