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Buffalo, NY: Riverside Park

Buffalo, NY: Riverside Park

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Buffalo, NY: Riverside Park

Buffalo, NY: Riverside Park

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Description

Riverside Park in Buffalo, New York was improved in 1938 by the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). 230 men were put to work on the project.

Source notes

List of Notable WPA Projects in the Buffalo Area, The Buffalo History Museum.
http://www.buffalohistory.org/docs/79de55bd-e793-424d-91e3-5ece56e8aad2.pdf (page 2)

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 29, 2014.

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Location Info

2607 Niagara St.
Buffalo, NY 14207

Coordinates: 42.955418, -78.909018

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