Riverside Park Stadium Grandstand – Iola KS

City:
Iola, KS

Site Type:
Stadiums, Parks and Recreation

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a stunning grandstand / municipal stadium in Riverside Park in Iola, Kansas, which features a running track and football field. The project was likely completed in 1939.

Source notes

The Iola Register, Jul. 19, 1941 (pg. 1)

https://www.getruralkansas.org/Iola/143Explore/1447.shtml (accessed Aug. 6, 2023)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 6, 2023.

Location Info

200 Park Ave.
Iola, KS 66749

Coordinates: 37.916749, -95.412401

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