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Van Cortlandt Golf Course Improvements – Bronx NY

Van Cortlandt Golf Course

Van Cortlandt Golf Course

Van Cortlandt Golf Course

Photo: Frank da Cruz Source © All Rights Reserved 2015

Van Cortlandt Golf Course

Van Cortlandt Golf Course

Van Cortlandt Golf Course

Van Cortlandt Golf Course

Project type: Golf Courses, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Temporary Emergency Relief Act (NY only), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

Researcher Frank da Cruz explains: “Van Cortlandt Golf Course occupies the center of Van Cortlandt Park. When it opened in 1895, it was the nation’s first municipal golf course, and the first one open to the public. Worked on and ultimately heavily modified by the Parks Department using New Deal funding and relief labor, 1936-1941.”

The golf course was improved with funds from the CWA, TERA, and WPA.

Source notes

https://kermitproject.org/newdeal/vancortlandt/vcgolfcourse3.html

Van Cortlandt Park History, New York City Department of Parks website.

NYC Parks Dept press release of May 7, 1936.

NYC Parks Dept press release of October 21, 1941.

New Deal Assistance in NYC Parks Department Projects, 1934-43.

Project originally submitted by Frank da Cruz on August 16, 2015.

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Location Info

115 Van Cortlandt Park S
Bronx, NY 10471

Coordinates: 40.888702, -73.892310

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