- City:
- New York, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) assisted in the paving of what was then Seventh Avenue (now Frederick Douglass Blvd.) from 145th St. to 152nd St.
Source notes
The New York Times: "PAVING JOBS TO GO TO 2,500 WPA MEN," September 24, 1935 (pg. 25)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 27, 2018.
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