Date added: December 11, 2012; Modified: December 11, 2012
This Section of Fine Arts terra-cotta relief entitled “Limestone Quarry Workers” was painted by John Fabion for the old Bedford post office in 1942. It was moved to the current post office in 1989.
Date added: December 6, 2012; Modified: December 6, 2012
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural by Douglas Nicholson, Beginning of a New World, 1941, Egg Tempera on Wall. “A California artist, Nicholson traveled to Washington to complete the mural in person. Approximately 5′ x 13′… read more
Date added: December 3, 2012
“The overpass on 6th Street was a project funded by the state and Works Progress Administration (WPA). The overpass allowed cars and trucks to go over the railroad tracks. Centralia was an important logging and coal-mining town. The bridge improved… read more
Date added: December 3, 2012
One of many PWA and WPA projects in Washington state: “$314,768 was allocated for the replacement and repairing of 11 bridges in Tacoma/ Pierce County. All of the bridges were either already shut down or were scheduled to be shut… read more
Date added: December 3, 2012; Modified: December 3, 2012
This bridge is one of many PWA and WPA projects in Washington state: “The Purdy Bridge crosses Henderson Bay near Tacoma. Like the McMillin Bridge, it was an example of Hollow Box construction. The main span of the bridge is… read more
Date added: December 3, 2012; Modified: December 3, 2012
One of many PWA and WPA projects in Washington state: “Crossing the Puyallip River on Route 162 in Pierce County, the McMillin Bridge was an engineering wonder of its time. It is a truss style bridge that used concrete instead… read more
Date added: December 3, 2012
The bridge was one of many PWA and WPA projects built in Washington state: “The Bridge was built from 1934-1935 and at the height of its construction it gave the more than 7000 workers on the Grand Coulee Dam passage… read more
Date added: December 2, 2012
One of many WPA and PWA projects in Washington state: “Constructed to stop the degradation of the Yakima river and adjacent tributaries due to contaminated return flows.” (https://depts.washington.edu)
Date added: December 2, 2012
One of a many PWA and WPA projects in Washington state: “At a cost of $978,122 the allocated funds went to the renovation, new construction and extension of roads. The project also added drainage, guard rails, and money to paint… read more
Date added: December 2, 2012
One of a number of PWA and WPA projects in Washington state: “Work began in December of 1938 and at a cost of $2,011,788 included clearing, straightening, widening, draining, excavating, cutting and installing drainage ditches.”
Date added: December 2, 2012
As one of many WPA and PWA projects in Washington state: “$307,750 was allocated to build parks in rapidly developing areas in Seattle. The parks were constructed between August of 1938 and December of 1939.”
Date added: December 2, 2012
This project was one of a number of WPA and PWA projects in Washington state: “The project piped water into southern King County. The area previously used well water. The six miles of pipe cost of $27,570.”
Date added: December 2, 2012
“The project began in October of 1938 and ran 6.5 miles of sewer pipes through Everett. At a cost of $110,839 the project improved the sewer system throughout Everett at no cost to residents.” (https://depts.washington.edu)
Date added: December 2, 2012; Modified: December 2, 2012
Previously known as Sunset Field, the property was renamed Geiger Field in 1941 and eventually became the Spokane International Airport. After the city leased the area to the military in 1939, the WPA and the army jointly cleared and leveled… read more
Date added: December 2, 2012; Modified: December 2, 2012
“Felts Field, Spokane’s historic airfield, is located on the south bank of the Spokane River east of Spokane proper. Aviation activities began there in 1913… During the 1930s, considerable improvement had been made at Felts Field with Civil Works Administration… read more