- City:
- San Francisco, CA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
WPA workers removed bodies from old Odd Fellows Cemetery to create this park.
"Constructed playground, 3 tennis courts and 2 basketball fields, 1 volleyball court, landscaped and built drainage and water system, fenced entire playground and courts, built convenience station and 8 sets of horseshoe courts and 4 outdoor checker tables. This is the largest supervised playground in the Richmond District."–Healy, p. 62.
Source notes
Healy, Clyde E. San Francisco Improved: Report of Clyde E. Healy, Assistant City Engineer - City of San Francisco and Coordinator of W.P.A. Projects, Period October 10, 1935 to August 31, 1939. San Francisco : [s.n.]., 1939. United States. Work Projects Administration (Calif.) Report on Progress of the Works Program in San Francisco. January, 1938. Works Progress Administration / William Mooser, Jr., branch manager. [San Francisco? 1938] Further project information submitted by Eric Karpman.Site Details
Total Cost |
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$123,825.00 |
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Wondering about the history of 1 Edward St, San Francisco – it must be over 100 years old. It is across from Rossi playground (former Odd Fellows Cemetery).