Canoga Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Assembly Hall
Canoga Park High School
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 17, 2023
1. Assembly Hall Marker
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works.
1939.
Erected 1939 by Works Progress Administration.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 34° 11.646′ N, 118° 36.329′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Canoga Park. Marker is at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Vanowen Street, on the right when traveling north on Topanga Canyon Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6808 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park CA 91303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Historic Coast Redwood Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Canoga Park High School Mural (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Canoga Park Post Office (approx. half a mile away); Canoga Park Fire Station #72 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Canoga Park Station
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Regarding Assembly Hall. The Assembly Hall at Canoga Park High School was built with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) — also known as the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. The Assembly Hall was completed in 1939 and is named in honor of Canoga High’s former principal, G. Walter Monroe. The design is a combination of Mission and Renaissance Revival, common in architecture of the interwar period in Southern California.
-from LivingNewDeal.org
Also see . . . Living New Deal. Canoga Park High School Murals (Submitted on June 21, 2023.)
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 17, 2023
2. Assembly Hall and Marker
The marker is to the right of the doors. The design is a combination of Mission and Renaissance Revival.
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 17, 2023
3. WPA Mural on West Wall
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 17, 2023
4. Mural Detail
“Helen Lundeberg, designer, W.P.A. Southern California Art Project”
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 17, 2023
5. WPA Mural on North Wall
Photographed By Craig Baker, June 17, 2023
6. Martin Luther King
“It is always a great pleasure for me to come to the state of California
because I know that we have real friends here...”
Canoga Park High School Assembly Hall, January 15, 1961.
courtesy Los Angeles Public Library, 1959
7. Canoga Park High School - 1959
The Assembly Hall is at far right. View is looking east at the L.A.River.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 20, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 7. submitted on February 14, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
