Hamilton Place Improvements – Hackensack NJ

City:
Hackensack, NJ

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Sidewalks and Stairs

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

Started:
1936

Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) repaved Hamilton Place with a concrete base and macasphalt top in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1936. Curbs and gutters were also reconstructed. The WPA also relaid tracks along the road for the municipal Public Service department.

Source notes

"The Dawn," a New Jersey WPA publication; September 1936 issue, page 6. Found at the Jersey City Public Library's New Jersey Room.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 10, 2015.

Location Info


Hamilton Pl.
Hackensack, NJ

Coordinates: 40.897866, -74.051793

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