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Parkside Dwellings – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the United States Housing Authority (USHA) funded the construction of the Parkside Dwellings in Washington, DC, between 1941 and 1943. This housing project was described being at Kenilworth Avenue and Barnes Lane, N.E., and “near… read more

Project type: Public Housing, Civic Facilities
Agency: Alley Dwelling Authority (DC only), Housing Programs

West Oakland Water Lines – Oakland CA

In 1936, 550 Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers helped lay 25,000 feet of water pipe around 34th and Adeline Streets in West Oakland, under the auspices of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD).  In 1937-38, 400 WPA workers helped the… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Williamsburg School Gymnasium and Teacher’s House (construction and improvements) – Collins MS

The school at Williamsburg was destroyed by fire and a new building was erected. Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects approved in the amount of $13,604 in July 1935 included construction of a gymnasium and improvements to the teacher’s house. Fifty-eight… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Gymnasiums, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Oakland Airport (North Field): Runways – Oakland CA

New Deal agencies were called upon several times to expand the runways at the growing Oakland Municipal Airport (now the North Field of the Oakland International Airport). In the early 1930s, this involved bringing in quarried stone for fill to… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Lake – Gitano MS

A chain of lakes for the hill counties of Mississippi was proposed in 1936 by Si Corley, director of conservation of the State Game and Fish commission. Funds from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in concert with the sponsorship of… read more

Project type: Lakes and Ponds, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Street Improvements: Tree Planting – Oakland CA

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook a program of planting 10,000 street trees around the City of Oakland in 1938 to 1940.  Some $113,000 was earmarked out of a large grant of over $1.5 million for parks improvements in the… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Street Trees
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Michigan (former Concord) Avenue NW Improvements – Washington DC

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) improved a segment of Concord Avenue N, from North Capitol Street to Third Street.  This was a WPA curb and gutter project: “This constitutes the first step in the development of this roadway to connect North… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

The Pentagon: Access Roads – Arlington VA

Aerial view of the Pentagon - Arlington VA

The Pentagon is America’s Department of Defense headquarters and the largest office building in the world.  It was constructed from August 1941 to January 1943 in order to centralize the administration of the U.S. armed services during World War II…. read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Public Roads Administration, Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Works Funding

Broadway Terrace Sewer Extension – Oakland CA

In 1937, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built an extension of the sanitary sewer up Broadway Terrace from Harbord Drive to Sheridan Road (just below the brow of the hills near Lake Temescal).  (Oakland Tribune 1937) The current state of… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Fremont Elementary School – Riverside CA

A $40,000 building was built at Fremont Elementary School under the WPA, the most extensive work done on any Riverside school. In the field of education, WPA relief was limited to repair and construction work. The WPA did work on… read more

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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