New Deal History: Revisited & Revised

News items that discuss and rethink the New Deal and its impact on America.

• Salon and Closing Reception: A Time for a New Deal Museum!

  • March 25, 2013

  Exhibit: A Time for a New Deal Museum: Finding a Home for the New Deal’s Art, Architecture and Social Policy Treasures **Closing Reception & Salon/Discussion 7-9 PM  – Thursday, March 28, 2013** Join us Thursday at the Canessa Gallery for a slideshow and discussion about the need for a permanent home for New ...
• FDR’s legacy lives on in streets of small town America

  • March 25, 2013

    From the Auburn Journal comes this article on the WPA in California's gold country: Writes reporter Matthew Whitely: "As you walk through Downtown Auburn or along Vernon Street in Roseville, the contributions of WPA are alive and well, featuring some of the most beautiful buildings in Placer County. These include Placer High ...
• How the New Deal Built Nevada

  • March 25, 2013

  In the midst of research, we came across this nice historical piece from the Reno News & Review. Published in 2008, the article offers a window into the world of New Deal Nevada. We're reprinting just a small portion of the article here. Follow the link below for the ...
• A Time for a New Deal Museum!

  • March 8, 2013

  Exhibit: A Time for a New Deal Museum: Finding a Home for the New Deal’s Art, Architecture and Social Policy Treasures **Opening Reception 5-8 PM  – Monday, March 11, 2013** The Exhibit will be open all month – join us Monday for slideshow and discussion about the need for a permanent home for New ...
• The Ghost of Timberline Lodge

  • February 21, 2013

  Here's some fascinating history, from John Gottberg Anderson of the Oregon-based Bend Bulletin: "Seventy-five years is a ripe old age, one that isn’t achieved without a few battle scars. There was a time when the historic Timberline Lodge, on the north slope of Mount Hood, didn’t appear likely to survive its teenage years. Built at the ...
• Eleanor: The Radical Roosevelt

  • February 18, 2013

  Let the record show that the Eleanor you see in the film Hyde Park on Hudson is an incomplete charicature, so says historian Peter Dreier in a Jan. 24 2013 essay in Yes! Magazine: ".... In reality, Eleanor’s life—before she met FDR, during the 13 years she served as first lady, ...
• New book: Public Art & Architecture in New Mexico 1933-43

  • February 18, 2013

  From the ABQ Journal comes this nice commentary on a new book out by Kathy Flynn, who runs the National New Deal Preservation Association. "... New Deal-sponsored architecture surrounded Kathryn Flynn when she was growing up in Portales. There was the courthouse, a post office and school buildings, as well as ...
• Exploring CCC Ski Trails

  • February 17, 2013

  New York Times reporter Jonathan Mingle describes his ski adventure down CCC trails in the Northeast. From the Times: "The Thunderbolt is one of more than a dozen semi-hidden gems tucked throughout the hills of New England, the legacy of a trail-cutting frenzy conducted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation ...
• Bronx Murals At Risk

  • February 3, 2013

  Murals by Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn are at risk in the proposed sale of a New Deal Post Office in the Bronx. From the New York Times:  ".....  Described by the Landmarks Preservation Commission as the largest of 29 Depression-era post offices in New York City, the Bronx General ...
• Look How We've Grown!

  • January 25, 2013

  Head on over to our "about" pages for a look at the growth of the Living New Deal map over the years. From here, in 2006.... To here, in November 2012, and we keep growing each week..... It's all thanks to our growing team of dedicated volunteers. Thank you! ...