Location: Lithia Park - Ashland OR

Original Oregon Shakespeare Festival Theater (demolished) – Ashland OR

Elizabethan theater, Lithia Park - Ashland OR

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the original theater used to launch the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland OR in 1935, as part of general improvements the WPA was making to Lithia Park at the time. Over the years, the Oregon… read more

Lithia Park Improvements – Ashland OR

Path with rock wall and benches, Lithia Park - Ashland OR

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) made extensive improvements to Lithia Park, a 100-acre park at the heart of Ashland OR, from 1935 to 1938. Lithia Park was established in the early 20th century along Ashland Creek above the main town… read more

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