We are thrilled to welcome Teresa Ghilarducci to the Living New Deal NYC branch’s Advisory Council. A labor economist and nationally-recognized expert in retirement security, Ghilarducci is the Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Professor of Economics at the New School for… read more
On Mach 19, author Kathleen Duxbury is invited to speak at the Dunn Museum in Libertyville, IL. She will share the fascinating story of New Deal artist Reima Victor Ratti, who joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to support his… read more
When constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) as part of Camp Conner, the present day CCC museum served as the camp office and officers’ quarters. Evan Kalish, our Researcher at Large, traveled to the CCC Museum in… read more
What does it take to identify over 16,000 sites? A lot of hard work by the LND National Associates and others. This year, Elliott Medrich, our National Associates Coordinator, has led the effort to support the National Associates by regularly… read more
The Living New Deal map now features more than 16,000 sites. We are continuing to expand the number of sites for each state, in an effort to increase the comprehensiveness of our database. California has reached 2,057 sites, Massachusetts now… read more
The Orange County Register writes that a prominent family has offered to save from demolition the historic sewage digester building at entrance to Laguna Beach. Last year, the Living New Deal raised awareness about Laugna Beach resident’s efforts to save the tower. “In… read more
In an essay about the New Deal’s accomplishments, Marta Gutman, Professor of Architecture at CUNY and Living New Deal Associate, mentions the work of the Living New Deal Project. Click here to read Professor Gutman’s essay, titled “A Better United… read more
Our National Associate Frank da Cruz has long had an interest in the built legacy of the New Deal in New York City. Much of this legacy, he argues, has been obscured by the misattribution of many public works projects to… read more
Living New Deal National Associate David W. Gates Jr. has been photographing and writing about U.S. post offices for 15 years. He is the founder of postofficefans.com, documenting post office buildings and their artworks nationwide. David visited hundreds of post offices… read more
While traveling through Puerto Rico, our Researcher at Large, Evan Kalish, made a rare find: a living, breathing plaque for an administration most people haven’t heard of—the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). During the Great Depression, the agency carried out most… read more