- City:
- Arlington, MA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Sidewalks and Stairs
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed sidewalks in Arlington, Massachusetts, including at the intersection of Renfrew St and Hillside Ave. A WPA plaque is embedded on the “left” side of the street at the corner if one is looking towards State Route 2/Belmont. Given as the plaque says “Work Projects Administration,” as opposed to “Works Progress Administration,” this dates the sidewalk to 1939 or later.
Many of sidewalks in this neighborhood look similar and seem to be from the same time period.
Source notes
WPA plaque on site.
Site originally submitted by Andrew David on April 6, 2019.
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