Public and Private Institutional Development

Public and Private Institutional Development, 1850-1980

Religion and Spirituality, 1850-1980 (see ethnic/cultural contexts)

Social Clubs and Organizations, 1850-1980 (see ethnic/cultural contexts)

Private Recreational Facilities, 1880-1980

Education, 1876-1980 (also see ethnic/cultural contexts)

• Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Historic Context, 1870-1969

Public and Private Health and Medicine, 1850-1980
(see Guidelines for Evaluating Resources Associated with Significant Persons in Los Angeles and ethnic/cultural contexts)

• Healthcare and Medicine and Ethnic/Cultural Associations (see ethnic/cultural contexts)

Government Infrastructure and Services

• Federal Infrastructure, Programs, and Services


• U.S. Post Offices in California, 1900-1941 (National Register Thematic Nomination Form)
• U.S.P.S. Nationwide Historic Context Study: Postal Facilities Constructed or Occupied Between 1940 and 1971
• WPA, 1935-1943


• Municipal Infrastructure, Programs and Services


• Post WWII Branch City Halls and Administrative Centers, 1957-1970
• Municipal Water and Power, 1902-1980
• Street Lights and the Bureau of Street Lighting, 1900-1980
• Post WWII Fire Stations, 1947-1963
• Municipal Parks, Recreation, Recreation, and Leisure, 1886-1978


• Los Angeles Branch Library System, 1913-1930 (National Register Thematic Nomination Form)


• Transportation Infrastructure


• Historic Highway Bridges of California (National Multiple Property Documentation Form)


• Telephone History and Development, 1881-1974


• Military Institutions and Activities, 1850-1980 (also see ethnic/cultural contexts)


• World War II and the American Home Front, 1939-1945 (National Historic Landmarks Theme Study)

Cultural Development and Institutions, 1850-1980 
(see Guidelines for Evaluating Resources Associated with Significant Persons in Los Angeles and ethnic/cultural contexts)

• Performing Arts, 1870-1980
• Visual Arts, 1888-1980
• Literature, Writers and Residency in L.A., 1929-1980
• Public Art, 1900-1980
• Folk Art, 1850-1980


• Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments in California (National Register Thematic Nomination Form)