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    Post Office – Haddon Heights NJ

    Date added: July 19, 2013; Modified: June 5, 2019

    The brick, federal style post office in Haddon Heights was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.

    Post Office Sculpture – Haddon Heights NJ

    Date added: July 19, 2013; Modified: June 5, 2019

    With Treasury Relief Arts Program funding, Isamu Noguchi produced this cast stone relief entitled “The Letter” for display at the Haddon Heights post office in 1939. Noguchi is best known for his bas-relief “News” on the exterior of 40 Rockefeller… read more

    Post Office (demolished) Murals – Atlantic City NJ

    Date added: July 24, 2013; Modified: May 12, 2019

    Two murals by the Italian born American artists Peppino Mangravite were painted for this post office with funding from the Section of Fine Arts in 1939. “Youth” and “Family Recreations” together show more than 130 figures participating in a range… read more

    High School (former) Stadium – Audubon NJ

    Date added: January 10, 2015; Modified: May 1, 2019

    The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a stadium on what was then the high school’s athletic field in Audubon, New Jersey. The exact location or status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.

    Trenton Central High School Mosaics – Trenton NJ

    Date added: December 21, 2014; Modified: January 11, 2019

    Four images “crafted of square tiles square tiles that frame the vestibule beneath the clock tower,” collectively titled “Youth Carrying the Heritage of the Past into the Future,” are located at Trenton Central High School. NJ.com, 2014: “The mosaics were… read more

    Newark Airport Improvements – Newark NJ

    Date added: December 20, 2014; Modified: November 23, 2018

    New Deal agencies greatly improved the Newark Airport, opened in 1928, during the 1930s.  The Public Works Administration (PWA) supplied a $31,635 grant toward an airport repair project whose final cost was $129,978 (PWA Docket No. NJ 1146). Construction on… read more

    Newark Airport Administration Building Murals (lost) – Newark NJ

    Date added: January 11, 2015; Modified: November 23, 2018

    Two twelve-by-six-foot murals were painted by Mr. and Mrs. William Herbert Holston for the Newark Terminal (Administration Building) of 1935 under the auspices of the Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The murals, shown in a contemporary WPA… read more

    Newark Airport Administration Building – Newark NJ

    Date added: July 9, 2014; Modified: November 23, 2018

    The original Newark Airport terminal building, then known as Building 1, was built in 1934-35 with New Deal funding.  Newark Airport holds a special place in aviation history, with the first paved runway and the first terminal that provided a… read more

    Ramsey High School – Ramsey NJ

    Date added: October 15, 2018; Modified: October 15, 2018

    The monumental Ramsey High School was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $270,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $600,106. Construction occurred between Jan. 1936 and Apr. 1937. PWA… read more

    West Orchard Street Grade Crossing Elimination – Allendale NJ

    Date added: October 15, 2018; Modified: October 15, 2018

    The elimination of railroad track grade crossings in Allendale, New Jersey, became a matter of public safety during the 1930s. The Public Works Administration provided funds for two crossings in Allendale, including that at West Orchard St. “The new crossings… read more

    West Crescent Avenue Grade Crossing Elimination – Allendale NJ

    Date added: October 15, 2018; Modified: October 15, 2018

    The elimination of railroad track grade crossings in Allendale, New Jersey, became a matter of public safety during the 1930s. The Public Works Administration provided funds for two crossings in Allendale, including that at West Crescent Ave. “The new crossings… read more

    Municipal Building – Saddle River NJ

    Date added: October 15, 2018; Modified: October 15, 2018

    Saddle River’s Municipal Building / Borough Hall was constructed with the assistance of Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $26,181 grant for the project, whose total cost was $59,256. Construction occurred between Jan. and Dec. 1937. PWA… read more

    Roosevelt Care Center – Edison NJ

    Date added: July 9, 2014; Modified: May 1, 2018

    Roosevelt Care Center in Edison, New Jersey was originally known as the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital. The building was constructed with PWA funds. NJ.com states: “Today, that building is on the National Register of Historic Places. For many years, Roosevelt… read more

    Municipal Airport – Ocean City NJ

    Date added: April 3, 2018

    Ocean City Municipal Airport in New Jersey was constructed as a New Deal project, with the aid of Civil Works Administration (CWA) labor, in 1934. The facility officially opened in 1935, and it is still in service.