WPA Sidewalk – Weatherford TX
Date added: October 28, 2013; Modified: October 28, 2013
The curb and gutter in front of the PWA former William Travis Elementary School still have a WPA concrete stamp.
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The curb and gutter in front of the PWA former William Travis Elementary School still have a WPA concrete stamp.
Date added: October 28, 2013
This handsome brick building was originally the William Travis Elementary School. It was constructed by the PWA in 1936. It is now the William Travis Student & Family Education Center.
Date added: January 24, 2013; Modified: October 8, 2013
The 18-span stone arch bridge, just below the Morris Shepherd dam on Lake Possum Kingdom, is the longest and most substantial masonry arch bridge in Texas. The design was chosen to withstand flood waters released from the dam a mile… read more
Date added: July 21, 2012; Modified: August 6, 2013
“In 1940, WPA workers completed this park in the heart of Dallas. Named for an early publisher of the Dallas Morning News, the plaza lives in infamy as the location of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963…. read more
Date added: June 16, 2013
In 1941, the WPA constructed a wall along Marine Creek in Lincoln Park as a part of a joint WPA project improving this and nearby Marine Park. Lincoln Park was one of the city parks reserved for African Americans in… read more
Date added: June 5, 2013
These two stone bridges were built by the WPA as part of the same project that built the town hall.
Date added: March 3, 2013; Modified: June 3, 2013
Before the PWA addition, the (much smaller) building was an elementary school, first built in 1909-1910 as the A.J. Chambers School (for white students), then it became the East Eighteenth Street Colored School in 1931. The school was enlarged in… read more
Date added: May 21, 2013; Modified: May 21, 2013
“Originally known as “North Side School,” the present brick building was a 1935-1937 WPA project. The school was named after John A. Kooken, a long-time superintendent of the Arlington School District. J. L. Hill was the first principal.” (https://www.arlingtontx.gov)
Date added: April 28, 2013; Modified: May 19, 2013
This beautiful park is nestled in the “Lost Pines” area of Texas. The park was built as a CCC project and opened to the public in 1937. In September 2011 96% of the park was burned by a devastating wildfire;… read more
Date added: May 5, 2013
Polytechnic High School was built in 1936-37 by the PWA. The architect was Joseph R. Pelich and the cost was $483,000. The WPA landscaped the original 18.5 acre campus. The school’s mascot is the Fighting Parrots–there’s a parrot on the… read more
Date added: April 20, 2013; Modified: April 20, 2013
Hurst School for grades 1-8 was built in 1940 by the WPA with $23,291 in federal funds. The building now houses the Hurst Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Date added: April 10, 2013
This municipal golf course opened in 1938. The first nine holes were constructed by the CWA. Additional work was completed by the WPA.
Date added: April 7, 2013; Modified: April 7, 2013
The Arneson River Theatre is a well known landmark along San Antonio’s Riverwalk. Built with WPA funds between 1938 and 1940 it has hosted thousands of events. The stage is on the north bank of the river with seating on… read more
Date added: January 16, 2012; Modified: April 1, 2013
“At the time of the Centennial Exposition held in Fort Worth in 1936, the city officials determined to erect several permanent buildings that would maintain their civic usefulness after the closing of the exposition. Among the most important of these… read more
Date added: March 16, 2013; Modified: March 18, 2013
Blanco State Park is located in historic Blanco, Texas. The park offers camping, hiking, fishing and swimming and scenic views of the Blanco River. In 1933 local landowners donated just over 100 acres for the park. The CCC worked here… read more