• Armory (former) Improvements - Trenton NJ
    The historic 114th Infantry Armory building in Trenon, New Jersey was the recipient of WPA improvement efforts. A 1930 map identifies the armory's location as the northwest corner of what was then the intersection of E. Front St. and Armory Dr. The fate of the building was detailed in a 1975 New York Times article: "A raging fire sent flames more than 100 feet into the sky destroyed the Trenton Civic Center early today. The building, a converted National Guard Armory, housed city offices and records. City officials were looking for room to accommodate 300 city employees who normally work in the Civic Center." WPA...
  • Cadwalader Park Improvements - Trenton NJ
    "The bowling greens at Cadwalader Park are kept in playing condition by the personnel." The WPA conducted major work at the park as well.
  • Delaware & Raritan Canal Filling - Trenton NJ
    The federal Works Progress Administration filled in the old Delaware & Raritan Canal, which ran through downtown Trenton, New Jersey, beginning August 8, 1936. The unused canal had proved to be a barrier to the city's development. The land was then redeveloped into State Route 129.
  • Immaculate Conception High School (former) Athletics Facilities - Trenton NJ
    Fourteen boys of the federal National Youth Administration (NYA) built a tennis court and graded a baseball field at Trenton, New Jersey's old Immaculate Conception High School. The exact location of this former school is unknown to Living New Deal, though it was possibly located at 544 Chestnut Avenue.
  • Lincoln School Assistance (former) - Trenton NJ
    Trenton, New Jersey's old Lincoln School, then a segregated facility, was improved by the federal National Youth Administration (NYA) ca. 1936. The facility now operates as the Rivera School. Quote "The Dawn," a monthly WPA newsletter, July 1936: Twelve colored boys are constructing a baseball diamond at the Lincoln School, and eight girls are doing bookbinding work at the same school.
  • Municipal Colony (former) Improvements - Trenton NJ
    Eight boys of the federal National Youth Administration (NYA) worked to improve the grounds at the old Trenton Municipal Colony in Hamilton Township, "a complex that included facilities to care for city dependents, including the aged, the homeless, the infirm and those suffering from contagious diseases." The Mercer County Geriatric Center now occupies the site. According to a WPA bulletin, the NYA boys were at work "painting benches, cutting grass and cleaning up the grounds."
  • Rotary Island Improvements - Trenton NJ
    Rotary Island, in the middle of the Delaware River and primarily located in Trenton, New Jersey, was improved by the federal National Youth Administration (NYA) ca. 1936. Quote "The Dawn," a monthly WPA newsletter, July 1936: Forty youths are working on Rotary Island, where the Mercer County Health League camp for children is maintained. Considerable damage was done to the island by the Spring floods, and NYA workers are cleaning up the debris, in addition to grading and painting and making necessary repairs to buildings.
  • Trent House Restoration - Trenton NJ
    Multiple New Deal agencies: the CWA, FERA, and WPA, worked to restore the historic Trent House in Trenton, New Jersey between 1934 and 1936. "The WPA work consisted of cleaning and pointing the brick on the Trent House and caretaker's home, painting work, building a wall surrounding the property, laying walks on the grounds, installing shutters inside the Trent House, and grading the grounds. WPA funds for the work were $9,081.89. The late J. Osborn Hunt was the architect of the work until his death, and he was succeeded by Samuel Mountford.
  • Trenton Central High School Improvements - Trenton NJ
    Twenty boys of the federal National Youth Administration (NYA) worked on the athletic field and in a machine shop at Trenton Central High School.
  • Trenton Central High School Mosaics - Trenton NJ
    Four images "crafted of square tiles square tiles that frame the vestibule beneath the clock tower," collectively titled "Youth Carrying the Heritage of the Past into the Future," are located at Trenton Central High School. NJ.com, 2014: "The mosaics were designed for the school by muralist Monty Lewis. The work was commissioned through the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project and completed in 1941."   Additional Contributor note (January 2019): "The school building closed in 2014 and has been torn down.  The mosaics were removed and stored.  They will be installed in the new Trenton Central High School building that is being errected on the...
  • Trenton Marine Terminal (former) Improvements - Trenton NJ
    Ten boys of the federal National Youth Administration worked at the old Trenton Marine Terminal. The facility is now a mixed-use development.