- City:
- San Francisco, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Tennis Courts, Shelters
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop San Francisco’s Mountain Lake Park during the Great Depression. Examples:
Repairs like Lombard, consisting of landscaping, building 2 new tennis courts and walks and horseshoe courts; also provided a shelter for card playing for the older people.–Healy, p. 56.
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 |
|---|
| $53,439.00 |
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