- City:
- Yakima, WA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1937
Description
“Final approval of two improvement projects for the City of Yakima was announced today by Don G. Abel, Works Progress Administrator. …
[One] project, slated to be under way December 13, will consist of revamping the landscaping in Washington Park, building of cinder paths, improvement of old ones and a general realignment of the natural setting. Eighteen men will be allotted to the project. While this project will cost the City of Yakima only $288, the WPA will invest $3,351, Abel stated.”The exact location of Washington Park in Yakima, Washington is unknown to Living New Deal.
Source notes
WPA Press Release [#318], Nov. 9, 1937, [page 19]: https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/images/publications/SL_wpawapressrelease_no301to400/SL_wpawapressrelease_no301to400.pdfSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 25, 2014.
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