Bennington St. Reconstructions – Boston MA

City:
Boston, MA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) conducted the following work in East Boston, Massachusetts. WPA Bulletin:

Bennington Street, East Boston, main artery between Sumner Tunnel and Revere and Winthrop has been resurfaced with asphalt by WPA. Street car reservations have been eliminated and there now is a clear road surface of 60 feet between curbs.

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Oct. 5, 1936 (pg. 2) https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 16, 2017.

Location Info

Bennington St.
Boston, MA

Coordinates: 42.377208, -71.032732

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