Street Car Rail Salvaging – St. Louis MO
Date added: August 8, 2023
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) salvaged more than 6,000 tons of street car rails in St. Louis, Missouri.
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The Work Projects Administration (WPA) salvaged more than 6,000 tons of street car rails in St. Louis, Missouri.
Date added: August 8, 2023; Modified: August 8, 2023
From Missouri Armories: “This armory was built as a WPA project and incorporates many aspects of the WPA modern style inside and out, but the stylistic features are somewhat extreme and could not be considered typical of the are deco… read more
Date added: March 13, 2013; Modified: August 8, 2023
The historic Bethany post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1939. There is an ornate screen above the door and torchieres flanking the entrance.
Date added: August 7, 2023; Modified: August 7, 2023
From Missouri Armories: The Guard’s Home in Architecture and History by Robert Wiegers: “The Pierce City Armory was built in 1939 as a WPA project, but the design combines features of castellated architecture with the art deco/WPA style and use… read more
Date added: August 6, 2023
The only New Deal project undertaken in or near Freistatt, Missouri was a culvert constructed by the Civil Works Administration (CWA) “between Freistatt and the highway.” The location and status of the project is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: May 8, 2017; Modified: July 27, 2023
Brownville Bridge, which carries U.S. 136 over the Missouri River between Nebraska and Missouri, was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. Constructed in 1938-1939, the now-free bridge originally featured tolls.
Date added: August 11, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The mural “Memories of Marion County” is a compilation of scenes from Marion County including a flood scene (on the left), slaves escaping to Illinois (on the right), and Tom, Huck, and Jim on the raft (in the middle). The… read more
Date added: August 5, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic post office in Palmyra, Missouri was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: January 16, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
Columbia College’s Federal Hall was originally constructed as a New Deal post office building. When the post office moved to Walnut St, the building was converted into the Federal Building, then became the Youzeum, and now is the office for… read more
Date added: January 12, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
This large post office was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funding between 1935 and 1937. Note the extensive use of inlaid depictions of postal service, state of the art at the time. Inside, the grillwork is lush as are the… read more
Date added: January 11, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Gwen B. Giles Station post office—also known as Wellston Station (prior to a Congressional renaming)—in St. Louis, Missouri, was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds between 1936 and 1937. The building, which houses a New Deal mural inside,… read more
Date added: May 21, 2013; Modified: July 25, 2023
The stunning PWA Moderne-style Rushville Elementary School in Rushville, Missouri was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The facility has since been expanded, and it is still in service.
Date added: July 29, 2016; Modified: July 25, 2023
Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the former Rulo Bridge, which carried U.S. 159 from the village of Rulo in Richardson County, Nebraska, to Holt County, Missouri, over the Missouri River, was enabled by a grant provided by… read more
Date added: February 15, 2018; Modified: July 11, 2023
The former Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River between Hannibal, Missouri and Illinois, was constructed as a Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) project. The P.W.A. supplied a $357,000 loan and $169,507 grant for the project, whose total cost was… read more
Date added: March 13, 2013; Modified: July 11, 2023
Kansas City’s Southeast High School was constructed as part of a New Deal project during the Great Depression. The Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied a grant of $500,000 toward the construction of multiple school buildings, for which construction occurred between… read more