- City:
- New York, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Playgrounds, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
A June 1936 press release from the Department of Parks announced the opening of four new playgrounds along Central Park West at 81st, 84th, 96th and 100th Streets. This playground at 84th St. is now known as Mariners’ Playground. It was “commissioned by Robert Moses as one of his 18 original playscapes for the park” (dnainfo). A 2015 article explained that a renovation would soon restore some of the original features that had since been lost.
Although these sources do not mention the WPA or other New Deal agencies, researcher Frank da Cruz explains here that almost all New York City Parks Department projects between 1934 and 1943 were carried out with New Deal funds and/or labor, and that after April 1935, the WPA quickly became the main source of this support.
Source notes
Department of Parks, Press Release, June 25, 1936 New York City Parks Department New Deal Projects 1934-43 Central Park's Playground to get a $1.5M Facelift With New WaterworksSite originally submitted by Frank da Cruz on October 8, 2016.
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