- City:
- Sonora, CA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, National Youth Administration (NYA)
Description
“The Sonora Youth Center on Barretta Street was put into service in 1943 by the National Youth Administration, the Works Progress Administration for youth. It was for people 18 to 25 years old.”
– The Union Democrat
WPA project No. 65-3-4275, $14,442, approval date 1/14/36, “Construction of athletic field, bleachers, retaining wall, tennis court, garage, moving building & surfacing with a truck.”
Source notes
"Federal money at work". Lacey Peterson. The Union Democrat. January 30, 2009.
WPA Job Cards, Fresno Public Library San Joaquin Valley Heritage & Genealogy Center.
Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on June 17, 2009.
Additional contributions by Andrew Laverdiere, July 2018.
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