- City:
- Darby, PA
- Site Type:
- Schools, Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Landscaping and Tree Planting
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) conducted the following work at the former Ridge Avenue school in Darby, Pennsylvania: “grade the grounds on the Tenth street side of the Ridge avenue school grounds and … enlarge the cement court to the Tenth street fence and the line of the property of the Friends’ Meeting.” The school, which was located at the western corner of Ridge Ave. and N 10th St., is no longer extant.
Source notes
"CWA PROJECTS IN DARBY SCHOOLS," Delaware County Daily Times, Jan. 12, 1934 (pg. 20): https://www.newspapers.com/image/52882003/
USGS map: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/img4/ht_icons/overlay/PA/PA_Lansdowne_172162_1946_31680_geo.jpg
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 20, 2023.
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