Philadelphia International Airport – Philadelphia PA

City:
Philadelphia, PA

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

“The WPA’s good works in Philadelphia included … construction of the Municipal (later Philadelphia International) Airport …”

Source notes

https://articles.philly.com/1986-01-24/entertainment/26052208_1_wpa-military-hospitals-works-progress-administration

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 16, 2015.

Location Info


8000 Essington Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19153

Coordinates: 39.87, -75.25

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