The Lowdown

The Lowdown features articles on the people, projects and achievements of the Living New Deal itself.

• National Archives Discoveries

  • October 11, 2017

  Brent McKee, the Living New Deal's Project Historian, recently undertook a massive research effort at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington DC, resulting in a trove of New Deal discoveries. He scanned over 8,000 photographs, which will result in approximately 1,200 new sites being added to our online ...
• LND Website Upgrades

  • October 11, 2017

  We have been hard at work upgrading The LivingNew Deal website to make it more comprehensive and user-friendly. To that end, you can now use your computer or phone's location settings to connect to our online map to view New Deal sites near you. To use this feature, go to the map and click on the "Nearby" button on ...
• Welcome to our New Project Manager, Erin Reding

  • September 11, 2017

  The Living New Deal has a new Project Manager, Erin Reding.  Erin attended UC Berkeley, where she graduated in 2004 with Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa and best student in Geography.  She finished Law School in 2007, then worked for the County of Alameda as Deputy County Counsel and as ...
• The Amazing Totem Poles of Alaska

  • September 8, 2017

  Among the most interesting New Deal public works we have ever documented are the Alaska totem poles restored or recarved by Native craftsmen enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Drawing on materials uncovered at the National Archives, we have mapped over 100 totem pole sites. A fascinating primary source ...
• Threat to Greenbelt, Maryland

  • September 8, 2017

  Residents of Greenbelt, MD have created a petition to save their beloved town from changes in the Prince George's County zoning ordinance that would weaken protections against ill-considered urban development. Greenbelt is the only one of the three New Deal Greenbelt Towns that retains most of its original features and ...
• Living New Dealer of the Month: Gabriel Milner

  • September 8, 2017

  This summer our longtime Project Manager, Gabe Milner, moved on to a new job and a new life. Gabe had been a pillar of the Living New Deal team for three years, keeping the operation running and organized down to the last detail. Always cheerful and ready to ...