All Sites

This is an alphabetical list of every New Deal site on our national map, with a thumbnail photo and text.

• 123rd Street Sewer Improvements - Queens NY

  The WPA photos here show the sewer cut at the end of 123rd St. in Queens before and after the WPA improved it. The before photo has the following caption: "This is how the sewer cut at 123rd St. south of Sunrise Highway in Queens looked before WPA waved its ...
• 125th Street Sewer - New York NY

  The Work Projects Administration undertook a large sewer replacement project with respect to 125th Street in Manhattan. The project was described by the WPA in 1940: "Completed early in 1940. New twin flat-op reinforced concrete sewer, each half ranging from six feet to seven feet in depth and from six feet ...
• 12th Street Overpass - Folsom NJ

  The Bureau of Public Roads provided funds to construct an overpass carrying 12th Street over the railroad in Folsom, N.J. The project was undertaken as part of a larger grade crossing elimination initiative during that era. Living New Deal believes this structure has since been replaced. New Jersey Board of Public Utility Commissioners: "A "Works Program-State Highway ...
• 138th Infantry Regiment Armory (former) - St. Louis MO

  The Public Works Administration (PWA) funded the construction of the 138th Infantry Regiment Armory in St. Louis MO. Completed in 1937, the armory building has been converted to office space. Excerpt from Missouri Armories: The Guard's Home in Architecture and History: "On May 15, 1934, the City of St. Louis approved ...
• 160th Street Improvements - Queens NY

  The federal Work Projects Administration undertook a large road repair project starting in 1935 in the borough of Queens. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were repaired; particular emphasis was placed on fixing washout-damaged stretches of road. Holes were filled in and the streets were ...
• 164th Street Improvements - Queens NY

  The federal Work Projects Administration undertook a large road repair project starting in 1935 in the borough of Queens. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were repaired; particular emphasis was placed on fixing washout-damaged stretches of road. Holes were filled in and the streets were ...
• 16th Street Overpass - Hastings NE

  In September 1935, an enormous highway and grade crossing elimination program was approved by the state Public Works Administration (PWA) officials and was forwarded to Washington for final approval. The large number of projects would amount to a financial outlay of $3,614,500.00 in PWA funds, and an estimated $80,000.00 of ...
• 179th Street Sewer - New York NY

  This WPA photo showing a WPA sewer under construction has the following caption: "Engineers take pride in their work. This smiling WPA worker is as proud as his fellow workers and chief engineers as the big job nearing completion in the vicinity  of 179th Street and Highbridge Park. Antiquated and inadequate ...
• 17th Avenue Development - Hutchinson KS

  The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted "grading and filling" work on 17th Ave. from Monroe Street to the city limits. ...
• 17th Avenue Improvements - Brooklyn NY

  The federal Work Projects Administration (WPA) undertook several road improvement projects along roads in Brooklyn, New York. One such project involved the removal of malls and other repair work along 17th Ave. from 47th St. to Old New Utrecht Rd. ...