Completion Year: 1940

In 1940, the Public Works Administration (PWA) partially financed the construction of a bridge on Barham Blvd. over the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles, CA.

The historic post office in Geneva, Nebraska was built in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Crawford, Nebraska is one of a dozen in the state to house New Deal artwork. Wikipedia: "The lobby's most prominent feature is a mural on the upper portion of the east wall. It was painted by G. Glenn Newell, an artist and dairy farmer from Duchess County, New York, and installed by post office workers in May 1940. The piece depicts a wagon train beginning to ford a stream. The lead wagon dominates the scene with other wagons visible in the background, along with local landmark Crow Butte… The edifice's mural, titled "The Crossing" and painted by...

In 1938-1939, the Public Works Administration (PWA) contributed $302,727 towards the creation of the Huttonsville Prison Farm, a medium security correctional facility. Initial construction seems to have been completed in late 1939 or early 1940, with several subsequent expansions. New Deal funding for jails and prisons was often geared towards the relief of overcrowded, dangerous, inhumane, or unsanitary conditions; and this was true of the Huttonsville Prison Farm. It relieved overcrowding at Moundsville State Prison (located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia) and included modern drinking water and waste disposal facilities, as well as a "fully-equipped... Surgical Ward, Hospital Ward,...

Examples of New Deal artwork were created for the then-new (and now former) post office at 1026 4th Ave. in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. A trio of wooden reliefs, collectively titled "Raccoon, Deer and Fox," were created by Nena de Brennecke in 1940. The pieces were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The location and status of the reliefs are presently unknown to Living New Deal.

The historic Everett post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a pleaster bas relief commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, entitled "Signing of the Constitution." The 1940 work was created by Hazel Clere.

The historic New Deal post office in Hamburg, Pennsylvania was built with Treasury Department funds in 1939-40. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Dexter, Maine was built in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The handsome building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The Works Progress Administration built the Spice Wood Springs bridge in Austin TX in 1940. This is the base for a functioning bridge as the last crossover for Bull Creek as it approaches Highway 360 west of Austin. It was exposed after Tropical Storm Hermine fooled Bull Creek in 2020 blowing the top layers off of the bridge.

The gorgeous former post office in Chardon, Ohio was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The historic building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned. Historic marker: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, this building was the post office from 1940 through 1986. It is an example of the Colonial Revival style common in the 1930s and 1940s. The exterior brick work, large Palladian window, and simple design were common in the building plans for era post offices. This simplicity enabled unskilled workers to be employed in public...