In 2020, the Living New Deal NYC Chapter began a collaboration with the NYC Parks to install new signage at New York City public facilities that were built in 1930s by New Deal agencies. Limited evidence remains today of the… read more
JOIN US! “The New Deal Artistry of Jo Mora” Tuesday, January 18, 5pm PST Adventurer, author and artist of the American West, Jo Mora worked as a cowboy, a guard on a Mexican railroad, and lived with the Hopi in… read more
Living New Deal Advisor June Hopkins, the granddaughter of key New Dealer Harry Hopkins, participated in a panel discussion with other descendants of the original F.D.R. Cabinet and Brain Trust descendants during a conference titled, “The New Deal Then and… read more
The Free Library of Philadelphia is hosting a New Deal exhibit called “For the Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited.” Co-curated by Laura Stroffolino, who is Print and Picture Collection Curator, and and Caitlin Goodman, Curator of the Rare Book Department,… read more
In every state, volunteers equipped with the Living New Deal’s new mobile app are sending us their New Deal discoveries. Our online New Deal map and database document 17,000 New Deal sites. We believe we’ve just scratched the surface! Our website draws… read more
“The New Deal and Far-Right Extremism: Saving the Republic”Featuring: Kevin Baker, author and historian Wednesday, March 24, 7:00pm EDT7:00pm Eastern/4:00pm Pacific RSVP A link to the webinar will be provided upon registering. Please join us for a Living New Deal… read more
View the Conversation A recording of Tuesday’s luncheon is available here. We hope you find it as fascinating at we did. Please share with anyone who might be interested! NCAC’s virtual luncheon explored the various approaches to resolving tensions around… read more
By Betty Rivard, Charleston, WV Over 1500 documentary photographs were taken by ten professional photographers in West Virginia between 1934 and 1943. These photographs continue to be exhibited, published, and referenced in discussions to this day. Beginning in 2006, the West… read more
Evan Kalish, Postlandia founder and Living New Deal researcher at large published a post about the recent USPS Officials order to cover historic murals in 12 states. Kalish writes that, “[i]nternal emails obtained via the Freedom of Information Act reveal that… read more
Rose Aguilar spoke with Living New Deal’s Gray Brechin and Richard A Walker for the May 14 edition of Your Call on KALW. Walker and Brechin reflect on the state of the country and the unfolding crisis to argue it’s… read more
Gray Brechin was interviewed by By Patrick Sisson for a Curbed story titled, “Stimulus isn’t enough. Our cities need a post-pandemic New Deal.” Reflecting on the current crisis, Brechin noted that, “advocates and boosters of the New Deal constantly spoke of ‘increasing… read more
Dear Friends of the Living New Deal, Like you, we’re rattled. As of today at midnight, the 7 million people living in the Bay Area were put under “lock down” to arrest the spread of the corona virus. Schools, shops,… read more
Dear Friends of the Living New Deal, Like you, we’re rattled. As of today at midnight, the 7 million people living in the Bay Area were put under “lock down” to arrest the spread of the corona virus. Schools, shops,… read more
Update: The Fri., March 6, 6-8pm – Opening Reception will take place as scheduled. We will not to serve food this event, but will provide wine, beer, and water.We will also provide soap/water and hand sanitizer.An update about the March 20… read more
We are thrilled to welcome Teresa Ghilarducci to the Living New Deal NYC branch’s Advisory Council. A labor economist and nationally-recognized expert in retirement security, Ghilarducci is the Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Professor of Economics at the New School for… read more
Aymar Embury II, prolific Architect of the New Deal in New York City, created some of the City’s best known features, and nobody knows. To find out more about Embury’s built legacy read this essay by Living New Deal associate, Frank… read more
Join our campaign to save the historic WPA murals at the George Washington High School in San Francisco. The members of the SF School Board have voted on June 27 to destroy the murals. The Guardian, the New York Times, and… read more
Women and the Spirit of the New Deal highlights the extensive role of women in the programs and operations of the New Deal under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was prepared for a two-day conference, “Women and the Spirit of… read more
As development marched toward the Berkeley hills in the 1920s, the ravine carved by Cordonices Creek was considered too steep for houses. With panoramic westward views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate, the 3.6-acre canyon captured the imagination… read more
A Riverside GreenwayCharleston, West Virginia Several times a week I walk alongside a beautiful stretch of the Kanawha River in downtown Charleston, West Virginia. Kanawha Boulevard was a narrow, traffic-clogged street when, in late 1930s, the city and the Public… read more
Living New Deal founder Dr. Gray Brechin’s provocative 1999 bestseller, Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin, (University of California Press) is now available as an audio book narrated by the author. A website that accompanies the audio book’s release… read more
A revamped Fine Arts Collection website recently unveiled by the US General Services Administration (GSA) is a bonanza for anyone interested in public art and especially those who love the art of the New Deal. While still a work in… read more
Gray Brechin’s provocative and best-selling book, Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin, first published by the University of California Press in 1999 is now available as an audio book read by Gray Brechin. The book is now more relevant… read more
The Lahaina Banyan Tree has survived the Maui Fire and stands as a symbol of resilience as Lahaina mourns the many lives lost this week. The Banyan Tree is a beloved landmark and an essential part of Maui’s cultural and… read more
Soon after the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in March 1933, the U. S. Forest Service supervised CCC enrollees in their development of a new campground at Eagle Creek as well as the expansion of Oregon’s original Eagle Creek… read more
Greenbelt, Maryland will celebrate the 90th anniversary of FDR’s New Deal (1933-1942) at the19th Utopia Film Festival to be held October 20-22 at the city’s historic Old Greenbelt Theatre. This year’s festival will include a presentation of the “New Deal Spirit Award.”… read more
Many Americans viewed the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s active public life “with mingled admiration and alarm,” according to one reporter at the time. An Atlanta couple sent a telegram to FDR: “MR. PRESIDENT WOULD YOU PLEASE SUGGEST THAT MRS. ROOSEVELT CONFINE… read more
The Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), a unique New Deal program begun in 1935, provided jobs to thousands; published scores of books (including the celebrated WPA American Guide series); kickstarted the careers of such legendary authors as Richard Wright and May… read more