Orange County Almanac

The Works Progress Administration, a New Deal creation of Franklin Roosevelt’s first Administration, constructed some of Orange County’s most architecturally distinctive buildings.

Although some local WPA structures have been razed, about a dozen have survived to become local landmarks and are in use today.

Fullerton has the most WPA-constructed buildings in the county, all designed in the ornate Spanish Colonial style.

W.O. Hart Park at 701 S. Glassell St. in Orange is home to two WPA structures: a Spanish-style pool complex built in 1936 and a band shell completed in 1938.

WPA buildings were designed to be both stylish and functional.

Today

Too busy to get sick? An Anaheim hospital has a clinic for you.

West Anaheim Medical Center is offering a “drive-through” flu shot from 8 a.m. to noon.

Shots will be administered to people older than 12 and are recommended for senior citizens and those with heart and lung problems or weak immune systems. The cost is $5.

The clinic will be set up in the hospital parking lot at 3033 W. Orange Ave.

Information: (714) 229-4005.