- City:
- Mount Vernon, NY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a retaining wall at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, New York during the 1930s. Recent plans for the renovation of Memorial Field have been fitful. The current status of the retaining wall is unknown to the Living New Deal.
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 7125-C-B "Westchester not likely to take over Memorial Field work ", Last accessed December 2015 "Westchester Stadium Gets Funds for Overhaul ", last accessed December 2015Contribute to this Site
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