Multiple municipal improvement projects were conducted in West Hartford in 1937-8 utilizing Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) labor. One such project involved storm sewer construction along Oakwood Ave.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) rebuilt the historic Comstock Covered Bridge, a.k.a. the Old Comstock Bridge.
The bridge carrying Old Marlborough Turnpike across Reservoir Brook in Portland, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1938.
Pachaug State Forest is the largest forest in Connecticut. After the land was acquired by the state, “Laborers from New Deal programs such as the … Civilian Conservation Corps then turned these newly acquired lands into usable open space …” The… read more
The federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) funded labor toward the development of Parker Memorial Park in Branford, CT. The town’s Report of the Parker Memorial Park Committee, 1934 said: “We have been able to accomplish this work in a much… read more
“The Paugnut Forest Administration Building (also known as Burr Pond Park Bungalow) is a historic building at 385 Burr Mountain Road in Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, Connecticut. Built in 1937 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC),… read more
“The Paugussett Trail was a CCC project during the Great Depression and at one time stretched from Lake Zoar in Monroe all the way to Roosevelt Forest in Stratford. Some time prior to 1971, the trail south of Indian Well… read more
The bridge carrying Penfield Hill Road across Carr Brook in Portland, Connecticut was constructed by the W.P.A. in 1938.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed a bath house at Phillips Pond in Voluntown, Connecticut. The exact location and status of the facility are presently unknown to Living New Deal.
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) funded the labor for demolition of the aging Pilgrim Father’s Hall school, on New Park Avenue, in West Hartford, Connecticut. The exact location of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed Pine Mountain Road in Hartland, Connecticut.
In 1933/4 the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) furnished the labor for redecoration / painting of the auditorium of the now-former [Alfred] Plant Junior High School in West Hartford, Connecticut. In 1934 the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) repainted the… read more
“The town department first had an office in the Springdale fire house and later was at the Springdale Rolling Mills. The guard at the Rolling Mills took messages from downtown for the officers and alerted them of a message by… read more
Construction projects undertaken by C.C.C. Camp Hook included “road construction in the Pootatuck State Forest.”
Re: a photograph “taken in 1944 in what is now the Popular Library of the main Burroughs-Saden Branch of the Bridgeport Public Library at Broad and State streets in downtown Bridgeport … [in what] was the library’s children’s room… The… read more
The historic post office in Clinton, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and was completed in 1937. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
The historic post office in Danielson, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building is still in service.
The historic post office building in East Hampton, Connecticut was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
The historic post office building in Lakeville, Connecticut was constructed using federal Treasury Department funds. A Section of Fine Arts mural hangs in the lobby. The building, which was completed in 1941, is still in use today.
The historic post office in Madison, Connecticut was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.
The historic main post office in Norwalk, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office building in Oakville, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1940, houses an example of New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.
The historic post office building in Plainville, Connecticut was constructed in 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in use today.
The historic post office building in Portland, Connecticut was constructed using federal Treasury Department funds. A Section of Fine Arts mural hangs in the lobby. The building, which was completed in 1942, is still in use today.
The historic Shelton, Connecticut post office was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Constructed in 1940, this New Deal post office is also the site of Ann Hunt Spence’s 1942 mural, “Romance of Southington,” painted under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
The historic Stonington post office was constructed in 1940-1 under the Federal Works Agency with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
The historic post office building in Thomaston, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and opened in 1938. The building, which houses a New Deal mural in its lobby, is still in active use.
The historic post office building in West Haven, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in active use.
The historic post office in Winsted, Connecticut was completed in 1936-7 with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The U.S. Treasury Department provided the funds for the construction of a new post office at the northeast corner of Main St. and Hebron Ave. The building was completed in 1937 but has since been demolished.
The historic post office building in Enfield, Connecticut was constructed using federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1937, was originally known as the Thompsonville post office. The building is no longer in use as a post… read more
The historic former post office in Fairfield, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and completed in 1936. The building was sold to private interests in 2012; the building has since been highly modified though the façade remains largely… read more
The historic (former) post office in New Milford, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building now houses municipal Parks and Recreation offices.
The historic former post office building in Torrington, Connecticut was constructed with federal funds during the Great Depression. An example of New Deal artwork that had been housed in the former post office has been relocated to USPS’s current location… read more
The former post office in Westport, Connecticut, located at 154 Post Road, was built in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. “It was designed by Lansing Holden, a World War I flying ace, who won the Distinguished Service Cross. Returning… read more
This former post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940. It now houses the Raymond B McHugh VFW Post 4470.
The historic former post office in Bristol, Connecticut was originally constructed during the early 20th century. An extension was added to the building as part of a New Deal project, which was completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds…. read more
The historic post office in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut was originally constructed in 1916-7. A rear extension was added to the building to as part of a New Deal project completed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is… read more
