A 1934 issue of the California Highway and Public Works magazine reported: “Between the Carmel River and Carmel, a distance of about 1.9 miles, the road is being graded to a 36-foot road and the selected material surface is being… read more
The Works Progress Administration built the Carmel Firehouse in 1936-1937. The stone-faced firehouse facade included muti-hued flat stones with 4 bays for firetrucks in the original building with a fifth truck bay added later. The second floor was accessed on… read more
The metal relief at the Carmel Firehouse in Carmel CA was funded by the Federal Art Project. This metal relief of an early firetruck was designed by Clay Spohn and executed by Alonzo Chard, similar to another WPA project executed… read more
These two elaborate hanging light fixtures supply primary lighting to the large meeting room on the second floor of the firehouse and were produced separately as a project of the Monterrey WPA Art Project. They have a hexagonal shape, copper… read more
The theater was established in 1910 and was deeded to Carmel in 1937. It is still an active theater. A 1940 WPA publication reports that: "Probably the most noteworthy feature of the institution is the unmarred beauty of the glade… read more
The scene is of a large spreading tree, probably a coastal pine in a fanciful setting with mountains in the background, a giraffe on the left side, and a woman sitting under the tree, a man behind and to her… read more
Redwood carving by Remo Scardigli depicting Father Juniperro Serra. The latter’s remains are buried at the foot of the alter of the Mission San Carlos Borromeo De Carmel on Rio Rd. The sculpture is located on the east side of… read more
$40,000 was provided by federal funds for this concrete bridge along former State Route 46, now State Route 1 (Cabrillo Highway), in Carmel, California. A date marker on the bridge ends says 1935.
The Carmel Mission chapel roof was rebuilt in 1936 by CCC craftsmen to enable the roof to be covered in clay tile. This was a correction to a restoration performed in 1882.