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Bankhead Tunnel – Mobile AL

Mobile, Alabama’s Bankhead Tunnel carries Government Street [U.S. 90] under the Mobile River. “Named for John Hollis Bankhead, construction of the Bankhead Tunnel began in 1938. Financed by the Public Works Administration, the tubes for the tunnel were made by… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Bienville Square Landscaping – Mobile AL

The Works Progress Administration completed landscaping and grading work in Bienville Square in Mobile.

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Landscaping and Tree Planting
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

City Hall Murals – Mobile AL

“The WPA commissioned John Augustus Walker — a native of Mobile, Alabama — to create a series of oil on canvas murals in the city’s Old City Hall/Southern Market complex. They memorialize a range of Mobile’s historic events, from the… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Crichton Elementary School (former) Addition – Mobile AL

The Works Progress Administration built an addition for the Crichton Elementary School in Mobile. The architect of record was Fred W. Clarke. The school was permanently closed. The current state of the structure is unknown to the Living New Deal.

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

Davis Avenue Community Center – Mobile AL

The Works Progress Administration constructed Mobile’s Davis Avenue Community Center. The center opened in 1936 and it included facilities such as tennis courts and a pool. Today, the facility is known as the Davis Avenue Recreation Center. The center holds historical significance for… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields, Swimming Pools, Tennis Courts
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Fort Whiting Armory – Mobile AL

The Works Progress Administration built an armory in Mobile, circa 1937. The structure still serves as the Alabama National Guard Armory.

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Armories
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Health Center and Board of Health – Mobile AL

The Works Progress Administration converted a stable building into a facility that housed the Health Center and the Board of Health in Mobile. The exact location and condition of the structure is unknown to the Living New Deal.

Project type: Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

John Archibald Campbell Courthouse Addition – Mobile AL

Built as the U.S. Court House and Custom House from 1932 to 1934, this building was Renamed the John Archibald Campbell United States Courthouse in 1981. A 1939-1940 New Deal construction project involved the extension of the building to the… read more

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department

Lyons Park Tennis Courts – Mobile AL

The Works Progress Administration built tennis courts in Lyons Park in Mobile. The park is still in service today under the name Lyons Park Tennis Center.

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Tennis Courts
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Mobile Regional Airport Development – Mobile AL

Multiple New Deal agencies were involved in the development of what is now known as Mobile Regional Airport. The Works Progress Administration built runways; and the Civil Works Administration oversaw the construction of terminal buildings and hangars.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Civil Works Administration (CWA)

State Docks – Mobile AL

The Public Works Administration built new State-owned docks that replaced the old docks in the Mobile Channel.  

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Maritime: Harbors, Ports & Lighthouses
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

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