All Sites

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

• Charles H. Innes Memorial Underpass - Boston MA

  Huntington Avenue intersects but also passes under Massachusetts Avenue in Boston at Symphony Hall; the Charles H. Innes Memorial Underpass has a bronze plaques identifying it as a WPA project. ...
• Charles H. Lee Elementary School - Azusa CA

  The Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved the Charles H. Lee Elementary School building(s) and graded/leveled the grounds in Azusa, CA. ...
• Charles R. Adams Park - Atlanta GA

  Charles R. Adams Park is a 32-acre public city park located in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. The park is surrounded by the neighborhood of Cascade Heights. Construction of the park began in the mid-1930s, and the dedication ceremony took place in 1940. The park used county funds, federal relief money and ...
• Charles River Reservation Improvements - Cambridge MA

  W.P.A. project description: "Charles River Reservation, Cambridge; a supplementary project for the completion of, and additional improvements of, the Charles River Reservation between Charles River Dam and Mount Auburn Street was approved in November of 1938 and work will be continued through the winter as weather permits. The project provides for ...
• Charles Street Sewer - York PA

  The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted a sewer project on Charles Street in York, Pennsylvania. ...
• Charles W. Barrett Elementary School - Los Angeles CA

  Following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, two buildings at 97th Street Elementary School—today's Charles W. Barrett Elementary School—in Los Angeles, CA were rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). Construction lasted 1935-36 and totaled $114,854. In 1935, the original school building was reconstructed by Fred F. Greenfield. The following ...
• Charlesbank Beach - Boston MA

  Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) workers constructed a bathing beach and recreation site along the Charles River by the end of Longfellow Bridge, in 1936. The project included a baseball diamond, benches, and shelters. WPA Bulletin: Children from Boston's hot and overcrowded West and North Ends, from Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Downtown, ...
• Charleston Field - Charleston SC

  The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted construction and other improvement work at Charleston Field, today the joint military-civilian airfield site of Charleston Field and Charleston International Airport. "During the 1930s, airport operations expanded to keep pace with advances in general and commercial aviation being experienced throughout the country. Despite ...
• Charlestown Bridge Repairs - Boston MA

  A Boston Public Works Department report cited Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) labor as conducting the following work: "Warren and Charlestown Bridges, repairs to fender piers. Retaining wall at Charlestown Bridge repaired." ...
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport - Charlotte NC

  In 1935, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) allotted funds for a 3 runway airport in Charlotte. Charlotte's major airport was built between 1935 and 1937. The WPA also built the Douglas Airport Hangar is located at 4108 Airport Drive in Charlotte, N.C. According to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, "This airport ...