Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Murals – Beverly Hills CA
Charles Kassler painted three lunettes for what was then the Beverly Hills Post Office in 1936: “Post Rider,” “Construction–PWA” and “Air Mail.”
Beverly Hills High School Gymnasium – Beverly Hills CA
While the main buildings of Beverly Hills High School were built in 1927, the unique “Swim Gym” was designed by Stiles O. Clements and built by the WPA in 1939. The gym, now known as the Konheim Athletic Building, contains… read more
El Rodeo School Mural – Beverly Hills CA
This is a large mural “School Days” in the school lobby, and the only mural that Hugo Ballin, “famed artist and movie art director,” painted for the PWA. The mural is oil on plaster and around 1500 square feet.
Franklin Canyon Park Bridge – Beverly Hills CA
A WPA plaque on the north wall of the bridge spanning a small creek bed reads “Built by United States Work Projects Administration 1940”. The bridge is in good shape and still in use. This bridge is located just east… read more
Hawthorne Elementary School – Beverly Hills CA
Damaged by the 1933 earthquake, the school had consisted of three buildings- one of them condemned- and two tents. The WPA razed the condemned building and rebuilt a new classroom building, of frame and stucco construction, and also regraded the… read more
Post Office (former) – Beverly Hills CA
The Beverly Hills Post Office was begun in 1933 on the site of the former Pacific Electric Railway Station. It was one of the few municipal projects in the early 1930s to be funded through a general appropriations bill, which… read more
Post Office (former) Frescos – Beverly Hills CA
“Artist Charles Kassler was commissioned to decorate the walls of the interior Grand Hall with fresco murals depicting the creation of the mail service and views of modern life during the Depression. These murals are one of only two fresco… read more
Post Office Sculpture – Beverly Hills CA
The carved sculpture “Olympic Eagle” was originally located at the Olympic Station Post Office at 9478 West Olympic Blvd., but was saved from demolition and moved to this location in 1984. It appears to be a New Deal piece.