- City:
- New York City, Staten Island, NY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Golf Courses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA), Temporary Emergency Relief Act (NY only)
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
On May 7, 1936, the Department of Parks announced the opening of the Silver Lake Golf Course, which had been “thoroughly reconstructed with new tees and greens throughout…with relief funds provided by the C.W.A., T.E.R.A. and W.P.A.”
Source notes
https://www.silive.com Department of Parks, Press Release, May 7, 1936Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 7, 2015.
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