The WPA helped in improvements at this pool that put 66 people to work in 1939. 53,300 man hours were used. $36,211 went toward labor and $3,129 to other expenses. As of Winter 2015, the facility was extant but being… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a culvert on Choctaw Road in Choctaw, OK. Contributor note: “This culvert carries water run-off north-south at the intersection of 10th Street and Choctaw Road. The culvert has a 3 ft by 3 ft. opening,… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a culvert at the intersection of 10thStreet and and Autumn Lane in Harrah, in 1939. Contributor note: “This culvert carries water run-off north-south under 10th Street, about two miles west of the town of Harrah…. read more
The Works Progress Administration built culverts at the intersection of 10th Street and Dobbs Road in Harrah, in 1939. Contributor note: “These two culverts carry water run-off east-west under Dobbs Road, on each side of 10th Street. The culverts were built… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a culvert at the intersection of 10th Street and Luther Road in Harrah, in 1939. Contributor note: “This culvert carries water east-west under Luther Road, on the south side of 10th Street. The culvert opening is… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a culvert on 10thStreet Peebly Road, Oklahoma County. Contributor note: “On 10th Street, between Choctaw and Harrah, at Peebly Road, there are two culverts which carry water east-west from the drainage ditches alongside 10th Street…. read more
The Works Progress Administration built a bridge on 10thStreet in Choctaw. Contributor note: “One-half mile east of Hiwassee Road on 10th Street, this is a bridge with three 10 ft. wide openings, and five concrete pillars at each side of… read more
The Works Progress Administration built a culvert on 10th Street in Oklahoma County, in 1939. Contributor note: “This culvert is located about 200 feet east of the intersection of 10th Street and Peebly Road. This culvert carries water north-south from a small… read more
The Works Progress Administration built culverts on 10th Street in Gotebo, OK in 1938. The culverts are marked with the WPA stamp and are located north and south of Maud Linnie Avenue. Contributor note: In front of a former school, these two… read more
The WPA built a new station house for the NYPD’s 110th precinct in Elmhurst. The project, built for $100,000, is still in use.
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 17th Street between Market and Harrison.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 18th St. between 3rd St. and Missouri St.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) carried out paving work on 18th Street in Jasper. According to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Jasper Land Company, the WPA’s road improvement work brought an increase in housing construction.
Ilya Bolotowsky’s oil painting study for the Hall of Sciences mural at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York is today housed in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It is all that remains of Bolotowsky’s mural commissioned… read more
The New York Times wrote the following in 2003 in a retrospective article of New Jersey-based artist Michael Lenson: “[Mr. Lenson] moved to Newark and applied at the W.P.A. office on Halsey Street … Soon, Mr. Lenson was designing and… read more
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 at the intersection of 19th Ave. and Dahill Rd.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a sizable public building improvement project in Brooklyn, New York beginning in 1935. The project involved the “Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices” at more than 30 locations, including the municipal yard at… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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.
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… read more
The Works Progress Administration built retaining walls on 24th Street in Parkersburg.
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.
The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers on 26th Street in Parkersburg.
This WPA land reclamation project (a process by which new land is created from sea or riverbeds) appears to have taken place where 28th street runs into the San Diego coastline near East Harbor Drive. Note the ships and masts… read more
In 1939, a dead-end wall was constructed on 2nd Street in Salina, Kansas by youths who were employed by the National Youth Administration (NYA). The NYA was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) that focused on training, employing,… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) contributed to the development of what of 35th Avenue, extending it from Prince to College Points Boulevard (then known as Lawrence Street), in anticipation of the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 3rd St. between what was then Bayshore Blvd. and Burke Ave. Highway 101 now occupies that stretch of Bayshore Blvd.
In 1939, a dead-end wall was constructed on 3rd Street in Salina, Kansas by youths who were employed by the National Youth Administration (NYA). The rock wall at the south end of 3rd Street bears an NYA plaque. The NYA… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a sizable public building improvement project in Brooklyn, New York beginning in 1935. The project involved the “Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices” at more than 30 locations, including the old 4th Avenue… read more
The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks and driveways on 56th St. in Oakland.
Beginning in 1935, Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a large program of improvements to public buildings in Brooklyn, New York. The project involved the “Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices” at more than 30 locations, including the old 5th District… read more
A WPA sidewalk imprint stamp marks the sidewalk on the west side South 5th Street, one half block up from Cedar St., across from the south end of the school campus Gymnasium building.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
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