“These illustrations are of the new museum building on the campus of the University of Arizona. It is 76 by 140 feet with a museum room on the first floor 87 by 70 feet, two small rooms each 31 by… read more
Willow Creek dam and reservoir were constructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding in 1938-39. Willow Lake is now the centerpiece of Willow Lake Park and there is a 6-mile trail around the lake. It sits in an area called… read more
Hoover Dam, originally called “Boulder Dam”, is the anchor of the entire Colorado River water storage and management system. It lies in Black Canyon (not Boulder Canyon) at the southern tip of Nevada, on the Arizona border, and creates the… read more
A Women’s Club building was added to the campus of the University of Colorado in 1937, paid for by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). “Before the construction of the new women’s club, the University of Colorado had no suitable… read more
The delightful Painted Desert Inn was created by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), working under the National Park Service (NPS), with a grant from the Public Works Administration (PWA). They completely rebuilt a private inn called the Stone Tree House,… read more
The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded a beautiful new high school for the city of Boulder in 1936-37, replacing an obsolete structure built in 1895. The project cost $550,500. The school’s design is Streamline Moderne (Art Deco) and one of… read more
In a survey of federal projects constructed with PWA funding in 1939: “The population of Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama, was 66,079 in 1930. Its city hall was destroyed by fire in 1932 and shortly thereafter a grant from… read more
In 1935, the Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the Science Building at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, CA. The PWA aided in the reconstruction of hundreds of Southern California schools after the devastating 1933 Long Beach… read more
‘The new building contains 15,867 square feet of usable floor area. The gymnasium is 70 – 100 feet. It has a gallery along the wide side which will accommodate a large percentage of the student body for viewing the many… read more
George Washington High School in San Francisco was built with the help of Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. It was completed in 1937. “This building was constructed to reduce overcrowded conditions in other senior high schools. It has 39… read more