Convalecencia Town Square, Río Piedras – San Juan PR
Date added: April 28, 2017; Modified: May 2, 2017
The CWA carried out street improvement work in Convalecencia Town Square, Río Piedras.
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El Manicomio (former) Remodeling – San Juan PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included “the remodeling of the old ‘Manicomio’” in San Juan, in 1937, “to render it available for the motorized transport of the Sixty-Fifth United States Infantry.” The facility now houses Escuela de… read more
Santo Domingo Barracks (former) Reconstruction – San Juan PR
Date added: April 19, 2017; Modified: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included “reconstruction of the ancient Santo Domingo barracks, one of the island’s historic edifices dating from the early sixteenth century” in San Juan, in 1937. Also known as Convent of the Dominicans,… read more
Water System Development – Mayagüez PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included “repairs, reconstruction, and additions [to] various municipal water systems and filtration plants, including the laying of several miles of piping” in Mayagüez, ca. 1937.
Sewers – Mayagüez PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included construction of “more than a mile of storm sewers” in Mayagüez, ca. 1937.
Seine Bay Pier – Culebra PR
Date added: April 19, 2017; Modified: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included “a concrete landing pier … at Sein[e] Bay, Culebra, where naval vessels and marines assemble for winter maneuvers.” The exact location and status of the project are unknown to Living New… read more
Power Plant Modernization – Vieques PR
Date added: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration work relief division efforts included the modernization of the municipal power plant on Vieques, ca. 1937.
Isla de Mona Reforestation – PR
Date added: April 19, 2017; Modified: April 19, 2017
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration forestry division efforts included reforestation work on Isla de Mona during the 1930s. Dept. of the Interior report: Mona Island—lying in the Mona passage separating Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic—some 25 square miles in extent,… read more
La Fortaleza (Governor’s Mansion) Renovations – San Juan PR
Date added: July 28, 2015; Modified: April 19, 2017
The work relief division of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) conducted “extensive repairs to the patio” of La Fortaleza, the 16th Century governor’s mansion in San Juan, capitol of the territory of Puerto Rico, ca. 1937. In 1940-1 the… read more
El Yunque National Rainforest – Rio Grande PR
Date added: January 14, 2013; Modified: April 19, 2017
In addition to the New Deal Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration ( PRRA), the PWA, CCC, and Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration (PRERA) all operated on the island as well. As on the US mainland, the CCC built many of the trails,… read more
Lago Dos Bocas – Arecibo and Utuado PR
Date added: April 19, 2017; Modified: April 19, 2017
Lago Dos Bocas was created upon completion of the Dos Bocas Dam, a Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration project, in 1942. It primarily serves as a reservoir.
Cataño Cement Plant (former) – Guaynabo PR
Date added: April 19, 2017; Modified: April 19, 2017
“Located between the low hills and marshy bay shore of Guaynabo,” what was known as the Cataño cement plant by government sources was constructed with federal funds administered through the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), a New Deal agency. Completed… read more
San Juan National Historic Site: Casa Blanca Historical Monument and Museum – San Juan PR
Date added: July 28, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
Between 1935 and 1939, WPA crews conducted historic restoration and renovation work at this site, Casa-Torre de Ponce de León, built in 1521 for the notoriously brutal conquistador who died before ever occupying the residence. It is better known as… read more
San Juan National Historic Site: Castillo San Felipe del Morro Restoration – San Juan PR
Date added: July 28, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
Between 1935 and 1939, WPA crews conducted extensive historic restoration and renovation work, including restoration of the fortress walls, at this site, a 16th century fort later used as a military site during WWII.