- City:
- Springfield, IL
- Site Type:
- Bathhouses, Parks and Recreation, Lakes and Ponds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs
Description
“The bathhouse at the new Lake Springfield beach area started out as a Civil Works Administration program but couldn’t be finished as a work relief program because there was “an absence of skilled workers on the relief rolls,” according to the Illinois State Journal in 1933. It was completed by private construction.
The beach opened in 1935 with help from the federal programs. Public parks, the wildlife sanctuary and other recreational areas also benefited.”
Source notes
https://www.sj-r.com/x1569322029/Area-landmarks-trace-back-to-1930s-projects
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 31, 2017.
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