On September 30, 1941, Parks announced the opening of a new playground behind Public School 119 to be shared by the Department of Parks and the Board of Education. The press release explained that the playground was divided in two… read more
Pioneer Park, located at 421 Nimrod Street, Nevada City, is a city-owned community park constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Pioneer Park Historic District, a National Register eligible park, is set in a designed landscape that is tiered… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed Valley City’s Pioneer Park. In 1937 the WPA completed a stone amphitheater as well as four fieldstone cairns to mark the entrance to the park.
“The same year the WPA crew worked on the tennis courts, they dug three lily ponds along the creek through Pioneer Park. The beautification project cost $3,537, with the city picking up just $137 of the total cost. … While… read more
“At Pioneer Park, a Works Progress Administration crew created tennis courts north of the wading pool in 1935.”
“When the Pipestone National Monument was established in 1937 as part of the National Park Service to protect quarries sacred to many Native American groups, the site already had picnic tables and a shelter built by the CCC-ID. In 1939,… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration undertook a $93,900 project starting in 1935 to modernize and otherwise improve several public (now-former) bath facilities in Brooklyn, NY. The public baths at 1752 Pitkin Ave. were constructed in 1903; the baths closed in… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed the following: Playing field, north and south seating. Former Pittsburg High School is currently (2014) Pittsburg Middle School.
The CCC worked to develop Pittsfield State Forest during the 1930s. From BerkshireWeb.com: “In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planted large tracts of spruce and red pine on the former grazing land. They also constructed roads, dams, and… read more
In 1940, CCC ‘boys’ from the Boonville Civilian Conservation Corps camp S-122 built the facilities at Pixley Falls State Park on Route 46 south of Boonville NY. According to Podskach: “They made clearings for campsites and created a wading pool… read more
The Plainview Band Shell was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Plainview NE. According to the Architectural Foundation of Nebraska, “The land for the park in which the band shell would be located was purchased in 1935 by… read more
In 1933, workers for the Civil Works Administration (CWA) made trails on the cliff face at Lands End and “planted thousands of Monterey Cypress around Lands End to ‘beautify’ the area.”
Works Progress Administration (WPA) project 3-77 involved the construction of “a large playfield area at Chancellor avenue” in Newark, New Jersey. Examination of a photo from a 1936 WPA publication places the field between Chancellor Avenue Elementary School and Hobson… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a playground / recreational center in Bordentown, New Jersey ca. 1936. The exact location or status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a playground / recreational center in Delanco, New Jersey ca. 1936. The exact location or status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a playground / recreational center in Maple Shade, New Jersey ca. 1936. The exact location or status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
The Works Progress Administration built a playground in Miami Springs FL. The location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a playground / recreational center in Palmyra, New Jersey ca. 1936. The exact location or status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a playground / recreational center in Riverton, New Jersey ca. 1936. The exact location or status of the facility is unknown to Living New Deal.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a playground “at the corner of Route 29 and Park Avenue” in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, 1936, near Diamond Hill Road. Two tennis courts and bocce courts were built. “Stone walls 16 inches thick… read more
The National Youth Administration built a playground in Williamson, Mingo County. The exact location of this facility is unknown to the Living New Deal.
This playground just across from the East River between 103rd and 104th Streets, was developed in relation to the adjacent East River Housing development with the cooperation of the Department of Parks and the NYC Housing Authority to serve both… read more
Garfield School, a public school located on upper Tombstone Canyon at the intersection of Pace Avenue, was completed in 1917. In 1939 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) enlarged the playground and tennis courts, and built retaining walls that contain multiple WPA… read more
Playground of the Americas was built circa 1935 with the help of the New Deal. The agency involved in funding or completing the work is unknown to the Living New Deal. During his tenure as Parks Commissioner, Robert Moses used… read more
Parks received the property for this park from the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity in 1940. It completed this playground, originally called the P.S. 166 Playground after the adjacent school, in June 1941. The press release announcing the… read more
Plumb Beach (sometimes spelled “Plum”) is a beach along the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, across the creek from Marine Park. It was originally an island, but Hog Creek was filled in during the late 1930s. The beach area was… read more
Originally known as the Plummer Park Community Clubhouse, the Great Hall/Long Hall was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. It is the only New Deal structure located in West Hollywood, CA. Plummer Park was dedicated the same… read more
“Pocahontas State Park is a state park located in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, not far from the state capitol of Richmond. The park was laid out by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and at 7,950 acres (32.2 km2) was, at its creation, Virginia’s… read more
The PWA financed additions and renovations to Pocatello High School (docket #1096-DS), as well as the construction of a gym, reportedly known as “The Pit.”
Pocomoke State Forest (which contains Pocomoke River State Park) consists of over 15,000 acres of “loblolly pine, mixed pine-hardwood, bottomland hardwood, and bald-cypress” trees, and offers opportunities for fishing, hunting, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, boating, canoeing, and camping. … read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed two parks in El Cerrito, one of which is Poinsett Park in the Mira Vista section at the north end of the town. The date of the work is unknown to us. Poinsett Park… read more
“Sumter County donated 1,000 acres (4 km2) for the park, which opened to the public in 1936. Many buildings still in use at the park were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps from locally quarried coquina rock. Coquina is a young… read more
From the Wisconsin DNR website: “1939: WPA began work on road construction and developing a forest lodge. The lumber came from this forest and shakes came from the Lake Elba prison camp at Rhinelander. Rip-rap came from the Jambo Creek… read more
“Point Fermin Park is located in the San Pedro district, on the bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. With the addition of the Wilder tract to this Park, we were able to use a great many R.F.C. [Reconstruction Finance Corporation] and… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) did the initial development work at Point Lobos State Reserve in the late 1930s. The CCC enrollees worked out of a camp at Pfeiffer-Big Sur State Park. Point Lobos was acquired by the state in… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) did the initial development work at Point Lobos State Reserve in the late 1930s. The CCC enrollees worked out of a camp at Pfeiffer-Big Sur State Park Because Point Lobos is meant to guard the… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) did the initial development work at Point Lobos State Reserve in the late 1930s. The CCC enrollees worked out of a camp at Pfeiffer-Big Sur State Park Because Point Lobos is meant to guard the… read more
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) did the initial development work at Point Lobos State Reserve in the late 1930s. The CCC enrollees worked out of a camp at Pfeiffer-Big Sur State Park Because Point Lobos is meant to guard the… read more
