Municipal Waterworks – Fort Benton MT
Date added: January 10, 2014
[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer noted in 1934 that the PWA had allotted $45,000 toward the improvement of the waterworks in Fort Benton.
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Municipal Waterworks – Miles City MT
Date added: January 10, 2014
In early 1934 [the newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported that the PWA allotted $3,900 for the improvement of Miles City waterworks.
Four Mile School – Marlow OK
Date added: January 9, 2014; Modified: January 9, 2014
This rural WPA school is still standing but is no longer in use: “Four Mile School is shown as Marlow, OK, however, it is located in a rural area four miles south of Rush Springs, and northeast of Marlow. It… read more
Halliburton Stadium – Duncan OK
Date added: January 9, 2014; Modified: January 9, 2014
“Halliburton was founded in 1919, and is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the oil and gas industry. It employs more than 75,000 people, in approximately 80 countries. Named for this high-profile presence in Duncan,… read more
Irving School – Duncan OK
Date added: January 9, 2014; Modified: January 9, 2014
“Irving School, located at 12th and Sycamore in Duncan is currently a Pre-K Center and Head Start program. The School was a WPA project, built in 1935 as a two-story school, with an appropriation of $23,576. In 1966, the second… read more
Rose Bowl Bridge – Pasadena CA
Date added: January 7, 2014; Modified: January 7, 2014
This pedestrian bridge over the Arroyo Seco flood control channel within the Rose Bowl parking lot was constructed by the WPA in 1935-36.
Seco St. Bridge – Pasadena CA
Date added: January 7, 2014
This reinforced concrete bridge over the Arroyo Seco flood control channel was built by the WPA in 1939.
Golf Course – Mount Pleasant TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
The 9-hole golf course was designed by Perry Maxwell in 1939 and constructed with WPA labor. Although another 9 holes were added in later years, the original design by Maxwell is still in use. “…public recreation centers offered the greatest… read more
San Pascual Ave. Bridge – Los Angeles CA
Date added: January 7, 2014; Modified: January 7, 2014
Concrete bridge over Arroyo Seco Channel (also a New Deal Project) on San Pascual Avenue in Los Angeles, built by the WPA in 1938.
Brackenridge Park, Perimeter Wall and Entry Gates – San Antonio TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
“A low limestone perimeter wall built in 1936–1937 separates Broadway and the adjacent sidewalk from the green space in front of the Witte and Pioneer Hall. The wall, which runs the length of the property, was built by Witte museum… read more
School Improvements – Monument CO
Date added: January 7, 2014
An August 25, 1939 article in the Bartlett Tribune and News reported on the latest round of PWA funding: “The first project to get under construction in [‘Region 5’, as part of a new round of funded projects] was at… read more
Municipal Improvements – Laneville TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
“In 1935, the WPA came to Laneville, a crossroads community in southern Rusk County, and began building rock fences, bridges and other needed projects.”
Comanche County Courthouse – Comanche TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
“The art deco or “modern-style” Comanche County Courthouse stands in the center of Comanche, Texas. It was built in 1939 with limestone from a local quarry, thanks in part to WPA funds. The architect was Wyatt C. Hedrick. With its… read more
Brownwood Airport Improvements – Brownwood TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
The Abilene Reporter-News discusses various New Deal projects in northern Texas, and includes the following: “In Brownwood, more than $350,000 was designated for improving the Brownwood Municipial airport as a WPA project. Later, another WPA project was added, constructing an… read more
Municipal Street Improvements – Abilene TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
The Abilene Reporter-News discusses a WPA project undertaken in 1936, one which helped to unify downtown Abilene: “One of the most practical projects, still affecting thousands of Abilenians each day, was the raising of the railroad tracks in downtown Abilene… read more