- City:
- Shenandoah, PA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Playgrounds, Athletic Courts and Fields
- New Deal Agency:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Construction of Shenandoah PA’s Girard Park began in September of 1936 with the support of funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA allocated $93,000 for the development of the sixteen-acre park, with the rest of the cost to be shared with the city of Shenandoah.
According to a contemporary report in Parks & Recreation magazine, Girard Park “was first designed for a bandstand but the newest plans call for children’s playground equipment, which will probably place the park cost at more than the anticipated $134,000.”
The public park has played a central role in the community life of Shenandoah since the start. Proposals to renovate and refurbish the site have recently been introduced to ensure the park’s continued operation.
Source notes
“Shenandoah Plans New Park,” Parks & Recreation. August 1936.
John E Usalis, “Shenandoah to Soon Begin Girard Park Improvements,” Republican Herald. July 26, 2020. https://www.republicanherald.com/news/shenandoah-to-soon-begin-girard-park-improvements/article_9660916c-d2d7-5cca-ad18-35a552b023fb.html
Site originally submitted by Gray Brechin on April 9, 2022.
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