- City:
- Davis, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“Construction of Davis’s first public park in 1937 was importantly funded by the WPA. Of the $13,128 total cost, the WPA contributed $8,355, leaving $4,773 for the city.”
– Davis: Radical Changes, Deep Constants
The WPA constructed a public restrooms in the northeast corner of the park. “It was built in 1937 as a WPA project and was the first public restroom in Davis. It is also the only WPA building in the City of Davis, lending it additional historical significance. ”
(daviswiki.org)
Source notes
John Lofland. Davis: Radical Changes, Deep Constants. Arcadia Publishing. 2004: 111. https://www.yolo.net/ychs/publications/newDeal.html https://daviswiki.org/WPA_BuildingSite Details
| Federal Cost |
|---|
| $8,355.00 |
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