- City:
- San Francisco, CA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved the facilities at San Francisco’s Merced Manor. Work description:
Landscaped large reservoir and paths and prepared the top of the reservoir for construction of tennis courts eventually. An example of unique treatment of a reservoir in a residential section which has received the commendation of adjacent residents and thoughtful city planners.–Healy, p. 58.
Source notes
Healy, Clyde E. San Francisco Improved: Report of Clyde E. Healy, Assistant City Engineer - City of San Francisco and Coordinator of W.P.A. Projects, Period October 10, 1935 to August 31, 1939. San Francisco : [s.n.]., 1939.Site Details
| Total Cost |
|---|
| $28,244.00 |
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