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The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed “concrete stands” at Bloomington High School in New Jersey, 1934. The location and status of the project is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: April 2, 2018; Modified: April 2, 2018
West New York’s War Memorial was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in 1937. The New York Times wrote: “A triangular monument, with thirteen steps on each side representing the twenty-six residents of this place who lost their… read more
Date added: April 2, 2018
“Roosevelt Stadium was a baseball park at Droyer’s Point in Jersey City, New Jersey…It was home to the Jersey City Giants. Roosevelt Stadium was finally built in 1937, as a Works Progress Administration project on the grounds of what was… read more
Date added: January 9, 2012; Modified: March 31, 2018
The Lincoln Tunnel is a 1.5-mile long tunnel under the Hudson River, from Weehawken, New Jersey to the borough of Manhattan. The project was funded by the New Deal’s Public Works Administration and the design was by Ole Singstad. Construction began in March 1934 and… read more
Date added: January 11, 2015; Modified: March 28, 2018
The federal Works Progress Administration conducted landscaping and road work at the old Little Silver Boro High School. According to local resident Barry Berdahl, the “Little Silver School/Boro Hall was knocked down in the late 50s and replaced with a new brick… read more
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) developed what is now the Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area in Carlstadt, New Jersey. NYTimes: “The Federal Government is cooperating in the important mosquito extermination program in the Hackensack meadows where a grant of $93,000… read more
Date added: March 27, 2018
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed an athletic field in Garfield, N.J. The exact location of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a “concrete stadium” in Ridgefield Park.
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided labor for the improvement of Bergen Pines, the Bergen County Hospital, in Paramus, N.J. The CWA converted swampland into a “fifteen-acre recreation haven” for the grounds.
Date added: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $34,740 grant for construction of a new school building in Ringoes, New Jersey. Completed in 1939, the total cost of the project, which still operates as part of a larger educational campus for East Amwell… read more
Date added: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a grant for construction of the the former library in Linden, New Jersey. The building was completed in 1939, and was demolished in 2010 to make way for the “modern facility behind it on the same East Henry… read more
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The main post office in Linden, New Jersey houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Industry,” a terra cotta relief created by Sahl Swarz. It was funded by the Section of Fine Arts in 1940.
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The historic main post office in Linden, New Jersey was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Date added: March 27, 2018; Modified: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $81,000 grant for construction of a new school building in Wantage, New Jersey. Completed in 1937, the total cost of the project, which still operates as the Wantage Elementary School, was $181,206. PWA Docket No…. read more
Date added: March 27, 2018
The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $23,392 grant for construction of a new school building in Bloomsbury, New Jersey. Constructed in 1936, the total cost of the project, which still operates as the Bloomsbury Public School, was $52,312. PWA Docket No…. read more