- City:
- Las Vegas, NV
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Description
“Between 1934 and 1935, Civil Works Administration and Federal Emergency Relief Administration workers had repaved over fifty-eight blocks. Much of the work was in the suburbs, where the “dust menace” had long been a problem.”
Source notes
Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District Nomination: https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/LVHSnomination.pdfSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 11, 2014.
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