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The federal Treasury Department funded the construction of a post office building in Union City, Pennsylvania at 11 E. High Street, ca. 1938. While the building has since been demolished a relief sculpture created for the lobby has been relocated… read more

The former Knox County Tuberculosis Hospital, in the Art Deco style, was constructed between 1936 and 1937, using funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). It has since been demolished.

The library was completed in 1936 with funds provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It has since been demolished.

After the Ohio River flood, in 1937 the Lawrenceburg public library—along with libraries in Aurora, Jeffersonville, and New Albany—were furnished with materials and labor by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in order to get facilities back in “good condition.” This… read more

Researcher Frank da Cruz makes a convincing argument that this former playground was built with New Deal funds: “According to a present-day NYC Parks Department web page, ‘This property, bounded by East 146th Street, Walton Avenue, and the Grand Concourse,… read more

A Department of Parks press release from December 4, 1939 describes the completion of WPA work on Noble Playground, along with three other playgrounds: “At East 177th Street and Noble Avenue the 3.6 acre area contains a children’s playground and… read more

The New York City Parks Department Press Release for October 14, 1935 announces the opening of a new playground at the site of what was later called Macombs Dam Park, with some or all of the following amenities: wading pools,… read more

“A Public Works Administration grant of $42,545 was allocated for a pool at Wheeling Park to replace the obsolete facility that dated to the early 1900s. The grant was matched locally by a gift of $52,000 from businessman W.E. Stone…. read more

The first Huntington Park city hall was constructed in 1914 at the corner of Pacific Boulevard and Irvington Avenue (now Gage Avenue). It was badly damaged in the massive 1933. In 1934, it was rebuilt with a new Art Deco… read more

In 1911, the Texas legislature approved the creation of a school district for Jourdanton after citizens appealed for assistance. A high school and football field were built after a bond election passed. In 1938, with assistance from the Works Progress… read more