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109th St. Pool – Los Angeles CA

The WPA helped in improvements at this pool that put 66 people to work in 1939. 53,300 man hours were used. $36,211 went toward labor and $3,129 to other expenses. As of Winter 2015, the facility was extant but being… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th and Choctaw Road Culvert – Choctaw OK

The Works Progress Administration built a culvert on Choctaw Road in Choctaw, OK. Contributor note: “This culvert carries water run-off north-south at the intersection of 10th Street and Choctaw Road. The culvert has a 3 ft by 3 ft. opening,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th Street and Autumn Lane Culvert – Harrah OK

The Works Progress Administration built a culvert at the intersection of 10thStreet and and Autumn Lane in Harrah, in 1939. Contributor note: “This culvert carries water run-off north-south under 10th Street, about two miles west of the town of Harrah…. read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th Street and Dobbs Road Culverts – Harrah OK

The Works Progress Administration built culverts at the intersection of 10th Street and Dobbs Road in Harrah, in 1939. Contributor note: “These two culverts carry water run-off east-west under Dobbs Road, on each side of 10th Street. The culverts were built… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th Street and Luther Road Culvert – Harrah OK

The Works Progress Administration built a culvert at the intersection of 10th Street and Luther Road in Harrah, in 1939. Contributor note: “This culvert carries water east-west under Luther Road, on the south side of 10th Street. The culvert opening is… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th Street and Peebly Road Culverts – Harrah OK

The Works Progress Administration built a culvert on 10thStreet Peebly Road, Oklahoma County. Contributor note: “On 10th Street, between Choctaw and Harrah, at Peebly Road, there are two culverts which carry water east-west from the drainage ditches alongside 10th Street…. read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th Street Bridge – Choctaw OK

The Works Progress Administration built a bridge on 10thStreet in Choctaw. Contributor note: “One-half mile east of Hiwassee Road on 10th Street, this is a bridge with three 10 ft. wide openings, and five concrete pillars at each side of… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th Street Culvert – Oklahoma County OK

The Works Progress Administration built a culvert on 10th Street in Oklahoma County, in 1939. Contributor note: “This culvert is located about 200 feet east of the intersection of 10th Street and Peebly Road. This culvert carries water north-south from a small… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

10th Street Culverts – Gotebo OK

The Works Progress Administration built culverts on 10th Street in Gotebo, OK in 1938. The culverts are marked with the WPA stamp and are located north and south of Maud Linnie Avenue. Contributor note: In front of a former school, these two… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

110th Police Precinct – Elmhurst NY

NYPD: 110th Precinct

The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed a new station house for the NYPD’s 110th precinct in Elmhurst. The project, built for $100,000, is still in use. Inside is a plaque crediting the WPA, with the date 1939, though the public… read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Police Stations
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

123rd Street Sewer Improvements – Queens NY

The WPA photos here show the sewer cut at the end of 123rd St. in Queens before and after the WPA improved it. The before photo has the following caption: “This is how the sewer cut at 123rd St. south… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

125th Street Sewer – New York NY

The Work Projects Administration undertook a large sewer replacement project with respect to 125th Street in Manhattan. The project was described by the WPA in 1940: “Completed early in 1940. New twin flat-op reinforced concrete sewer, each half ranging from… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

12th Street Overpass – Folsom NJ

The Bureau of Public Roads provided funds to construct an overpass carrying 12th Street over the railroad in Folsom, N.J. The project was undertaken as part of a larger grade crossing elimination initiative during that era. Living New Deal believes this structure has since been replaced…. read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Bureau of Public Roads (BPR)

160th Street Improvements – Queens NY

The federal Work Projects Administration undertook a large road repair project starting in 1935 in the borough of Queens. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were repaired; particular emphasis was placed on fixing washout-damaged stretches… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

164th Street Improvements – Queens NY

The federal Work Projects Administration undertook a large road repair project starting in 1935 in the borough of Queens. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were repaired; particular emphasis was placed on fixing washout-damaged stretches… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

16th Street Overpass – Hastings NE

In September 1935, an enormous highway and grade crossing elimination program was approved by the state Public Works Administration (PWA) officials and was forwarded to Washington for final approval. The large number of projects would amount to a financial outlay… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

179th Street Sewer – New York NY

This WPA photo showing a WPA sewer under construction has the following caption: “Engineers take pride in their work. This smiling WPA worker is as proud as his fellow workers and chief engineers as the big job nearing completion in… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

17th Avenue Improvements – Brooklyn NY

The federal Work Projects Administration (WPA) undertook several road improvement projects along roads in Brooklyn, New York. One such project involved the removal of malls and other repair work along 17th Ave. from 47th St. to Old New Utrecht Rd.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

17th St. Improvements – San Francisco CA

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 17th Street between Market and Harrison.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

18th St. Improvements – San Francisco CA

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 18th St. between 3rd St. and Missouri St.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

18th Street Paving – Jasper AL

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) carried out paving work on 18th Street in Jasper. According to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Jasper Land Company, the WPA’s road improvement work brought an increase in housing construction.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

18th Street Viaduct – Waco TX

This was a combination City/State/Federal (Civil Works Administration) project. Clearing the right-of-way for the viaduct began in Nov. 1933. In Feb. 1934, the federal government allotted $186,000. The cost of the project was $243,000. The width of paving was reduced… read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

1939 World’s Fair Mural Study – Chicago IL

Ilya Bolotowsky’s oil painting study for the Hall of Sciences mural at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York is today housed in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It is all that remains of Bolotowsky’s mural commissioned… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

1939 World’s Fair: New Jersey Pavilion Mural – Flushing NY

The New York Times wrote the following in 2003 in a retrospective article of New Jersey-based artist Michael Lenson: “[Mr. Lenson] moved to Newark and applied at the W.P.A. office on Halsey Street … Soon, Mr. Lenson was designing and… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

1940 Air Terminal Museum – Houston TX

Federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds enabled the construction of the old terminal at what was then known as Houston Municipal Airport. The Art Deco building at William P. Hobby Airport now serves as the 1940 Air Terminal Museum.

Project type: Airports, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

19th Avenue Improvements – Brooklyn NY

The federal Work Projects Administration (WPA) undertook several road improvement projects along roads in Brooklyn, New York. One such project involved the removal of malls and other repair work at the intersection of 19th Ave. and Dahill Rd.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

19th Avenue Yard Improvements – Brooklyn NY

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a sizable public building improvement project in Brooklyn, New York beginning in 1935.  The project involved the “Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices” at more than 30 locations, including the municipal yard at… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

19th Street Armory – Harrisburg PA

Harrisburg’s 19th Street Armory was constructed in 1937-8 as a New Deal project. The Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $28,752 grant for the project, whose total cost was $89,050. PWA Docket No. PA [W]1807.

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Armories
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

20th Avenue Paving – Irvington NJ

Among a series of paving projects undertaken by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Irvington, New Jersey was the 700-foot stretch of 20th Avenue from Ellis Ave. to 21st St. The work was completed in three days in September… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

212th Street Improvements – Queens Village NY

The federal Work Projects Administration undertook a large road repair project starting in 1935 in the borough of Queens. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were repaired; particular emphasis was placed on fixing washout-damaged stretches… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

21st Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 21st Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 36 living units was built for African American national defense workers (Washington, DC was… read more

Project type: Public Housing, Civic Facilities
Agency: Alley Dwelling Authority (DC only), Federal Works Agency (FWA)

21st Street Paving – Irvington NJ

Among a series of paving projects undertaken by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Irvington, New Jersey was the 1,200-foot stretch of 21st Street from from 20th Ave. to 18th Ave.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

227th Street Playground – Bronx NY

The 227th Street Playground in Bronx Park, June 2015, built by the New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and opened on June 25, 1941. From the NYC Parks Department press release: The new development covers an area of about two… read more

Project type: Landscaping and Tree Planting, Parks and Recreation, Playgrounds
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

24th Street Retaining Walls – Parkersburg WV

The Works Progress Administration built retaining walls on 24th Street in Parkersburg.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

25th Ave. Improvements – San Francisco CA

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 25th Ave. between Fulton St. and El Camino del Mar.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

25th Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 25th Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1944. This development of 40 living units was built for white national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly… read more

Project type: Public Housing, Civic Facilities
Agency: Alley Dwelling Authority (DC only), Federal Works Agency (FWA)

26th Street Storm Sewers – Parkersburg WV

The Works Progress Administration built storm sewers on 26th Street in Parkersburg.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

28th Street Land Reclamation Project – San Diego CA

28th Street Project

This WPA land reclamation project (a process by which new land is created from sea or riverbeds) appears to have taken place where 28th street runs into the San Diego coastline near East Harbor Drive. Note the ships and masts… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

2nd Street Dead End Wall – Salina KS

In 1939, a dead-end wall was constructed on 2nd Street in Salina, Kansas by youths who were employed by the National Youth Administration (NYA). The NYA was a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) that focused on training, employing,… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), National Youth Administration (NYA)

35th Avenue Development – Flushing NY

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) contributed to the development of what of 35th Avenue, extending it from Prince to College Points Boulevard (then known as Lawrence Street), in anticipation of the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing.

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

35th Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 35th Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 75 living units was built for white national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly… read more

Project type: Public Housing, Civic Facilities
Agency: Alley Dwelling Authority (DC only), Federal Works Agency (FWA)

3rd St. Improvements – San Francisco CA

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve many roads in San Francisco, including the stretch of 3rd St. between what was then Bayshore Blvd. and Burke Ave. Highway 101 now occupies that stretch of Bayshore Blvd.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

3rd Street Dead End Wall – Salina KS

In 1939, a dead-end wall was constructed on 3rd Street in Salina, Kansas by youths who were employed by the National Youth Administration (NYA). The rock wall at the south end of 3rd Street bears an NYA plaque. The NYA… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), National Youth Administration (NYA)

4-H Camp Cabins, Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest – Appomattox VA

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built some of the cabins at the Holiday Lake 4-H Center in Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest. The CCC also constructed the Woolridge Wayside picnic area nearby.

Project type: Campgrounds and Cabins, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

4th Avenue Court Building (former) Improvements – Brooklyn NY

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a sizable public building improvement project in Brooklyn, New York beginning in 1935.  The project involved the “Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices” at more than 30 locations, including the old 4th Avenue… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

4th Avenue Improvements – Greenville PA

The federal Civil Works Administration improved 4th Avenue— “ashing” the road—in Greenville, Pennsylvania between 1933 and 1934.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

51 Gough Street Office Building – San Francisco CA

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

56th St. Sidewalks and Driveways – Oakland CA

WPA marker on 56th St., Oakland CA

The Works Progress Administration built sidewalks and driveways on 56th St. in Oakland. 

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

5th Ave Bridge (demolished) – Evansville IN

Constructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1936, the 5th Avenue Bridge spanned Pigeon Creek, south of Diamond Ave, though it is no longer extant. It was a modified parker truss bridge, polygonal top chords, lacks cross diagonals in… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

5th District Magistrates Court Building (former) Improvements – Brooklyn NY

Beginning in 1935, Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a large program of improvements to public buildings in Brooklyn, New York.  The project involved the “Improvement of Public Buildings and Offices” at more than 30 locations, including the old 5th District… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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