Survival: No Longer Extant

The historic post office in Girard, Ohio housed an example of New Deal artwork: "Workers of the Soil," a mural by John E. Costigan. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, the 1938 mural no longer exists; it has since been destroyed.

The historic post office in Atlantic City, New Jersey was constructed with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in conjunction with the Treasury Department. The building, which was completed in 1937, housed New Deal artwork inside. Unfortunately, it has since been demolished. A local historic preservation site describes the former building: "The imposing Atlantic City Post Office was a New Deal project built between 1935 and 1937. Of neoclassical design, with Italian marble floors, brass ornaments and light fixtures, and two remarkable 1939 murals, "Family Recreations” and “Youth" executed by Peppino Mangravite, the building was intended to convey civic pride and a...

The historic former post office in Bristol, Connecticut was originally constructed during the early 20th century. An extension was added to the building as part of a New Deal project, which was completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was located on the west side of Main Street at Riverside Avenue, has since been demolished.

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved roads in Plattsburgh, New York in 1936.  The WPA worked in Salmon River Road between what were, at the time, Peru Rd. to Lake Shore Rd. Living New Deal believes that this particular stretch of road is no longer extant.

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at the old Alhambra School in Phoenix, Arizona during the 1930s. A gymnasium was also constructed in 1938. Living New Deal believes the old facility to be demolished.

The historic post office building in Fairport, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1938, housed a example of New Deal artwork inside. Living New Deal believes the facility to have been located at S. Main St. and Church St., and that the building has been demolished.

The old Fargo Arena was a short-lived recreation facility. Located at Island Park, it has been largely dismantled, though its shell remains. The facility was constructed in the northwest corner of the park, near the park's present-day pool. A 1939 WPA plaque is visible on the old shell today. "The arena was a W.P.A. project built in 193. The original structure was dismantled and reassembled at Hector Airport in December 1943, where it served as an airplane hanger. The concrete front of the building was preserved at the original location."

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) worked to improve Seattle's former Spokane Street Bridge ca. 1933-4. The bridge has since been replaced.

Cairo, Illinois's old (and since-demolished) Marine Hospital was located between 10th and 12th St., Cedar St. and Jefferson Ave.  As part of Federal Project F-26: Improving Facilities for Sheltering Transients, the federal Civil Works Administration (CWA) rehabilitated the hospital in 1933-4 "as a shelter for whites and a two-story structure was put in shape to care for colored transients. The work involved the installation of heating and toilet facilities, painting, plastering, glazing, and general repair."

Funds for road improvements at the foot of Seventh Street in the Port of Oakland were secured through the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA) in 1935 (Minutes of the Port Commissioners). SERA was funded by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) of the New Deal. The improvements were to serve an expansion of the Albers Brothers milling plant, which had occupied the site alongside the Southern Pacific mole since 1918. Albers Bros. leased the site from the Port of Oakland. The Albers Bros. mill and grain silos (completed in 1940) were a landmark of the port for many years until torn down...