All Sites

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

• 20th Avenue Paving - Irvington NJ

  Among a series of paving projects undertaken by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Irvington, New Jersey was the 700-foot stretch of 20th Avenue from Ellis Ave. to 21st St. The work was completed in three days in September 1936. The paving, it was reported, "is two inches deep ...
• 212th Street Improvements - Queens Village 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 ...
• 21st Street Houses - Washington DC

  The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 21st Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 36 living units was built for African American national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly segregated at the time). It is unknown to the Living ...
• 21st Street Paving - Irvington NJ

  Among a series of paving projects undertaken by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Irvington, New Jersey was the 1,200-foot stretch of 21st Street from from 20th Ave. to 18th Ave. ...
• 227th Street Playground - Bronx NY

  The 227th Street Playground in Bronx Park, June 2015, built by the New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and opened on June 25, 1941. From the NYC Parks Department press release: The new development covers an area of about two acres in the sloping lawn between the Parkway and the Bronx ...
• 23rd Street Water Main - Fremont NE

  An early Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in Fremont, Nebraska was described as follows: Water extension from Broad street to Nye avenue on Twenty-third street. This included the laying of 1,294 feet of 6 inch water main and the placing of two fire hydrants to improve the fire protection in this ...
• 24th Street Retaining Walls - Parkersburg WV

  The Works Progress Administration built retaining walls on 24th Street in Parkersburg. ...
• 25th Ave. Improvements - San Francisco CA

  The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 25th Ave. between Fulton St. and El Camino del Mar. ...
• 25th Street Houses - Washington DC

  The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 25th Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1944. This development of 40 living units was built for white national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly segregated at the time). It is unknown to the Living New ...
• 26th Street Storm Sewers - Parkersburg WV

  The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers on 26th Street in Parkersburg. ...