- City:
- Reno, NV
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1938
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This park was built on land donated by George Wingfield, a Nevada banker and miner. During the late 1930s the WPA made improvements to the facilities, including building retaining walls to support the island banks. Today the park is a center for some of the city’s most popular events. One of the main features of Wingfield Park is the amphitheater where various plays and concerts take place during the summer months.
Source notes
"Men at Work" federal-City of Reno Relief Program, by John A Cooper Mayor of Reno 1935-1939 Wingfield Park in RenoSite originally submitted by David Kerr on April 18, 2016.
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