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25-917: Hillside School may refer to: United States [ edit ] Hillside Elementary School in Berkeley, California Hillside High School (California) in Upland, California Hillside School District 93 in Hillside, Illinois Hillside School, a preparatory school in Marlborough, Massachusetts for boys in grades 5-9 Hillside Middle School (Northville, Michigan) in Northville, Michigan Hillside High School (New Jersey) in Hillside, New Jersey Hillside High School (Durham, North Carolina) in Durham, North Carolina Hillside School,

50-628: A Huntington Beach area caused the 1933 earthquake. Other studies done by the USGS have also indicated that oil drilling may have been responsible for earthquakes in the surrounding areas in the 1920s. This study was done by two scientists that studied early state oil drilling records. They found that the epicenters of these earthquakes were located near areas where significant changes occurred in oil production areas. Man-made earthquakes are still an issue, especially in Oklahoma and Texas. Recent studies have shown that

75-459: A Joint Technical Committee on Earthquake Protection to propose ways to minimize loss of life and property in future earthquakes. The committee was chaired by CalTech physicist Robert Millikan , and included architects John C. Austin and Sumner Hunt . In June 1933 they released their report, which advocated for stronger building codes. The Bureau of Public Roads also took action to rebuild roads, highways, and bridges. The economy of Long Beach

100-444: A few hours earlier while school was in session. Many schools were permanently closed for a long time due to the building being unsafe for inhabitation or not meeting earthquake safety regulations at the time. Since these schools were deemed unsafe, students would report to classes held in tents. Large sums of money were needed to upgrade these damaged school buildings. Only 30 days after the earthquake, Governor James Rolph Jr . signed

125-823: A private school for students in grades 1–8 with learning disabilities in Macungie, Pennsylvania United Kingdom [ edit ] Hillside Special School, in Portslade , Brighton and Hove Hillside High School, Bootle in Bootle, Merseyside Hillside Special School, in Sudbury , Suffolk Hillside School, Malvern , former preparatory school in Malvern, Worcestershire Canada [ edit ] Hillside Senior Public School , in Mississauga, Ontario [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

150-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hillside Elementary School Hillside first opened in the Fall of 1901 on the nearby southwest corner of Le Roy Avenue and Virginia Street. This first Hillside, constructed under the auspices of the newly formed Hillside Club , for the Berkeley Public Schools, was one of the hundreds of structures that

175-478: The Field Act to govern the planning, design and construction of public school buildings. The Field Act mandated that building designs be based on high-level building standards adopted by the state and enforced by independent plan review and inspection. The plans and specifications must be prepared by competent designers qualified through state registration. A group of local scientists, architects, and builders formed

200-603: The German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV). GISSV replaced damaged walkways and entrance steps and removed a deteriorated temporary building that had been had been situated on the old Kindergarten playground since the early 1970s, and in early 2016, replaced the original slate shingles with new historically accurate slate shingles and also replaced the original copper gutters, which had been vandalized and stolen. The school used it for their Berkeley campus from August 2012 until December 2016, when they closed

225-619: The La Grande Station , the main Los Angeles terminal of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad , was heavily damaged. The earthquake highlighted the need for earthquake-resistant design for structures in California. More than 230 school buildings either were destroyed, suffered major damage, or were judged unsafe to occupy. Casualties would have been much higher had the earthquake occurred

250-672: The Reconstruction Finance Corporation , providing loans for reconstructing buildings that were affected during the natural disaster. The damage to the La Grande Station indirectly led to the construction of Los Angeles Union Station , which was built on top of what was at that time the Chinatown, Los Angeles . A 2016 press release by the United States Geological Survey indicates that research shows

275-430: The 1933 Long Beach earthquake may have been man-made, caused by oil and gas extraction underneath the city . Further studies indicate that several, if not most earthquakes during the peak years of Los Angeles's oil boom were likely caused by tectonic stress induced by methods used at the time which did not replace the millions of barrels of removed oil with other liquids. A study done by the USGS suggests that drilling in

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300-463: The Long Beach area were damaged, 70 of which were destroyed. It was recognized that unreinforced masonry bearing walls were the reason that school buildings suffered so much damage. On March 20, 2008, a Los Angeles Times article stated that "the 1933 quake changed the landscape, leading to improved school construction standards and a heightened awareness of earthquake risks." Among other buildings,

325-474: The building due to unmet seismic retrofit needs. Diggings nearby show the fault may be braided in the area, and an active fault trace below the building cannot be ruled out. In 2018, the German School sold the property to Finnish entrepreneur Samuli Seppälä  [ fi ] , who plans to use it for artist studios. Area residents have used Hillside's playground as a de facto neighborhood park since it

350-434: The earthquake is considered medium, but a significant amount of damage occurred due to unfavorable geological conditions (landfill, water-soaked alluvium ) combined with poorly constructed buildings. In Long Beach, buildings collapsed, water tanks fell through roofs, and houses were tossed off their foundations . School buildings were among the structures that incurred the most severe damage. Within seconds, 120 schools within

375-520: The fatalities resulted from people running out of buildings exposing themselves to the falling debris. Major damage occurred in the densely populated city of Long Beach on the south-facing coast of Los Angeles County . However, the damage was also found in the industrial area south of downtown Los Angeles . An estimated 75,000 mi area was impacted, being felt as far as San Joaquin Valley , Owens Valley , and Northern Baja California . The magnitude of

400-409: The injection of wastewater into the ground increases the occurrence of earthquakes. Within the Los Angeles depositional basin, northwest-trending groups of faulted anticlines were viewed to be caused by oil and gas extraction underneath the city. The extraction of oil and gas produces salty water, adding stress to faults, causing earthquakes. Often wastewater and natural gas production will increase

425-528: The magnitude of the earthquake making them even more dangerous. The Newport–Inglewood Fault , the source of the 1933 earthquake, is a right-lateral strike-slip fault trending northwest–southeast, and parallel to other major right-lateral faults in California. The fault spans about 46 miles onshore from Culver City to Newport Beach, where it enters the Pacific Ocean. This fault is expected to produce an earthquake of magnitude 7.4. The 1933 Long Beach earthquake

450-484: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hillside_School&oldid=1224667021 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

475-457: Was able to return to normal swiftly because of the rise of the aircraft industry. To support the World War II efforts, Long Beach created naval yards and increased the number of aircraft produced. This directly helped Long Beach repair and stabilize the economy after the disaster. This earthquake prompted the federal government to play an active role in disaster relief. The government created

500-660: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#82000961). In 1983, the school district closed Hillside because of a declining school age population, and because it sits near or on the Hayward Fault . The Berkeley Montessori School (since renamed The Berkeley School) and the Berkeley Chess School leased part of the site. In 2012, the Berkeley Unified School District sold the school to

525-508: Was constructed; a pedestrian path is heavily used. In 2009, with sale of the site to a housing developer pending, local residents proposed a special assessment district to fund purchase of the playground section of the site. Hillside stood in as an English mansion in the 2012 movie The Master . Filming took place during June 2011. 1933 Long Beach earthquake The 1933 Long Beach earthquake took place on March 10 at 5:54 P.M. PST south of downtown Los Angeles . The epicenter

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550-537: Was destroyed by the 1923 Berkeley fire . The school was temporarily relocated, from late 1923 until August 1926, to the University School (1414 Walnut Street) while a new school building was constructed. The Berkeley School District built the present structure in 1925 on the site of several homes that were destroyed by the same fire that destroyed the original Hillside. It was designed by prominent Berkeley architect Walter H. Ratcliff . A major seismic retrofit

575-429: Was made in the 1930s and an additional wing added in 1964-65. The 1930s work included upgrades pursuant to the Field Act which resulted from the 1933 Long Beach earthquake . The building is landmarked for the degree to which it is intact, along with the quality of both architectural design and construction. In the late 1960s, Hillside became a primary school (K-3) as part of a district-wide re-organization. In 1982 it

600-491: Was offshore, southeast of Long Beach , California , on the Newport–Inglewood Fault . The earthquake had a magnitude estimated at 6.4 M w , and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ). Damage to buildings was widespread throughout Southern California . It resulted in 115 to 120 fatalities and an estimated $ 40 million worth of property damage, equivalent to $ 941 million in 2023. The majority of

625-400: Was only a magnitude of about 6.4, approximately ten times less vibration amplitude and 32 times less energy release than that of a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. The earthquake plays a significant part in the novel The Last Tycoon (1941) by F. Scott Fitzgerald . During the disruption caused by the quake, the hero, Monroe Stahr, meets Kathleen Moore, with whom he falls in love. The earthquake

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