Completion Year: 1937

The old Alameda St. Bridge was torn down in 1937 in order for the Army Corps of Engineers to construct a new concrete bridge over Compton Creek in Compton, CA.

In 1937, the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, in cooperation with the history and landmarks division of the Women's Community Service Auxiliary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Country Department of Recreation Camps and Playgrounds, made possible a monument to Hugo and Victoria Reid and their two children, by sculptor Preston L. Prescott. The monument was originally located at the Arcadia Community Regional Park, but in 2003 was transferred to the Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage. The Reid family was chosen as subjects for the monument, due to Hugo's importance as an early California...

The National Youth Administration (NYA) constructed a log cabin community hall in Huff, North Dakota in 1937. The three-month project was dedicated in October 1937, at a ceremony attended by 300 people. The exact location and status of the project are unknown to Living New Deal. COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH NYA PROJECT NOW UNDERWAY Construction of a log cabin community hall in the village of Huff is underway as a project of the National Youth Administration, it is reported by Harold G. Wheeler, county NYA supervisor. Built entirely of logs, the building is one-story, 24x40 feet in dimension. Carl Benz, NYA...

The National Youth Administration (NYA) constructed a playground in Medora, North Dakota in 1937 as a project sponsored by "Parent-Teachers association and Homemakers' club." Opened in late July 1937, the playground was created for preschool children. The project supervisor was Laura Connell. The exact location of the efforts in question is unknown to Living New Deal.

The Mobridge Auditorium, now known as the Scherr-Howe Event Center, was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project during the Great Depression. The building, which is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), is also home to a stunning series of New Deal murals (see attached project). The PWA supplied a $45,000 grant for the project, whose total cost was $111,145. Construction took place between Jun. 1936 and Apr. 1937, and its dedication ceremony took place in early May 1937. PWA Docket No. 1080

The Works Progress Administration worked to develop Chahinkapa Park in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Work was completed in 1937. "The recreation center includes picnic ground equipment, a modern swimming pool, an athletic field, with lighted football gridiron and cinder track and children's play-ground. The zoo contains many wild birds and animals."

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a project that entailed " all streets and alleys in the city of Lakota," North Dakota. Work began in Nov. 1937.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) installed seven blocks of water mains in Hillsboro, North Dakota in a project completed in Feb. 1937.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a "cemetery vault" at the cemetery for Cooperstown, North Dakota, completed in Jan. 1937. The location and status of the structure are not clear to Living New Deal; however, a gorgeous stone structure located at the rear of the cemetery, and shown on the cemetery's website, could be the structure.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a fire hall in Kief, North Dakota. It was dedicated at the end of Sept. 1937. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal.