- City:
- Greenville, PA
- Site Type:
- Amphitheaters and Bandshells, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs
- Completed:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The large stone amphitheater located in Riverside Park was constructed in 1934 as a Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) project.
Sources conflict as to which agency built the structure. A stone marker erected at the site in 1990 claims it was built in 1934 by the WPA, but this is questionable as the Works Progress Administration wasn’t officially established until 1935. Several articles in the Record-Argus mention the “Relief Works Division” in connection to the project, in all likelihood referring to FERA.
Source notes
"Plan Future Work Program, Council Meet; Will Submit Several Projects, Community Must Supply Materials" The Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania), 30 Aug 1934, pages 1 and 8
"Terminate RWD Work Program in Greenville" The Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania) 13 Aug 1934, page 1
"Note Rapid Progress on RWD Projects" The Record-Argus (Greenville, Pennsylvania) 17 Jul 1934, page 1.
The Living New Deal, https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/riverside-park-greenville-pa/.
Stone Marker
Site originally submitted by Andrew Gallentine on June 18, 2023.
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