The original administration building was designed by the firm Russell & Alpaugh and the construction process began in 1923 . The style which was chosen recalls the Romanesque of Northern Italy and Spanish Mission style architecture . The administration building once displayed an octagonal tower and a portico , but these features were toppled in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake . An original cafeteria building was located where the current cafeteria and theater stand today . Although the gymnasium and a beautiful and widely admired auditorium were condemned following the 1971 Sylmar earthquake , the school 's original main building from 1924 remains in use . The music building and gym ( rebuilt in the early 1980s ) have been scheduled to be taken down because they sit on a fault line and therefore against district policy . As of July 2010 , the music building is gone
1933 Long Beach earthquake
1933 Long Beach earthquake
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