PCAD - City of Whittier, Civic Center Complex, Whittier, CA

Structure Type: built works - social and civic buildings - civic centers

Designers: [unspecified]

Dates: constructed 1955-1959

13230 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602-1716

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Planning for the creation of a civic center in Whittier began as early as 1938. At that time, Central Park was being eyed for municipal development.

PCAD id: 9555

Publications

Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Whittier Civic Center, 1955-59", Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 308-309, 1994. "Civic Center Plan Speeded", Los Angeles Times, 15, 09/25/1938.