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The WPA constructed this nine hole golf course in Kalamazoo in 1937. From the Kalamazoo Municipal Golf Association: “Red Arrow is a downtown community greenspace established in 1937 as part of the WPA’s Depression reconstruction efforts when workmen earned $15/week,… read more
Date added: January 14, 2023; Modified: January 15, 2023
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office was built in 1937 in Kalamazoo, MI with New Deal funds.
Date added: December 14, 2022; Modified: December 15, 2022
Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park featured an Art Deco-style fountain built with help from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The fountain was located toward the east side of the park. Kalamazoo Business and Professional Women’s Club held a competition, awarding the first… read more
Date added: September 22, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
Constructed by the Treasury Department as a federal post office and courthouse in 1938-39. The building is still a functioning courthouse.
Date added: November 28, 2014; Modified: October 13, 2015
Western Michigan University’s Speech and Hearing Building, originally the Health and Personnel Building, was constructed during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant money (PWA Docket No. [X]1825). The PWA supplied a grant of $77,725;… read more
Date added: November 28, 2014; Modified: October 13, 2015
Western Michigan University’s Vandercook Hall was constructed during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant money (PWA Docket No. [X]1590). The PWA supplied a grant of $128,160; work occurred between 1938 and 1939. “Western still… read more
Date added: November 28, 2014; Modified: October 13, 2015
Western Michigan University’s Walwood Hall was constructed during the Great Depression with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) grant money (PWA Docket No. [X]1590). The PWA supplied a grant of $128,160; work occurred between 1938 and 1939. “Western… read more
Date added: March 29, 2015; Modified: July 10, 2015
The second nine holes of the Milham Park Golf Course in Kalamazoo, Michigan, were constructed as a federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. From the Milham Park website: “The course is considered to be one of the best-conditioned municipal courses… read more