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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted a substantial park development project in Broken Bow, Nebraska. The WPA constructed various athletic fields, picnic and other facilities, and a fence surrounding the park. The location and status of this project are unknown to Living New Deal.

The National Youth Administration (NYA) conducted the following project in Loup City, Nebraska: "Asa a part of the NYA improvement project on the state park here new headgates are being installed on tho supply canal which takes water from the Loup river." The location and status of this project are unknown to Living New Deal.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement work at an athletic field and park in Beatrice, Nebraska. Beatrice Daily Sun: "A recently completed WPA project at the park resulted in major improvements. The north bank was landscaped, the cinder running track was widened, rest rooms were constructed, and the seating capacity of the concrete bleachers was doubled." The location and status of this project is currently unknown to Living New Deal.

White Bear Lake's historic (and demolished) former post office building was home to an example of New Deal artwork: "Early Voyageurs at Portage," a 12' x 4' mural by Nellie Best. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work depicted "a view of a lake with Indians carrying canoes to be loaded with supplies. In the background running down to the water's edge the forests of Minnesota are depicted." WPAmurals: The mural is currently "missing." It is thought that the entire wall with the mural was cut out in the late 1970s - early 1980's when...

Sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration, the former high school in Rossville, Kansas was constructed with the assistance of Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. The PWA supplied a $38,004 grant for the project, whose total cost was $85,724. Construction occurred between Decembet 1936 and September 1937. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1095 The building was used for as a high school until 1979. The location and status of the building is presently unknown to Living New Deal.

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...

A school construction project in Meriden, Kansas was undertaken as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The PWA provided an $16,200 grant for the project, whose total cost was $35,920. Construction started in Dec. 1938 and was completed in Oct. 1939. The status and location of the project are presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1410.

A auditorium / gymnasium construction project in Ozawkie, Kansas was undertaken during the Great Depression as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project, likely as part of an extension to a school building. The PWA provided an $8,182 grant for the project, whose total cost was $18,311. Construction started in Jan. 1937 and was completed in Jul. 1937. The status and location of the project are presently unknown to Living New Deal. PWA Docket No. Kan. 1113.

Normandie Avenue Elementary School, which opened in 1907, was rebuilt with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1934 and 1935. The school appears to have been rebuilt yet again in the 1970s or 80s and it is unknown to us whether any of the PWA buildings remain. In January 1934, the PWA allocated $9,380,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District for the rehabilitation of schools damaged in the severe 1933 Long Beach earthquake. One hundred and thirty schools would benefit from the system-wide loan and grant, with 2,500 men to be employed in rehabilitation work over 21 months. Upon...

Olathe's municipal website identifies a pool located at the site of the present Mill Creek Pool as a New Deal project: "A swimming pool was built under the Works Progress Administration in 1934. It was located in the City Park at Poplar and Woodland." However, as the WPA didn't come into being until 1935, it is probable that the New Deal organization in question was in fact a precursor agency: the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). More research into this question is needed. Furthermore, it is unclear to Living New Deal whether the original structure has been replaced.