Boardwalk Improvements – Atlantic City NJ

City:
Atlantic City, NJ

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal

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

Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to improve the boardwalk in in Atlantic City ca. 1935-6. The project included the installation of new decking. The improvements helped the boardwalk to withstand the Cape Hatteras hurricane of 1936.

Source notes

"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; October 1936 issue, page 14. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 12, 2015.

Location Info

Atlantic City, NJ

Location notes: General location marker for Atlantic City

Coordinates: 39.357339, -74.423822

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