- City:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Zoos, Park Roads and Bridges, Sidewalks and Stairs
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted multiple projects in Highland Park in Pittsburgh. “In Highland Park, WPA workers built stone steps throughout the park and modernized the main zoo building.” Another article notes that the WPA built a “rhino quarters” at the zoo in 1939.
Source notes
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2012/07/06/Great-Depression-program-still-benefiting-Americans-today/stories/201207060217 (accessed Mar. 2018)
PITTSBURGH ZOO TO BE HOME OF BABY RHINO, The News-Herald, Oct. 18, 1943 (pg. 2): https://www.newspapers.com/image/53495144/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 18, 2018.
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