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Dismayed by longtime neglect of the murals, San Francisco citizens take matters into their own hands, proposing a ballot measure to ensure protection for the murals. Prompted by Gayle Leyton and Ruth Gottstein, daughter of one of the muralists, the… read more
The New Deal’s first public murals, in San Francisco’s famous Coit Tower, are much in need of attention after 75 years of wear and tear. Efforts are just getting underway to do the necessary restoration work. A full account appeared… read more
A new report shows that more than 18,000 of the nation’s busiest bridges clustered in the nation’s metro areas are rated as “structurally deficient.” Overall, there are some 70,000 structurally deficient bridges, but those in the metro areas carry 75 percent of the… read more
Many of those who worked for the New Deal believed that they were building a civilization. They left us thousands of schools, colleges, bridges, dams, murals, parks and aqueducts, now falling into ruin, as did those of ancient Rome. To… read more
Letter: A New Civilian Conservation Corps Marcy Kaptur, a U.S. representative for Ohio’s 9th District, responds to a recent editorial about creating jobs. Eleanor Roosevelt feared that without a federal jobs program designed for America’s youth during the Great Depression,… read more
Gray Brechin | Tuesday 2 August 2011 13.30 BST The superb post offices of the New Deal era are a monument to America’s democratic ethos. Now we’re selling off FDR’s legacy On 9 June, the General Services Administration threw Modesto’s… read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 28, 2011 NEEDLES FIRE LOOKOUT TOWER BURNS SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST The Needles Fire Lookout Tower, located on the Western Divide Ranger District within the Giant Sequoia National Monument on the Sequoia National Forest was destroyed… read more
7/28/2011 PRESCOTT – Times were tough in Prescott 75 years ago, but that did not dim the ambitions of a troop of transient workers stationed at the old Prescott Fairgrounds. Not only were the workers busy building many of the… read more
QUIET DELL (AP) – From 1933 to 1942, a civilian army of 55,000 young men poured into 67 encampments spread across West Virginia. In the darkest days of the Great Depression, they built roads, bridges, swimming pools, ponds, fire towers,… read more
Hidden in the Wilson High School auditorium is a gem of local history and art. This gem is a stage-sized fire curtain colorfully painted with a mural that depicts students studying, socializing and walking in graduation gowns towards a horizon…. read more
