• Argyle and Dundee Rd. Improvements - Arlington MA
    The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) resurfaced Argyle Rd. and Dundee Rd. in Arlington, MA. The W.P.A. installed sidewalks along these roads as well.
  • Hibbert St. Improvements - Arlington MA
    The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) resurfaced Hibbert St. in Arlington, MA. The W.P.A. installed sidewalks along the road as well.
  • Massachusetts Ave. Sidewalk - Arlington MA
    The W.P.A. constructed sidewalks in Arlington, Mass., including "on Massachusetts Ave. near Tufts St."
  • Post Office - Arlington MA
    The Arlington, Massachusetts branch post office was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1936, is still in use today. A mural in the lobby, titled "Purchase of the Land and Modern Tilling of the Soil," was painted by William C. Palmer in 1938.
  • Post Office Mural - Arlington MA
    The mural "Purchase of Land and Modern Tilling of the Soil," by William C. Palmer, was completed with New Deal funds in 1938. It is viewable in the lobby of the historic Arlington, Massachusetts Branch post office.
  • Sewers - Belmont MA
    Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission annual reports detail a New Deal-aided project in the north Boston metro area. 1934 report: "At the close of 1934 sites had been selected for an Intermediate High Service Reservoir on Arlington Heights and for a pumping station on Clifton Street in Belmont to improve the service for portions of Belmont, Watertown and Arlington. There was strong objection from the residents near Clifton Street and from the town officials to the construction of a pumping station in that location, and as a result the 1935 working season was well advanced before it was finally determined to locate the...
  • Sidewalks - Arlington MA
    The Work Projects Administration (WPA) constructed sidewalks in Arlington, Massachusetts, including at the intersection of Renfrew St and Hillside Ave. A WPA plaque is embedded on the "left" side of the street at the corner if one is looking towards State Route 2/Belmont. Given as the plaque says "Work Projects Administration," as opposed to "Works Progress Administration," this dates the sidewalk to 1939 or later. Many of sidewalks in this neighborhood look similar and seem to be from the same time period.