Start Year: 1935

The Works Progress Administration built the Tourist Building in Grand Rapids MI in 1935. From the GR History website: Tourist Building GRHC – February 29th, 2012 The original tenant of the one story Georgian style building at the west edge of Fulton St. Park, now Veteran’s Park, was the Michigan Tourist and Resort Association, which had maintained it headquarters in Grand Rapids since its founding in 1917. Transcript Have you ever wondered about the origins and purpose of the small building at the west edge of Fulton Street Park? The one-story structure was designed to be in harmony with the park environment, the public library, and other...

Talmage's historic former school building, later city hall and now privately owned, was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided a grant of $13,137 for the project, whose total cost was $47,157. Construction occurred between May 1935 and Jan. 1936. PWA Docket No. 8605

A storm sewer development project in Atchison, Kansas was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $14,382 grant for the project, whose total cost was $32,494. Work started in Oct. 1935 and was completed in Feb. 1936. PWA Docket No. KS 1003

Two water system construction projects: one for a water tank and another for water mains in Valley Falls, Kansas were undertaken as federal Public Works Administration (PWA) projects. Water main, PWA Docket No. Kan. 1108: The PWA provided an $8,590 grant for the project, whose total cost was $19,382. Construction started in Dec. 1935 and was completed in Mar. 1936. Water tank: PWA Docket No. Kan. 1417: The PWA provided a $3,713 grant for the project, whose total cost was $9,089. Construction started in Oct. 1938 and was completed in Jan. 1939. The status and locations of the projects are presently unknown to...

George Washington Carver Middle School—formerly William McKinley Junior High School—in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction in 1935-36 totaled $187,759 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA Moderne style administration and auditorium buildings were rebuilt by George Hess in 1935. The two-story administration building faces onto Wadsworth Ave; the auditorium appears to be located behind the administration building in the center of campus (confirmation is needed). In 1936, a one-story shop building designed by architects David J. Witmer and Loyall F. Watson was built by the Lynch-Cannon Engineering Company. The PWA...

The former Lafayette Junior High School in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction between 1935 and 1937 totaled $210,898 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) closed the school in 1955 due to declining student enrollment. The property is now used as a LAUSD maintenance plant. In 1935, C. L. Peck Inc. reconstructed Lafayette Junior High's single-story, 15-room shop building. That same year, a two-story administration building designed by architects John and Donald B. Parkinson was constructed by the Theodore A Beyer Corporation. According to...

Wilmington Park Elementary School in Wilmington, CA was remodeled with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1935. The school's main building was reconstructed by the Pacific Realty and Building Company for $74,483. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles, 1934-35 and 1935-37. The first cycle began in Spring 1934, lasted 21 months, included over 130 schools, cost ~$10,000,000...

Vine Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA was remodeled with partial funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1935-37. The main school building was rebuilt in 1935 and the auditorium (at the corner of Vine and Romaine Streets) in 1936-37.  Both PWA Moderne structures were designed by architect C. E. Noerenberg; the auditorium was rebuilt by contractor Charles J. Dorfman. Together, the projects totaled ~$84,650. In addition, the pedestrian tunnel beneath Vine Street was likely constructed with New Deal funding. The first of the city's 200-plus pedestrian tunnels were built in the 1920s to prevent traffic violence by providing...

Following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, Van Nuys Elementary School in Van Nuys, CA was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA). Construction lasted 1935-36 and totaled $62,964. The single-story annex building on Hamlin St building was rebuilt by William J. Shirley in 1935. The following year, an auditorium designed by architect J. Robert Harris was built at the school by R. J. Daum at the corner of Sylmar Ave and Gilmore St. Both structures combine elements of the Mission Revival and PWA Moderne styles. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake...

Twentieth Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA was rebuilt following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Construction of the school's main building in 1935-36 totaled $56,931 and was partially funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). It does not appear the New Deal building survived another round of reconstruction in the 1980s. The reconstruction and renovation of Los Angeles schools damaged by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake was the single largest PWA funded program in the country, totaling ~$34.7 million (LA Times, May 23, 1937).  It was overseen by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and proceeded in two cycles,...