- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Playgrounds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
In 1936, the Washington Post reported improvement work at several city playgrounds, the Petworth Playground among them.
This would have been part of a major New Deal park renovation effort across the district. The work was likely done by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which had undertaken a nearly $1 million program of park and playground improvements in 1935-36.
Source notes
“Park planners cite D.C. need of playgrounds,” Washington Post, March 29, 1936, p. X7
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on February 26, 2015.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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