- City:
- Hartford, CT
- Site Type:
- Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) paved 34 streets in Hartford, Connecticut, including the 1.3-mile-long stretch of Hillside Avenue from White Street to Park Terrace, as part of a $2.5 million, two-year paving project begun in 1937. The federal government contributed $1 million.
Source notes
"Approval Is Given Paving Project Here," Hartford Courant, Sept. 18, 1937 (pp. 1-2): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/370656592/, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/370656876/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 5, 2023.
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