Walk – WPA Berkeley History – by Harvey Smith

10 a.m. – Meet at the Main Berkeley Post Office – corner of Milvia and Allston, Berkeley
Walk with Harvey Smith

This walk will explore Berkeley’s “New Deal nexus” that includes Post Office art, Berkeley High School, the Community Theater, Civic Center Park, and the old Farm Credit Building.
The tour will also include the California Folk Music Project, the Western Museum Laboratory site, the old UC Press Building, and WPA prints from the Berkeley Public Library. The tour will conclude on the UC Berkeley campus to view the incredible WPA mosaic mural and to learn about the range of WPA projects on the UC campus.
For more info: 510-684-0414

Here is a link to Harvey Smith’s book –
http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467132398/Berkeley-and-the-New-Deal.
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