- City:
- New York City, Queens, NY
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
Woodhaven Boulevard was widened and improved during the late 1930s; much of the work was undertaken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Work included the filling in of spaces where trolley tracks had been removed.
Source notes
The New York Times: "END NEAR IN WIDENING OF WOODHAVEN BLVD.," November 22, 1939 (pg. 14)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 23, 2018.
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