Date added: April 13, 2021; Modified: April 14, 2021
Red oaks line a section of McLoughlin Boulevard on its southern entry into the City of Portland. The nearly ninety-year-old trees are the legacy of a highway beautification project funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1934. The Oregon… read more
Date added: January 15, 2020; Modified: February 20, 2021
The Oregon State Forester’s Office was designed by a US Forest Service architect and constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers after preparation of the site by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places,… read more
Date added: March 28, 2012; Modified: July 20, 2020
“The city hall at Canby is a good example of a municipal building designed to accommodate most of the departments of a small community. The structure provides quarters for the council chamber, light and water departments, police and fire departments,… read more
Date added: May 15, 2020; Modified: May 16, 2020
Originally named the Willamette Highway Tunnel, the 905 feet-long Salt Creek Tunnel completed the Oregon Forest Highway Project that ran through remote areas of the Willamette National Forest to link US Highway 99 near Eugene with US 97 on the… read more
Date added: March 31, 2020; Modified: March 31, 2020
Currently the administrative center for the Oregon Department of Forestry, this site was first developed in 1936 as the maintenance camp for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which coordinated its activities with the State Forester’s Office. From the first Civilian… read more
Date added: March 17, 2020
Two ‘WPA 1940’ stampings are located in concrete sidewalks along the NE side of Pacific Terrace. One stamping exists on the the block between Melrose and Portland Streets. An even better-quality WPA stamping can be seen at the corner of… read more
Date added: January 15, 2020; Modified: January 25, 2020
Historically identified as the Oregon State Forester’s Office Complex, the Oregon Department of Forestry Complex was developed by workers from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The Historic American Buildings Survey described this complex as… read more
Date added: January 15, 2020; Modified: January 25, 2020
This small, rustic structure was built by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers as the administrative building for Oregon’s CCC headquarters. Today it serves as the Forest History Center of the Oregon State Department of Forestry. Oregon had as many as… read more
Date added: January 15, 2020
Constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the interior of the Oregon State Forester’s Office demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship. Its interior was decorated by a wood carver employed in the Federal Arts Program of the WPA with finishes… read more
Date added: October 23, 2019; Modified: October 24, 2019
The second of two tunnels on NW Cornell Road constructed by WPA workers, the 250 long Tunnel 2 was completed in 1941. It was prioritized among infrastructure improvements as a means of opening up residential development in Portland’s West Hills. As… read more
Date added: October 23, 2019; Modified: October 24, 2019
In 1940 and 1941 respectively, Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers constructed two tunnels approximately a quarter mile apart from one another to improve vehicular movement through Portland’s Forest Park in the city’s west hills. As with the Rocky Butte tunnel,… read more
Date added: September 7, 2018; Modified: September 15, 2018
Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Union High School in Junction City OR. Excerpt from “A History of Junction City High School”: “In 1934 because the Federal Government was offering Public Works Administration (PWA) grants for consolidation of… read more
Date added: January 5, 2015; Modified: June 16, 2018
Overlook Park sits on a bluff above the east bank of the Willamette River in the north Portland Overlook neighborhood. Recognizing the demand for recreational opportunities in a neighborhood built-out during the 1920s, the City of Portland acquired land for… read more
Date added: June 11, 2018; Modified: June 14, 2018
The Tollgate Campground lies on Highway 26 in the Mount Hood National Forest, close to the village of Rhododendron OR. It was built by Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) workers from the Zigzag CCC camp – one of many recreational facilities… read more
Date added: June 14, 2012; Modified: June 9, 2018
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the original Portland Airport (now Portland International, PDX) in the late 1930s. “The present PDX site was purchased by the Portland City Council in 1936. At the time it was 700 acres (280 ha) bordered… read more