Junction St.-Area Retaining Walls – Allentown PA

City:
Allentown, PA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control, Sidewalks and Stairs

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

Completed:
1937

Description

Retaining walls constructed along Union St., Junction St., and Martin Luther King Jr., were constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Source notes

https://articles.mcall.com/2011-09-04/news/mc-allentown-wpa-preservation-20110904_1_wpa-workers-lehigh-parkway-allentown (accessed Dec. 25, 2017)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 25, 2017.

Location Info


Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and Junction St.
Allentown, PA

Coordinates: 40.597360, -75.478164

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