Survival: No Longer Extant

Palm Beach's old Flagler Memorial Bridge was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA supplied a $398,750 loan and $326,455 grant for the project, whose total cost was $735,490. Construction began in Jan. 1937 and completed in Jun. 1938. In 2014 the bridge was undergoing replacement and demolition. PWA Project No. 1085-D. The project is sometimes mis-attributed to another New Deal agency, the WPA. WPB.org: "WPA funds were also utilized to construct the Flagler Memorial Bridge which opened in 1938, replacing the earlier railroad bridge from West Palm Beach to Palm Beach."

Miami's old Northwest 27th Avenue Bridge was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The bridge was completed 1939; however, it was largely replaced upon renovation during the late 1980s. Living New Deal believes the moving bridge is PWA Docket No. FL W1343; the PWA supplied a $188,100 grant for the project, whose total cost was $386,012. Construction occurred between October 1938 and November 1939. Interestingly, upon replacement the old tender house was, instead of being destroyed, removed, relocated, and reconstructed to the front of Miami's Wolfsonian—FIU museum. Soulofmiami.org: "The hexagonal, stainless-steel Bridge Tender House was built in 1939 for the Northwest 27th...

Florida's old John Gorrie Memorial Bridge—which carried what is now U.S. 98 over the East Bay between Apalachicola and Eastpoint—was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $1,075,000 loan and $350,929 grant for the project, whose total cost was $1,423,805. It was constructed a toll bridge. Construction occurred between April 1934 and August 1936*. The bridge has since been replaced. * Some sources (Wikipedia) suggest that the bridge was completed and opened sooner, though it's possible they refer to other bridges that were constructed in the area at that time. PWA Docket No. FL 843

Lake Worth, Florida's old Lake Worth Bridge—which carried what is now Rt. 802 over the Lake Worth Lagoon (part of the Intracoastal Waterway)—was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $138,000 loan and $112,909 grant for the project, whose total cost was $263,428. The draw bridge was built as a toll bridge. Construction occurred between August 1936 and December 1937. The bridge has since been demolished and replaced. The Palm Beach Post, Aug. 30, 1936: When workmen start in Monday morning to build a new bridge across Lake Worth, it will mark the beginning...

The mural "Modern Justice," located at Pittsburgh's historic U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, was sponsored by the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. The work was painted by Kindred McLeary in 1937. However, the work has since been painted over.

The federal Public Works Administration (PWA) provided funds for the construction of a bridge spanning New Hampshire's Pemigewasset River between the towns of Plymouth and Holderness. The PWA span replaced an older wooden covered bridge. However, in 2005 the state of NH replaced the PWA span with a steel and concrete bridge. "The 1935 Holderness town report lists federal help with a "NEW IRON BRIDGE For the benefit of the voters of the town, the following account will give the cost of the new iron bridge at Pemigewasset River. Receipts Federal Grant, P. W. A. $14,500.00 Town of Holderness 8,000.00 Town of Plymouth 12,000.00 State of New Hampshire...

Later known as Heisman Gym, Georgia Tech's old Auditorium / Gymnasium Building was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds.  The building "was projected to be built in two phases with the first costing $93,000 and the second $116,000. It was the "first completely reinforced concrete structure on campus, began in June of 1935," The Auditorium was completed in January 1936. "The building's second phase of construction was completed and dedicated on September 30, 1938, with a swimming pool section, financed by Georgia Tech, and completed in June of 1939." The WPA contributed to the latter stage of construction. The...

"The first building built under the "Civil Works Administration" was the Naval Armory. Constructed on the site of the temporary gym that burned in 1931, the Armory Building was a "no-frills" building. The building was to serve the Atlanta Naval Reserve, the Georgia Tech Naval ROTC unit, and the Communication Reserve of the U. S. Navy. By February of 1934, the foundations were almost completed and all of the labor for this project was being supplied by the Civilian Works Administration." The building was demolished in 1980 to make way for the Edge Athletic Center building.

The University Homes public housing project in Atlanta was completed in 1938 with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. It has since been demolished. "Built in 1938 on the site of the former Beaver Slide slum. Seen as the African American counterpart to Techwood Homes, the first public housing project in the nation. Architect William Augustus Edwards." (Wikipedia) The exact location of the housing project is unknown to Living New Deal, though we believe the University Homes were constructed southeast of Spelman College and what is now Clark Atlanta University.

The Techwood Homes public housing project in Atlanta was a whites-only complex constructed between 1935 and 1936 with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. It has since been demolished. "Techwood Homes was the first public housing project in the United States, opened just before the First Houses. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, it replaced a shantytown known as Tanyard Bottom or Tech Flats. It was completed on August 15, 1936, but was dedicated on November 29 of the previous year by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The apartments included bathtubs and electric ranges in each unit, 189 of which had garages. Central...