• Hospital (former) - Lindsay CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a hospital for the town of Lindsay CA.   The opening ceremony took place in 1941. The hospital closed in 1990 and the city contracted its medical services to Sierra View Hospital District in Porterville. The Lindsay Hospital District webpage explains: "Years ago the residents wanted to provide funding for a hospital for the Lindsay area. After the District was formed, the Lindsay District Hospital was established. It was a separate business entity assisted by District funding. Over the years, as costs and overhead increased more and more, the hospital became unable to operate even with the...
  • J and K Streets - Tulare CA
    One mile of both J and K streets in downtown Tulare were graded and paved courtesy of $48,000 provided by the federal government.
  • Tulare County Fairgrounds Improvements - Tulare CA
    The Tulare County Fairgrounds received extensive improvements from the WPA.
  • Tulare High School Addition - Tulare CA
    "'...a two-unit reinforced concrete high school builidng at Tulare... School bonds and a PWA grant will finance the project.'"
  • Water Lines and Hydrants - Porterville CA
    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided almost $20,000 in funding and labor to install some 4500 feet of water mains and 72 fire hydrants in Porterville CA.   How much of this work remains in place is unknown.