According to an article in the Youngstown Vindicator, the Works Progress Administration expanded the grandstand at the Canfield Fairgrounds in 1936. A historical marker on the fairgrounds credits the “Works Progress Alliance” (presumably a typographical error) with the construction of… read more
The Mono Debris Dam was Built by CCC Co. 2928, Camp Mono, in Los Padres National Forest CA, in the vicinity of Santa Barbara. This debris retention dam was built to protect the Gibraltar Reservoir from sedimentation. Gibraltar Reservoir, on… read more
Originally the Booker T. Washington High School for Coloreds, this Art Deco community center was constructed in 1936 with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a grant of $30,991 for the project, whose total… read more
James Madison University’s Cleveland Hall, originally known as Junior Hall, was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $83,000 grant and $55,632 loan for the project, whose total cost was $124,352. Construction… read more
The Hinckley High School Gymnasium was built between 1935 and 1936. It was part of a larger Public Works Administration (PWA) project for the Millard County School District that included, this building, a mechanical arts building at Delta High School… read more
The existing Mechanic Street School was renovated and enlarged with Works Progress Administration funds in 1936. The building has since been converted into an office building.
Originally a school, present (February 2023) status is not indicated, possibly a community center. Building is identical to the present Marysville Community Center, also in Oregon Township, Clark County.
Community center, formerly an elementary school. Rebuilt in 2012 after tornado damage. The building is identical to the former New Market School, also in Oregon Township, Clark County.
Ivan Bartlett painted a mural, “Life of Washington Irving,” at Washington Irving Junior High School (now Irving STEAM Magnet School) in Los Angeles, CA. Completed in 1936, the mural was funded by the Federal Art Project (FAP). Located in the… read more
In early November, 1934, the Illinois Central (I.C.) Railroad contracted with the Pullman Car & Manufacturing Corporation to build the I.C.’s first streamline train, consisting of a 1,200 horsepower Diesel-electric locomotive, a mail & baggage car, two passenger coaches, and… read more