Date added: November 9, 2013; Modified: November 30, 2013
“Crescent City Hall is located at 114 W. Monroe in downtown Crescent, OK. This is a city with a population of approximately 1400, about 30 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. This is a red sandstone building, constructed in 1939, during… read more
Date added: November 9, 2013; Modified: November 30, 2013
“This large brick auditorium with a seating capacity of 3000 was built with a WPA grant of $61,363 and the proceeds of a $75,000 municipal bond issue. It was constructed in 1936 and has been the meeting place for Shawnee… read more
Date added: November 29, 2013; Modified: November 30, 2013
“State Center Middle School is located at 16011 N. E. Wilshire in Jones. This is a small brick school, with the east end being a gymnasium that was WPA-built. The gymnasium is a rectangular simple-styled building, with a barrel roof…. read more
Date added: November 29, 2013; Modified: November 30, 2013
“Alice Harn Park is located at 13th and Shartel. The land was donated as a gift to the children of Oklahoma City in 1910. The park is a green belt – a long strip with two circular ends, much like… read more
Date added: November 29, 2013; Modified: November 30, 2013
“Will Rogers Courts is located east of S. Pennsylvania, south of Exchange Avenue. It was built by the WPA as a low-income housing project with an appropriation of $2,000,000. In 1939, it was taken over by the U.S. Housing Authority…. read more
Date added: November 27, 2013; Modified: November 30, 2013
“This is one of the small WPA projects that you stumble across in your travels. Highley Park is a small neighborhood park located on N. Virginia Avenue, between N.W. 7th and 8th. The park has a large grassy area, and… read more
Date added: November 29, 2013
According to a book on Joplin by Leslie Simpson, “In 1933, WPA workers cleared out the slums and created Landreth Park, which boasted a swimming pool, a playground, a tennis court, and flower gardens.” WPA work at the park included… read more
Date added: November 29, 2013
“The native sandstone wall around the football field is a WPA project. Capitol Hill High School is located at 500 S.W. 36th Street. Built in 1928, it is still in use today. On the west side of the school, the… read more
Date added: November 29, 2013
“Jelsma Stadium, constructed by the WPA, was selected by ESPN as No. 13 Best High School Stadium in the nation, in 2008. Lawrence Jelsma was a business and civic leader in Guthrie during the 1920s and 1930s. With his encouragement… read more
Date added: November 27, 2013
“The Public Works Administration, one of the New Deal programs, was a large-scale construction effort which built dams, bridges, hospitals and schools. The Duncan Senior High School was PWA Project No. 8458 and was constructed in 1936. Facing 9th Street,… read more
Date added: November 27, 2013
“Built in 1940 by the WPA, this building remains a “Community Building” today. There’s nothing more fun than driving through a small Oklahoma town, rounding a corner, and “discovering” a WPA-constructed building. In Oklahoma, a great many are built out… read more
Date added: November 27, 2013; Modified: November 27, 2013
“This school addition, built by the WPA, is adjacent to the Guthrie Jr. High School… The Guthrie Junior High School was constructed in 1924, originally as the Guthrie High School. It is a beautiful brick and stone building, immediately adjacent… read more
Date added: December 12, 2011; Modified: November 25, 2013
“This senior high school has been built on a plot of ground not only large enough for athletic fields and tennis courts but of sufficient size to allow for future buildings when the school needs to expand. The main building… read more
Date added: November 24, 2013
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural “An Incident in the King Philip War, 1670” was painted by Joe Lasker and installed in 1941 and was “revivified” in 1991.
Date added: June 16, 2013; Modified: November 24, 2013
In 1933-34, the CWA erected a wharf in Occoquan. The PWA and CCC also worked on other nearby improvements. The original docks and wharves have been replaced over time due to disastrous floods in 1965 and 1974, but the photos… read more