The son of Russian immigrants Albert and Pauline Witkin, and the brother of Bernard E. Witkin (California's criminal law guru), Mrs. Minnie Ingraham and Mrs. Alice V. Borden. A valedictorian for his Class of 1917, Polytechnic High School in San Francisco. An honor graduate of the College of Civil Engineering, U.C., Berkeley, 1921. Member: Registered Civil Engineer, State of Calif.; American Assoc. for Advancement of Science; American Concrete Institute; Associated General Contractors of America. San Francisco engineer, 1916-23. From 1924 to 1932, Zara was a chief engineer for the City of Los Angeles and won fame as a designer of the Hollywood Bowl. Chosen by the Soviet government, he was a chief consultant for all Soviet building projects in 1932-34. Consultant for prefabricated housing, design and construction, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York; president of Fabricated Houses Inc. Book author of "An American Engineer in Stalin's Russia - the Memoirs of Zara Witkin, 1932-1934." A close friend of actor Paul Muni.
As of the year 2020, Zara's burial site is still unknown since I got the word from a FAG volunteer who said he could not find it at that cemetery.
As of the year 2020, Zara's burial site is still unknown since I got the word from a FAG volunteer who said he could not find it at that cemetery.
The son of Russian immigrants Albert and Pauline Witkin, and the brother of Bernard E. Witkin (California's criminal law guru), Mrs. Minnie Ingraham and Mrs. Alice V. Borden. A valedictorian for his Class of 1917, Polytechnic High School in San Francisco. An honor graduate of the College of Civil Engineering, U.C., Berkeley, 1921. Member: Registered Civil Engineer, State of Calif.; American Assoc. for Advancement of Science; American Concrete Institute; Associated General Contractors of America. San Francisco engineer, 1916-23. From 1924 to 1932, Zara was a chief engineer for the City of Los Angeles and won fame as a designer of the Hollywood Bowl. Chosen by the Soviet government, he was a chief consultant for all Soviet building projects in 1932-34. Consultant for prefabricated housing, design and construction, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York; president of Fabricated Houses Inc. Book author of "An American Engineer in Stalin's Russia - the Memoirs of Zara Witkin, 1932-1934." A close friend of actor Paul Muni.
As of the year 2020, Zara's burial site is still unknown since I got the word from a FAG volunteer who said he could not find it at that cemetery.
As of the year 2020, Zara's burial site is still unknown since I got the word from a FAG volunteer who said he could not find it at that cemetery.
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