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Date added: November 13, 2010
The Mojave elementary school was built in 1938 with $150,000 in federal funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). It was made primarily of reinforced concrete. There has been considerable alteration of the exterior and windows over time, plus addition… read more
Date added: November 13, 2010
The WPA built this stadium on the beach in Oceanside, CA.
Date added: November 13, 2010
New Deal hospital addition in Orange, CA.
Date added: November 13, 2010
WPA tennis courts in San Diego County.
Date added: November 13, 2010
New Deal road construction in Soquel, CA.
Date added: November 13, 2010
New Deal elementary school in Torrance, CA.
Date added: November 13, 2010
The New Deal worked on irrigation projects in Tracy, CA. The photo below shows a concrete conduit in the West side irrigation district.
Date added: November 13, 2010
WPA school auditorium in Willowbrook, CA. Exact address and current status unknown, but this may be the same Willowbrook school listed in the 1939 WPA Accomplishment Report for Southern California.
Date added: October 24, 2010
"The YCHS Newsletter for January and for February of 2009 appealed for society members to fill out a form reporting on New Deal projects that they knew of personally or in which members of their families participated:" "Betty Mae Haines… read more
Date added: October 24, 2010
"Most of the drivers rushing over the Valencia Bridge in Aptos never even see the sign. Its set low in the mossy concrete railing on one end of the span — a tarnished plaque that marks the history of hard… read more
Date added: October 23, 2010
WPA workers were engaged in "landscaping, building equestrian trails and installing sprinkler systems in Santa Cruz parks."
Date added: October 23, 2010
WPA workers in Santa Cruz engaged in a variety of roadwork in Santa Cruz County: "Construct fire trail and motorway on Coast Road (1935) Improving various roads not in the Federal Aid System (1935) Rocking roads in vicinity of Soquel… read more
Date added: October 23, 2010
New Deal funds supplied Santa Cruz High School with a backstop for the baseball field. It is not known whether the original backstop still stands.
Date added: October 23, 2010
The April 7, 1940 “Fresno Bee Republican” reported: “Mariposa (Mariposa Co) April 6- Sections of Mariposa streets were paved with gold tonight. Paving gravel was scooped from the Mariposa Creek bed by WPA workers as part of a street improvement… read more
Date added: October 23, 2010
"In the 1940s, a federal Work Progress Administration (WPA) project included the construction of a Water Department Building and water well." Current status of the building and well not known.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
