Fresno Avenue Grade Separation – Stockton CA
$20,000 was provided by federal funds for the construction of a grade separation railroad bridge over Fresno Avenue.
Garvey Avenue – Monterey Park CA
$46,000 was spent by the Federal Government in grading and paving 1.6 miles of Garvey Avenue through Monterey Park, from Atlantic Blvd to New Blvd which defines the borders of the city limits.
Golden State Boulevard – Selma CA
Federal funds helped to grade and pave 1 mile of Golden State Boulevard in between Selma and Fowler and the construction of a small bridge over the Switch canal.
Grand Army Plaza Improvements – Brooklyn NY
A Department of Parks press release from March 17, 1935 describes the extensive improvements made to Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza with New Deal support: “The Grand Army Plaza, constituting the main entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, is to be completely… read more
Grand Avenue Improvements – Santa Ana CA
1 mile of street was graded and paved between Seventeenth Street and Fairhaven Avenue under a federal grant of $50,000.
Grassy Sound Bridge – Middle Township NJ
The bridge carrying what was then known as Ocean Highway (presently known as County Road 619) over Grassy Sound was constructed as part of the largest New Deal construction effort in Cape May County, New Jersey. The bridge is still… read more
Gresham High School Improvements and Additions – Gresham OR
From 1939 to 1940 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) made improvements and built additions to Gresham High School in Gresham, Oregon, just east of Portland. The additions included a gym, an agricultural building, the north wing of the classrooms, and an auditorium. Michael Schaefer, Gresham… read more
Health at Home Mural – San Francisco CA
This 8.5′ x 5′ tempera-on-plaster fresco “Community Spirit” was completed in 1935 with New Deal funds (program unknown to the Living New Deal). The mural was painted by Bernard Zakheim with assistance from Joseph Kelly and Phyllis Wrightson.
Highland Park High School Mural – Highland Park IL
This oil-on-canvas mural “Scenes of Industry” by Edward Britton was painted in 1934. It was removed from the old building in 1955, put in storage, and reinstalled in 1955.
Hinchliffe Stadium Improvements – Paterson NJ
“Hinchliffe Stadium is a historic 10,000-seat municipal stadium in Paterson, built 1931–32 on a dramatic escarpment above Paterson’s National Historic Landmark Great Falls … It is one of only a handful of stadiums surviving nationally that once played host to… read more
Housing – Ancón, Panama Canal Zone
An early New Deal Federal public works project involved the construction of “family quarters” in Ancón, Panama, at the Pacific terminus of what was then the U.S.-managed Panama Canal Zone. A photograph of the completed project (shown on this page)… read more
Iao Intermediate School (Old Wailuku Armory) – Wailuku HI
This building was originally the Wailuku Armory and was constructed with New Deal money. In 2003, the Iao Intermediate School took over the building: “Established in 1928 as Wailuku Junior High; when Baldwin High School opened in 1939, the junior… read more
Interstate 10 – Banning CA
16.5 miles of former continental U.S. Route 60, US Route 79, and US Route 99 was graded and the pavement widened between Banning and White Water under federal sponsorship totalling $150,000. All three highways were eliminated under the renumbering that… read more
Interstate 395 – Peavine CA
3.2 miles in Sierra County and 5.8 miles in Lassen County of (what is now) I-395 were graded and surfaced where today’s I-395 re-enters California at Peavine and intersects with Route 70 at Hallelujah Junction. Federal funding built it along… read more
J and K Streets – Tulare CA
One mile of both J and K streets in downtown Tulare were graded and paved courtesy of $48,000 provided by the federal government.
James J. Walker Park Improvements – New York NY
James J. Walker Park was improved and extended circa 1935 with the help of the New Deal. The agency involved in funding and completing the work is unknown to the Living New Deal. During the 1930s Robert Moses used New… read more
James T. Foley U.S. Courthouse Murals – Albany NY
This series of murals painted by Ethel Parsons hangs in the James T. Foley Courthouse, originally the Albany Post Office, in Albany, New York. From the General Services Administration entry on the courthouse: “Marble pilasters divide the main lobby into… read more
Jamesport School Addition – Jamesport MO
The original Jamesport school was constructed in 1914. An addition was made to the gymnasium in 1938 with funds provided by the New Deal. The federal funding most likely came from the Public Works Administration (PWA), but school improvement were… read more
Junipero Serra Blvd – Daly City CA
A September 1934 issue of California Highway & Public Works described federal work on Daly City’s Junipero Serra Blvd: “During the past summer the work of extending Junipero Serra Boulevard southward from junction with School Street in Daly City to… read more
Kearney Middle School Addition – Kearney MO
The school addition from 1939 has been completely surrounded by subsequent additions and the top of walls and the roof are the only parts that can be seen from the outside, immediately behind the original building with present use as… read more
Kings River Bridge – Centerville CA
$80,000 were spent by federal agencies for the grading, surfacing, and structure of the Kings River bridge and approaches near Centerville.
Knob Lick Fire Lookout Tower – Knob Lick MO
This lookout tower was built as a New Deal project, potentially by the CCC, but the agency in charge is not known definitively. The tower is accessible about halfway up to an observation platform and is about 1 mile off… read more
Leadwood School Gymnasium/Auditorium – Leadwood MO
This stately 2 story addition to the existing high school, dating to 1921, consists predominately of the gymnasium and auditorium. The front brick façade is accentuated by crenelations at the top of the front wall and the style of the… read more
Lenoir County Courthouse – Kinston NC
Volume II of a 1978 report entitled 100 Courthouses, A Report on North Carolina Judicial Facilities states the county sold bonds to build a new court house in 1939, but that the construction was “under the guidance of the Federal Works… read more
Limekiln Creek Bridge – Big Sur CA
A concrete arch bridge built on former State Route 56 (today State Route 1 the Cabrillo Highway) under a federal grant of $40,000.
Long Lake Group Camp – Yankee Springs Township MI
Long Lake Group Camp is one of two camps developed by the National Park Service during the late 1930s and early 1940s as part of the Yankee Springs Demonstration Area. The camp consists of two “villages” of eight cabins, each… read more
Los Angeles Aqueduct Bridge – Granada Hills CA
The New Deal Federal Public Works program contributed $20,000 to the construction of this structure over the LA Aqueduct for the San Fernando Road near the Cascades.
Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park – Brooklyn NY
An August 1935 Parks Department press release lists what is now the Lt. Joseph Petrosino Park as one of seventy-three play areas developed in the preceding year with “city, state and federal relief funds.” The release describes this park as having… read more
MacNeil Park Playground – College Point NY
Located in College Point, this green space on the East River is built on the grounds of an old mansion. It was originally known as Chisolm Park: “In 1930 the City of New York acquired the mansion and its grounds… read more
Main Street – Willitts CA
$8,200 was spent under a federal road construction effort that graded and surfaced a half-mile portion of Main Street (Redwood Highway / I 101) from Broaddus Creek to the North West Pacific RR tracks.
Main Street Realignment – Oxford ME
A December 1935 article in Bangor Daily News reported that “The Department of Agriculture announced today presidential approval of five Maine grade crossing elimination projects involving $396,922 of the state’s $1,425,861 quota for that purpose. The projects were submitted by… read more
Malpaso Creek Bridge – Carmel CA
$40,000 was provided by federal funds for this concrete bridge along former State Route 46, now State Route 1 (Cabrillo Highway), in Carmel, California. A date marker on the bridge ends says 1935.
Manchester Avenue – Anaheim CA
In 1934, federal financing under the Hayden-Cartwright bill allowed for the grading and paving of 5.2 miles of Manchester Avenue from Buena Park to Anaheim in Orange County. Only small portions of the original road remain in Anaheim when Interstate… read more
Marengo Street – Los Angeles CA
The New Deal federal government dedicated to $35,000 to grading and paving Marengo Street 1 mile from Mission Road to Soto Street in Los Angeles.
Marengo Street Pacific Electric Bridge – Los Angeles CA
$110,000 from the Federal Governement helped to construct an elegant concrete Art Deco bridge over the Pacific Electric tracks to replace an obsolete narrow wooden bridge. It was replaced in 1972 by the current utilitarian structure.
Mariners Harbor Playground – Staten Island NY
An August 1935 Parks Department press release lists Mariners Harbor Playground as one of seventy-three play areas developed in the preceding year with “city, state and federal relief funds.” The release describes this park as having play areas designed for… read more
Maze Boulevard Bridge – Vernalis CA
$100,000 from the federal government enabled the construction of a bridge and approaches to carry Maze Boulevard over the San Joaquin River in Vernalis, California, during the Great Depression.
Middle Thorofare Bridge – Lower Township NJ
The bridge carrying what was then known as Ocean Highway (presently known as County Road 621, or Ocean Drive) over Middle Thorofare was constructed as part of the largest New Deal construction effort in Cape May County, New Jersey. The bridge… read more
