Riverview Park Development – Pittsburgh PA

City:
Pittsburgh, PA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Park Roads and Bridges, Sanitation and Water Disposal

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

Completed:
1941

Description

“In 1941, WPA workers built the visitors’ center, a fountain and stone entrance walls at Riverview Park on the North Side, a project spearheaded by Griswold. Out-of-work Pittsburghers also made drainage repairs, paved roads and improved entrances in Riverview Park, Ms. Rademacher said.”

Source notes

https://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2012/07/06/Great-Depression-program-still-benefiting-Americans-today/stories/201207060217 (accessed Mar. 2118)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 18, 2018.

Location Info


Riverview Park
Pittsburgh, PA

Location notes: Location of Visitor Center

Coordinates: 40.482985, -80.018434

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