Municipal Water System – Claude TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
The city of Claude, TX received funding from the PWA for its sewage and water systems — including a new sewage disposal unit, new pipes and wells.
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Road Improvements – Sweetwater TX
Date added: January 7, 2014
The city of Sweetwater, Texas received an $81,000 grant from the PWA for road paving.
School Improvements – Winters TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
According to the Sweetwater Reporter the PWA approved “a grant of $6,545 and a loan of $8,000 for improvements to the Winters [Texas] school system.”
Orange County Drainage and Irrigation Systems – Orange TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
The PWA helped to fund drainage and irrigation systems for Orange County, Texas.
Municipal Waterworks – Aspermont TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
The Sweetwater Reporter noted that the PWA provided a grant (matched by a locally approved bond issue) to the town of Aspermont, TX “in the construction of a municipal waterworks system.”
Houston Elementary School – Denison TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
Denison benefited from three PWA school projects in the city at one time, including this Houston school, as well as a school for African Americans, and the “foundation for the high school annex.”
Municipal Streets – Clifton TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
The Meridian Tribune reported in Februady 1935 that the PWA was in the final stages of approving a street paving project in Clifton that was expected to begin “not later than March 1.”
Colorado Middle School – Colorado City TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
The PWA allocated $74,250 in funding for construction of a new junior high school in Colorado City, TX.
Robert Lee School Improvements – Robert Lee TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
“Further improvements in the Robert Lee school are assured with allocation Saturday in Washington of a $1,350 grant in PWA funds.” (Sweetwater Reporter) The address and current status of this structure are not presently known by Living New Deal.
Snyder High School – Snyder TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
The PWA approved a grant for the reconstruction of the high school in Snyder, TX. “A federal grant of $75,445 is being prepared … and total cost of the project will be $145,455. … The project is to include foundation… read more
Rita Blanca Lake – Dalhart TX
Date added: January 1, 2014
“Rita Blanca Lake’s heyday began when the Works Progress Administration came to town in 1939. The W.P.A. was formed by the government on the heels of the Great Depression to help create jobs for the unemployed in communities around the… read more
El Mercado/Farmer’s Market – San Antonio TX
Date added: November 23, 2013; Modified: November 23, 2013
Today this building is known as El Mercado, the home of the largest Mercado outside of Mexico. It was built as a WPA project during 1938-1939 after the existing municipal market house (known as the Giles building) was torn down…. read more
Picnic Area, Brackenridge Park – San Antonio TX
Date added: November 6, 2013; Modified: November 6, 2013
Between 1938 and 1940 the WPA constructed 19 concrete and stone picnic tables, benches, and fire pits in Brackenridge Park. They are nestled among the trees along Tuleta Drive, just south of the Joske Pavilion. The concrete pads and stone… read more
Brackenridge Park Bridge Improvements – San Antonio, Texas
Date added: September 17, 2013; Modified: November 6, 2013
This lenticular truss bridge was moved to historic Brackenridge Park in 1925. It had been constructed in 1890 on St. Mary’s Street over the San Antonio River by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin Connecticut. After a devastating… read more
Low Water Crossing Bridge, Brackenridge Park – San Antonio TX
Date added: October 3, 2013; Modified: November 6, 2013
This concrete bridge bears the faint stamp “NYA 1939”. It crosses the San Antonio River at E. Woodlawn and River Avenue in Brackenridge Park. It was closed to traffic many years ago, but still serves as a crossing for pedestrians… read more