The Long Beach earthquake ( magnitude 6.4 ) on March 10 , 1933 , left its mark on the campus . The quake destroyed the upper part of the original auditorium and caused the ground near it to sink several feet . The area was nicknamed the " Sunken Garden " until rebuilt . The landmark auditorium replacing it was built in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project while the elevated administrative offices were added in 1962
Long Beach earthquake ( magnitude 6.4 )
1933 Long Beach earthquake
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