- City:
- West Springfield, MA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor constructed sewers in West Springfield, Mass. WPA Bulletin, 1937:
Over in West Springfield … WPA is installing two miles of sanitary sewers which are attracting considerable attention. No complaints have been registered for the job has resulted in a building boom in which the town fathers, real estate dealers, building supply people, store keepers and family groups have a keen, common interest. Since the start of the projects, seven new homes have been built on Amostown Road, two on Warren Street and many more will soon be built on Craiwell Avenue and Falmouth Street.
Source notes
Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Oct. 1, 1937 (pg. 3) https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unitSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 19, 2017.
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