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Constructed in 1935. A new High School was built in 1995 due to overcrowding. Demolished in 2009. The Harriet Beecher Stowe elementary school was built on the same location in 2011 and incorporates an art deco bas relief and a… read more

An article by Gerald Reed in the Lewiston Evening Journal Jan. 3rd, 1935 reported that the CWA helped with the funding of the construction of a sub fire station in East Auburn and the renovation of another sub fire station… read more

Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported: “Started Oct. 6, WPA crews established a record here when they completed the $26,000 “G” street pedestrian subway weeks ahead of schedule. The new 92-foot concrete subway connects with a long railroad underpass.” The… read more

The New York Times reported in 1941 that, as part of WPA efforts, Brooklyn would receive six new playgrounds, located at: “Third Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street, Second Avenue and Fifty-fifth Street, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Fifty-second Street, Albany and Foster… read more

“During the dark days of the Depression, Santa Barbara gained more than its share from the Federal program known as the Works Progress Administration…Another local WPA gem, the grandstands, fences and outbuildings that graced the grand old Laguna Park baseball… read more

The WPA-built Art Moderne style armory adjacent to Delta State Teachers College (now Delta State University) provided facilities beginning in 1946 for one of the earliest guidance centers. Delta State later acquired the armory building and it served as an… read more

The Sayville Library in 1940 was having staffing problems because of the depression. The National Youth Administration came to their aid when two workers from this group assisted [Librarian Elinor] Haff and her secretary with cataloging, processing, repair, and shelving… read more

“In 1934, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) converted an eleven-year-old pier into a waterside recreation center at a cost of one million dollars. … Opened in 1936, the George Cromwell Recreation Center soon came to play a vital role in… read more

The New Deal supported various improvements to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden during the Great Depression, among which was the Herb Garden: “Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor was used to build the 1938 Herb Garden, a Caparn design taken from a… read more

The Eastbridge Faculty and Staff apartments at the University of Mississippi were constructed by the PWA and consisted of eight, 2-bedroom apartments. The building has since been demolished.