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Date added: January 1, 2014
Denison benefited from three PWA school projects in the city at one time, including this Houston school, as well as a school for African Americans, and the “foundation for the high school annex.”
Date added: January 1, 2014
The Meridian Tribune reported in Februady 1935 that the PWA was in the final stages of approving a street paving project in Clifton that was expected to begin “not later than March 1.”
Date added: January 1, 2014
The PWA allocated $74,250 in funding for construction of a new junior high school in Colorado City, TX.
Date added: January 1, 2014
“Further improvements in the Robert Lee school are assured with allocation Saturday in Washington of a $1,350 grant in PWA funds.” (Sweetwater Reporter) The address and current status of this structure are not presently known by Living New Deal.
Date added: January 1, 2014
The PWA approved a grant for the reconstruction of the high school in Snyder, TX. “A federal grant of $75,445 is being prepared … and total cost of the project will be $145,455. … The project is to include foundation… read more
Date added: January 1, 2014
“Rita Blanca Lake’s heyday began when the Works Progress Administration came to town in 1939. The W.P.A. was formed by the government on the heels of the Great Depression to help create jobs for the unemployed in communities around the… read more
Date added: January 1, 2014
The Suffolk County News reported that between 1935 and 1936, the WPA “improved recreational facilities in [the] following State Parks [in Suffolk County]: Sunken Meadow, Heckscher, Wildwood, Orient Point and Hither Hills…”
Date added: December 17, 2011; Modified: January 1, 2014
“This high school in Union County accommodates the students of 7 communities which formerly had no high-school facilities within their boundaries. Its site has an area of 16 1/2 acres and has been graded and landscaped and provided with playing… read more
Date added: December 7, 2013; Modified: December 23, 2013
The New York Times wrote the following in 2003 in a retrospective article of New Jersey-based artist Michael Lenson: “[Mr. Lenson] moved to Newark and applied at the W.P.A. office on Halsey Street … Soon, Mr. Lenson was designing and… read more
Date added: September 20, 2013; Modified: December 18, 2013
“Glacier National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of Montana, on the Canada–United States border with the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) and includes parts of two… read more
Date added: December 18, 2013; Modified: December 18, 2013
Built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Imnaha Guard Station is located in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. It was originally used to house patrol and fire crews. Unlike other guard stations, the Imnaha Guard Station has been used… read more
Date added: December 18, 2013
Founded in 1937, the Museum of Contemporary Craft was originally located in 3934 SW Corbett Avenue. At the time, it was known as the Oregon Ceramic Studio and became the Contemporary Crafts Gallery in 1965. The studio was built with… read more
Date added: March 23, 2012; Modified: December 18, 2013
The Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps, a project of the New Mexico Humanities Council, lists a number of New Deal structures in Otero County, including the Mayhill Administrative site. The National Register of Historic Places lists the CCC and… read more
Date added: November 29, 2012; Modified: December 18, 2013
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Outdoor Sports” painted by Sol Wilson in 1942.
Date added: May 25, 2010; Modified: December 17, 2013
Both the WPA and the PWA along with a number of local agencies were involved in the construction of the Arroyo Seco Parkway which was mostly completed by 1940. It is 8.2 miles long with 18 bridges. “The Arroyo Seco… read more