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  • Salmon Bay Bridge - Seattle WA
    The Salmon Bay Bridge was constructed under the New Deal in 1934.
  • Jackson St. Railroad - Seattle WA
    Workers for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) laid track for a railroad on Jackson St., in Seattle's Central District neighborhood, in 1934.
  • Seward Park Construction - Seattle WA
    The Civil Works Administration (WPA) constructed a log cabin at Seward Park in 1934.
  • Lake Sammamish Dredging - Issaquah WA
    The Civil Works Administration (CWA) undertook the dredging of Lake Sammamish, in Lake Sammamish State Park, in 1934.
  • Ballard High School Renovations - Seattle WA
    Ballard High School in Seattle opened in 1901, underwent renovations through New Deal funds in 1934. The Civil Works Administration (CWA) completed renovations between 1933 and 1934. Special Report of accomplishment by CWA workers from November 24th, 1933 to February 15th, 1934. Project KCWB 547-CWA 17-244. See 1934 progress report. *Building has been remodeled in 1998 and the work done by the CWA cannot be viewed.
  • Alki Playfield Regrade - Seattle WA
    Alki Playfield underwent a regrade, thanks to New Deal funds, in 1934.
  • Main Street Sewer - Hatfield MA
    The  Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) furnished the cost of labor for the construction of multiple storm sewers in Hatfield, Massachusetts. One sewer collected runoff from Main Street and poured it into the Connecticut River nearby. The 25-man project cost the Town of Hatfield supplied only the price of materials for the project. Work occurred between Oct. 13 and Nov. 15, 1934.
  • Center School Playground (demolished) - Hatfield MA
    In 1934, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) furnished the cost of labor for the construction of a playground behind Center School in Hatfield, Massachusetts. The 35-man project cost the Town of Hatfield only the price of materials for the project ($982), while the federal government paid for the labor (3,028). The Center School itself was constructed as Hatfield's middle school in 1914. The building much later became the Western Massachusetts Regional Library and, as of 2016, has been vacant for about 10 years. It appears that the playground was demolished at some point as the aerial view of the site shows...
  • School Building Maintenance - Hatfield MA
    The federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) furnished the cost of labor for the painting of five schools in Hatfield, Massachusetts in 1934. Other improvements were made to all schools in the town that year, putting them in "first class condition" (Town Report). "Owing to the use of WPA governmental funds in the past few years," the town's Report of School Committee from 1939 noted, "our local maintenance costs have been held to a low figure." The exact facilities in question and locations of the five schools is not presently known to Living New Deal.
  • Town Hall Painting - Hatfield MA
    The federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) furnished the cost of labor for the painting—interior and exterior—Hatfield, Massachusetts Town Hall. The project employed two painters between March 1 and July 15, 1934. The C.W.A. paid $203.40 for the labor for the month of March, and F.E.R.A. contributed $586.20. The Town of Hatfield supplied only $169.45, the cost of materials for the project.
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