Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as in progress in an El Paso Times article from June 7, 1936 was the “construction of a recreational center at Fabens.” The location and status of this project are presently unknown… read more
Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as in progress in an El Paso Times article from June 7, 1936 was the “construction of a county warehouse at Fabens.” The location and status of this project are presently unknown… read more
Among the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects identified as completed in an El Paso Times article from June 7, 1936 was a “Municipal Golf Course Clubhouse, $14,945.72.” The golf course in question and the status of the facility are presently… read more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed or improved a school building in Moss Hill, Texas, in 1935/6. The location or status of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.
The Civil Works Administration “refinished” the Reading High School building in a project completed in early 1934. There is no more high school in Reading; its location and present status are presently unknown to Living New Deal.
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed a new/enlarged municipal garage just south of the Convention Hall (Memorial Hall), at the northwest corner of E Ave. B and S. Walnut St. in Hutchinson, Kansas. The Hutchinson News: “The city is acquiring… read more
The New Deal’s Civil Works Administration (CWA) employed 40 men “in making improvements” at what was then known as the Fort Hays Branch of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station (now Agricultural Research Center).
The New Deal’s Civil Works Administration (CWA) employed 30 men at the end of 1933 constructing a heating plant for Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. The exact location and status of the facility is currently unknown to Living New… read more
The former city hall building in Altamont, Kansas was constructed in 1937 with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds and labor. The status and location of the former building are presently unknown to Living New Deal.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) created a site within the Tulsa Fairgrounds called the Tulsa Fairgrounds Cafeteria, which was finished during 1938. Currently, the cafeteria still remains standing. It has expanded many times since it was first built. Geographically, the… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
