Treasure Island Seawall, Landscaping, and Fill – San Francisco CA

Funds for a seawall and fill for the exposition site were provided through a $3,043,000 WPA grant. Another WPA grant of $1,296,000 provided for roadways, a causeway, trestles, landscaping, and drainage of water systems. A PWA grant of $1,711,000, matched… read more

Wells County Fairgrounds: Festival Hall – Fessenden ND

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed Festival Hall, an auditorium, at the Wells County Fairgrounds, located at the southeast corner of North Dakota Highway 15 and U.S. Highway 52. “Also constructed during the depression years was Festival Hall (1938)…. read more