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Delta High School Mechanical Arts Building (demolished) – Delta UT
A new Mechanical Arts building was constructed for Delta High School, in Delta, Utah in 1935-36 with funding from the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). It was part of a larger project for the Millard County School District that... read more
Seaboard Air Line Locomotives 2500-2504 (demolished) – Portsmouth VA
In 1934, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved a loan of $3.5 million from the Public Works Administration (PWA) to the Seaboard Air Line, a railroad company headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia. Among the purchases made with this PWA funding were five... read more
Ridge Avenue School (demolished) Grounds Improvements – Darby PA
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted the following work at the former Ridge Avenue school in Darby, Pennsylvania: “grade the grounds on the Tenth street side of the Ridge avenue school grounds and … enlarge the cement court to the... read more
High School (demolished) Painting – Darby PA
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) painted the interior of the senior high school in Darby, Pennsylvania. The school, which was located on the east side of S 7th St. between Walnut St. and Spruce St., is no longer extant.
Steele School (demolished) Improvements – Northumberland PA
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a modest project to paint the since-demolished Charles Steele School in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. The school had been located at the western corner of Orange St. and 6th St.
Wharf Building (demolished) Improvements – New Castle DE
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook a project “painting the building on Delaware street wharf”—a city-owned facility—in New Castle, Delaware, starting Jan. 1934. The facility appears to be no longer extant.
School Auditorium (demolished) – New Haven OH
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) completed a school auditorium project in New Haven, Connecticut. The auditorium had a seating capacity of 400 and could be used as a classroom or gymnasium. Historic maps suggest that the school was located at... read more
Municipal Pool (demolished) – Lafayette IN
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a municipal pool at Columbian park in Lafayette, Indiana. “The pool was built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration and was the place to swim for kids in Lafayette, West Lafayette, Delphi,... read more
Bandshell (demolished) – Scottsbluff NE
The Work Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a bandshell at Central Park—also known as Centennial Park—in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was dedicated in June 1936. There is no bandshell in the park today.
Centennial Park Bandstand (demolished) – Nashville TN
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a bandshell ca. 1939 at Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee, “to the right of the present structure.” That structure, which Living New Deal believes served between 1937 and 1963, has since been demolished and... read more

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