- City:
- Lake Placid, NY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Winter Sports
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This small mountain town developed Olympic quality winter sports facilities in order to host the Olympic games in 1932. These facilities, including ski slopes and the bob-sled run, were later improved by the WPA. The resort was again used for the Olympics in 1980.
Source notes
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