- City:
- Burlington, VT
- Site Type:
- Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) reconstructed parts of Burlington’s Main Street in 1938, including foundation and paving work. Archival photos show such work being undertaken between S. Union and S. Willard Streets.
Source notes
Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper), Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box A05, Folder 15, Item 20, https://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/mcalA05F15i20 (accessed May 17, 2017) Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper), Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box A05, Folder 15, Item 25, https://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/mcalA05F15i25 (accessed May 17, 2017)Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 17, 2017.
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