From the ABQ Journal comes this nice commentary on a new book out by Kathy Flynn, who runs the National New Deal Preservation Association.
“… New Deal-sponsored architecture surrounded Kathryn Flynn when she was growing up in Portales. There was the courthouse, a post office and school buildings, as well as such New Deal projects such as a swimming pool where Flynn worked and a park and lake where she camped.
She wasn’t aware of their vintage nor importance at the time. Nor did she take notice of the New Deal architecture in Salt Lake City where she attended undergraduate school. ….
Today, Flynn’s name usually comes up when people talk about the New Deal in New Mexico. …”