Reservoir Park Bandshell – Harrisburg PA
The W.P.A. constructed Harrisburg’s Reservoir Park Bandshell ca. 1939. “The erection of a bandshell was part of a $290,000 grant for area park improvements.”
Restroom (Comfort Station) – Walnut Canyon National Monument AZ
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees from the Mt. Elden Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp near Flagstaff worked at Walnut Canyon National Monument from 1938 to 1942. The CCC built the stone comfort station (restrooms) on a rise above the visitors’… read more
Restroom Building – Abilene KS
“The WPA restroom building is a small rectangular structure oriented east-west near the northwest corner of Poplar and 4th streets. Like the other WPA park buildings, random range quarry-faced ashlar limestone clads the walls of this building. “
Reverchon Park – Dallas TX
The WPA did extensive work in this Dallas park as part of “an extensive parks beautification program intended to make the city a showplace. For Reverchon, this meant the introduction of a series of stoneworks, including the floral amphitheater known… read more
Revere Beach Reservation Development – Revere MA
Description of a project undertaken by the W.P.A.: 1937 MDC annual report: “Revere Beach Reservation; to rebuild two concrete truck and ambulance ramps to the beach; to build 700 linear feet of 4-foot high concrete sea wall near the North… read more
Rib Mountain State Park and CCC Camp – Rib Mountain WI
“In July 1935, a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was set up on the west bank of the Wisconsin River in the town of Rib Mountain. The 250 young men created walking paths, widened the road, developed a campground and… read more
Ribbon Falls Trail – Grand Canyon National Park AZ
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted extensive development work in Grand Canyon National Park from 1933 to 1942. Among its trail development work, the CCC constructed the Ribbon Falls Trail. The National Park Service’s CCC Walking Tour says: “More challenging… read more
Richard A. Rutkowski Park Improvements – Bayonne NJ
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked on a project that involved “cutting embankment on upland at 54th St. Newark Bay, cleaning beach and reconstruction of 3 life-saving stations.” Richard A. Rutkowski Park is still in use today.
Richardson Grove State Park Development – Garberville CA
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made several improvements to Richardson Grove State Park during the period 1933-40. Richardson Grove was one of the original Old Growth redwood groves purchased by the Save the Redwoods League in the early 20th century… read more
Richland County Fairgrounds Improvements – Sidney MT
Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in 1937: “The Richland county fairgrounds are being completely remodeled for the coming Richland county fair and according to manager Jack Suckstorff about 40 men are now being employed in this work which is… read more
Ricker Pond State Park – Groton VT
A developed campsite within the 26,000 acre Groton State Forest, Ricker Pond State Park was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. “In 1933, CCC Company 1217 from New York City was stationed at Ricker Mills and then followed by Company 1162 in… read more
Ridge Road Park Development – Hartsdale NY
“Portions of the park have historical significance because they were constructed and financed by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). One charmingly rustic single-story picnic shelter, for example, was built in 1942 by the W.P.A.”
Rienzi Playground – Bronx NY
On December 4, 1941, the NYC Department of Parks announced the start of construction on two new playgrounds in the Bronx, including what is now known as Rienzi Playground. The release explains that the WPA was removing sixteen 1-3 story… read more
Rifle Range Enlargements – West Rush NY
“Rochester National Defense Cont., Inc., 50-acre semi-military range at West Rush, reached via State 2A to Rush, West Rush Road to Golah; a 600-yd. range, suitable for large and small bore rifle, pistol, and trap shooting. Members only. Grant has… read more
Rim Drive – Crater Lake National Park OR
“Rim Drive is a scenic highway in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. It is a 33-mile (53 km) loop that follows the caldera rim around Crater Lake. Because of the its unique engineering and the surrounding park landscape,… read more
Rim Trail – Walnut Canyon National Monument AZ
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees from the Mt. Elden Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp near Flagstaff worked at Walnut Canyon National Monument from 1938 to 1942. Among other work, the CCC crews almost surely built the Rim Trail, which departs… read more
Rim Trail: Log Benches – Grand Canyon Village AZ
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted extensive development work at Grand Canyon Village, 1933-37. The National Park Service CCC Walking Tour notes that: “While the CCC crews were refurbishing the rock wall [along Rim Trail, in 1935], they also constructed… read more
Rim Trail: Resurfacing – Grand Canyon Village AZ
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted extensive development work at Grand Canyon Village, 1933 to 1937, including resurfacing the Rim Trail from roughly Hermit Road to Yavapai Point. The resurfacing extended far beyond the part of the trail in front… read more
Rim Trail: Rock Wall – Grand Canyon Village AZ
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) conducted extensive development work at Grand Canyon Village, including reconstruction of an approximately 0.4-mile stretch of wall along the central portion of the Rim Trail, roughly between Bright Angel Lodge and El Tovar Hotel. The… read more
Rim Village Historic District Projects – Crater Lake National Park OR
“The year 1933 brought many significant changes into the National Park system. Up until that time President Herbert Hoover saw to it that the national parks received their allotment requests for park operations and development. Budgets and staff for the… read more
Rincon Ranger Station – Azusa CA
1 of 20 CCC camps in the Angeles National Forest. F-130 Co. #905 shared the location with Camp Rincon, a declining private camp run by Burt Luckey. From 1933 to 1935 the CCC men built trails, firebreaks, and roads.
Rita Blanca Lake – Dalhart TX
“Rita Blanca Lake’s heyday began when the Works Progress Administration came to town in 1939. The W.P.A. was formed by the government on the heels of the Great Depression to help create jobs for the unemployed in communities around the… read more
Ritter Park – Huntington WV
Ritter Park is a historic park founded in 1913. The Works Progress Administration carried out improvement work in the 1930s. The National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for Ritter Park notes that Gus Wofford, a landscape architect who worked for the Board… read more
River Trail – Grand Canyon National Park AZ
In 1933-36, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the Grand Canyon’s River Trail at the bottom of the canyon between the Bright Angel and Kaibab trails. The National Park Service’s CCC Walking Tour, discussing various CCC trail development projects, notes:… read more
River Walk – San Antonio TX
Construction of the San Antonio River Walk was undertaken during the Great Depression by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and is one of the agency’s most iconic accomplishments. During the late 1800’s citizens of San Antonio became concerned about preserving… read more
Riverbank Park Improvements – Westbrook ME
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) completed improvements at Riverbank Park in Westbrook ME. “Riverbank Improved by C. W. A. Project The C.W.A. project for improving Riverbank, and greatly appreciated by the Trustees, consisted in the closing of the unsightly dump… read more
Riverside Golf Course – Fresno CA
In 1939 the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Riverside Golf Course and clubhouse, as well as an adjacent swimming beach and playground in Fresno. “Riverside Golf Course was designed by Billy Bell and built in 1939 as a WPA… read more
Riverside Golf Course Expansion – Portland ME
Portland’s Riverside Golf Course was one of several local sites to be improved by the WPA in 1936 when “the Public Works and Park Departments received $86,875 in WPA funds for engineering, supervision, a portion of the wages of skilled… read more
Riverside Park – Greenville PA
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) each worked to develop Riverside Park in Greenville, Pennsylvania during the 1930s.
Riverside Park – Long Prairie MN
Riverside Park was conceived of, developed, and built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the drought years of the mid-30’s, being completed in 1936. The project called for the development of 2.5 acres of pasture land along the bank… read more
Riverside Park Bathhouse – Minneapolis MN
Shortly after the creation of Minneapolis’ park board in April 1883, the organization designated land for the future Riverside Park. Land was acquired by 1884 and the area was called Sixth Ward Park until 1885. Since then it has been… read more
Riverside Park Cabins (relocated) – Laurel MT
“Along the Yellowstone River, the Civilian Conservation Corps put up the buildings at Laurel’s Riverside Park as a place for workers to stay. The site later housed World War II POWs who supplied labor for the surrounding farms. Six of… read more
Riverside Park Improvements – Milwaukee WI
“Repairing and painting of park board buildings, including band shells, bath houses, pavilions, bridges, residences, service buildings and play ground buildings in the following parks…Riverside Park.”
Riverside Park Improvements – Tonawanda NY
Riverside Park in Buffalo, New York was improved in 1938 by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). 230 men were put to work on the project.
Riverside Park Reconstruction – New York NY
Riverside Park is a 6.7-mile long waterside public park in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, running between the Hudson River and Riverside Drive. Its origins go back to Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the designers of Central Park in the… read more
Riverside Park: 106th St. Overlook Cafe – New York NY
This charming stone overlook and the surrounding steps in Riverside Park at 106th St. were built with New Deal funds and labor during the massive overhaul of the whole park area from 1934 to 1941. The work was supported mainly… read more
Riverside Park: 79th Street Boat Basin – New York NY
Located along the Henry Hudson Parkway, the 79th Street Boat Basin is a marina, restaurant and still popular Manhattan destination. It was built in the 1930s with extensive New Deal support: “In a way, we owe the existence of the… read more
Riverside Park: Athletic Fields – New York NY
Researcher Frank da Cruz explains that: “By 1934, the park was in terrible shape; Robert Moses and the NY City Parks Department, using New Deal funding, designers, and labor completely leveled the original park and replaced it with a new… read more
Riverside Park: Landscaping – New York NY
Researcher Frank da Cruz explains here that a major part of the New Deal creation of what is now Riverside Park involved completely re-shaping the land itself. The park was re-engineered from its natural rather steep slope “into two relatively… read more