- City:
- New York, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
Description
The WPA funded the removal of 33 miles of trolley tracks in New York City (The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition). This image shows “WPA workers removing old street car tracks on Fourth Avenue [now Park Ave.]. Picture shows 16th Street facing South” c. 1936 (WPA).
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 4294
"The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition", last accessed October 2015
"New Deal Network: 4th Avenue Street Car Track Removal", last accessed October 2015
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