- City:
- Blue Point, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1937
Description
The WPA undertook a “sidewalk, curb and gutter project” in parts of Blue Point as part of a $174,315 project begun in July 1937. The federal government supplied $123,340 while the Town of Brookhaven contributed $50,975 toward the project, which featured similar work performed in neighboring Patchogue.
Source notes
"Big Town Sidewalk Projects Will Be Started During July"; Mid-Island Mail, Jun. 16, 1937 (page 2).Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 16, 2014.
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