• Armory (former) Modernization - Lynn MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) laborers conducted improvement and renovation work at what was then the Massachusetts National Guard armory in Lynn. W.P.A. project details: "Build offices, paint, and make general repairs" Official Project Number: 165‐14‐2001 Total project cost: $10,059.00 Sponsor: Adjutant General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Build offices, paint, and make general repairs" Official Project Number: 465‐14‐2‐115 Total project cost: $10,851.00 Sponsor: Adjutant General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Construct ramp" Official Project Number: 465‐14‐2‐449 Total project cost: $1,909.00 Sponsor: Military Department, Commonwealth of Massachusetts "Install machine shop equipment" Official Project Number: 65‐14‐9651
  • Breeds Pond Wall - Lynn MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) workers worked at Breeds Pond in Lynn, Mass. WPA Bulletin: Bacterial dangers are eliminated by the WPA construction of several thousand yards of large-stone, rip-rap work, along the vertical banks of Breed's Pond, one of Lynn's main water storage units. This wall prevents road embankment dirt and clay-bearing silt from being washed into the pond.
  • Breeds Pond-Area Sewers - Lynn MA
    Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted the following work in Lynn, Massachusetts. WPA Bulletin: In Lynn, construction of the first unit of a system of sewers to serve the district around the easterly shore of Breed's Pond, has recently been approved by WPA.  
  • Broadway Sidewalk - Lynn MA
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed sidewalks in Lynn, Mass., including along Broadway.
  • Fraser Field - Lynn MA
    "Fraser Field is a baseball park in Lynn, Massachusetts that was built in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal." (Wikipedia)
  • Lynn Woods Reservation: Stone Tower - Lynn MA
    Lynn Woods Reservation was founded in 1881 by local residents and remains under jurisdiction of the city of Lynn. Lynn Woods contains over 30 miles of trails for hiking, biking, running, and horseback riding. Three active reservoirs exist in the forest and create pond-like scenery and a nice feel for those looking to enjoy the outdoors. It is the second largest municipal park in the United States, with over 2,200 acres of forest. In the center of the park, Burrill Hill is elevated at 285 feet above sea level and Stone Tower sits on top of the hill at 48...
  • Manning Bowl (demolished) - Lynn MA
    The former 17,000-seat Manning Bowl was constructed by the federal Works Progress Administration between 1936 and 1938. The facility was demolished in 2004. WPA Bulletin, 1937: "At 10 o'clock Thanksgiving Day morning football teams of the Lynn Classical and Lynn English High Schools will be the first to use the huge Lynn WPA Municipal Stadium now under construction. The stadium will not be finished at that time, so the game must be considered as a pre-dication event. We recommend the contest to all who can possibly attend. In addition to seeing how far work has progressed on this splendid recreational site...
  • Pine Grove Cemetery Improvements and Walls - Lynn MA
    "The most ambitious efforts of the early 20th century at Pine Grove were undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s. Newspaper articles indicate that the WPA undertook a number of projects at Pine Grove: building concrete toolboxes (to provide a place to keep tools near active work areas), stripping and grading new burial areas, laying drains and gutters." "The Fieldstone Perimeter Wall built by the Works Progress Administration extends along the entire perimeter of the 152-acre cemetery, except for the section along Boston Street on either side of the main gate ... and the section along Gallagher Park...
  • Post Office Murals - Lynn MA
    The historic post office in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts was constructed just prior to the advent of the F.D.R. era; however, the completed building received two oil-on-canvas murals by William Riseman: "Colonial and Contemporary Civic Culture," and "Early and Modern Industries of Lynn," commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The works, which reside near the ceiling of the post office's high lobby, were completed in 1936.
  • Walden Pond Improvements - Lynn MA
    WPA Bulletin, 1937: "Residents of Lynn consume 2,854,464,350 gallons of city water a year and from the same reservoir system the town of Saugus uses 333,542,250 gallons during the same period. Last week a WPA project started which will improve the purity of the water supply by clearing and grubbing 40 acres along the northerly shore of Walden Pond and cleaning out a half dozen tributary brooks which feed into the pond. When the land is cleared 25,000 three-year-old white pine seedlings will be planted. Most of these trees will be taken from the 2,200-acre Lynn Woods Reservation and will...