• City Hall Murals - Key West FL
    Artist William H. Hoffmann painted two WPA oil on canvas murals in 1936 for what was then the Key West High School, then the Glynn Archer Elementary School and is now the new Key West City Hall. The murals were painted to adorn the auditorium stage. "The significance of the paintings -- one depicting the construction of the Florida East Coast Railroad Extension through the Keys, the other portraying the arrival of Spanish explorers on the "isle of bones" Cayo Hueso -- lies as much in the history of the pieces as in the art itself."   (https://keysnews.com/node/45502)      
  • Harvey Government Center Bas Reliefs - Key West FL
    Harvey Government Center is home to two examples of Federal Art Project-sponsored bas reliefs. They are located in the council chambers room on the second floor of the building. "New Deal art was also installed in the Florida Keys. The two primary sculptors were Joan van Breeman and Lambert Bemelman. One of Bemelman's pieces is still extant at the Hurricane Memorial at Mile Marker 81.5. Van Breeman created a number of bas relief sculptures for public schools built by the WPA in the Upper Keys (to replace public schools destroyed by hurricanes). One of van Breeman's work now is on display...
  • Key West Aquarium - Key West FL
    The CWA built the famous Key West Aquarium in 1934, amid a flurry of relief work by the FERA and the WPA on the island.
  • Key West Aquarium Murals - Key West FL
    In 1933-1935, Alfred Crimi was one of several artists to be employed to create murals for the Key West Aquarium. The murals were begun under the CWA and completed under FERA. The Crimi murals were later destroyed, but modern day reproductions were later installed. The status of the murals by other artists is not known to the Living New Deal.
  • Naval Air Station Development - Key West FL
    The W.P.A. conducted substantial development work at Key West NAS. Project details: "Construct a rifle range" Official Project Number: 165‐1‐35‐122 Total project cost: $16,364.00 Sponsor: Officer in Charge, Key West Naval Station, U.S. Navy "Construct facilities and improve grounds" Official Project Number: 165‐3‐35‐135 Total project cost: $44,338.00 Sponsor: Officer in Charge, Key West Naval Station, U.S. Navy "Improve grounds" Official Project Number: 265‐2‐35‐75 Total project cost: $32,158.00 Sponsor: Commandant, Naval Air Station, Key West, U.S. Navy "Improve municipal airport" Official Project Number: 665‐91‐2‐146 Total project cost: $125,028.00 Sponsor: War Department "Construct curbs, manhole covers, and rebuild roadways" Official Project Number: 265‐35‐1001 Total project cost: $8,358.00 Sponsor: Officer in Charge, U.S. Naval Station "Improve buildings, structures,...
  • Overseas Highway - Florida Keys FL
    "The Overseas Highway is a 127.5-mile (205.2 km) highway carrying U.S. Route 1 (US 1) through the Florida Keys. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway. Completed in 1912, the Overseas Railroad was heavily damaged and partially destroyed in the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. The Florida East Coast Railway was financially unable to rebuild the destroyed sections, so the roadbed and remaining bridges were sold to the State of Florida for $640,000." www.wikipedia.org   "The F.E.C. Railway was washed up in more ways than one - it...
  • Sewer System - Key West FL
    The FERA initiated construction of Key West's sewerage system in 1935-36. In 1935, the WPA took over FERA activities, and likely continued sewer construction efforts.