This was originally a tuberculosis sanitarium. New Deal workers constructed a: New kitchen and dining building, ward buildings (2), children’s building, doctors’ and nurses’ residences, improved sewage system, new water tank and incinerator. The sanitarium was purchased by the MROSD… read more
The port of Redwood City has a convoluted history, but was finally fully established with New Deal help in the 1930s: "A 1929 bond issue campaign to improve the channel was defeated. But in 1935, a harbor bond issue of… read more
The historic post office building in Redwood City was constructed in 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. It is home to José Moya del Pino’s 1937 mural, “Flower Farming and Vegetable Raising,” funded by the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine… read more
This mural “Flower Farming and Vegetable Raising” by Jose Moya del Pino was completed in 1937 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds.
Two additions to the courthouse were built with WPA labor in 1939. Sadly, the annex was demolished in 2006 to make room for a renovated Courthouse Square.