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Projects in Reno

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Billinghurst Junior High school (former) Improvements – Reno NV

Billinghurst Junior High school named after long time Reno superintendent of schools (1908-1935), Benson Dillon Billinghurst had improvements made during the New Deal Era consisting of two new double tennis courts and a rock and cement retaining wall around the… read more

Project type: Athletic Courts and Fields, Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Evans Park – Reno NV

At Evans Park the WPA and the City of Reno built a circular cement wading pool fifty feet in diameter. A sprinkling system was installed and gravel walks laid out. Today the park which sits just to the south of… read more

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

Geiger Lookout Wayside Park – Reno NV

In 1938 the WPA workers assisted in the construction of Geiger Grade lookout and Park along Geiger Grade Road which, in 1936, also underwent a WPA road improvement project. The photos here show typical WPA rock work. In their book entitled… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Picnic and Other Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Gravel Pit – Reno NV

Sitting one mile west of the city limit on the Reno Truckee highway (today West 4th Street). Most of the sand and gravel used in New Deal projects in Reno came from here. The CWA and NIRA gave the city… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: National Recovery Administration (NRA), Civil Works Administration (CWA), Public Works Funding, Work Relief Programs

Idlewood Pool – Reno NV

The PWA constructed a swimming pool at Idlewild Park in Reno in 1937.

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Lake Street Bridge – Reno NV

This steel and concrete bridge was constructed in 1937 through the Public Works Administration (PWA) for a cost of $108,729.44 (PWA grant, $10,636.00; Federal-State Highway Funds, $32,593.44; City of Reno, $65,500.00).

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

Main Post Office (former) – Reno NV

The Reno Main Post Office no longer occupies this building and has moved to a location on Vassar Street.  The original post office (the subject of this post) was sold to a local development group in August 2012 and is now being leased as… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Civil Works Administration (CWA), Federal & Military Operations, Work Relief Programs

Manzanita Lake Dam and Canal (U. of Nevada, Reno) – Reno NV

Located on the southern portion of the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno is a long concrete dam and irrigation canal that travels east/west through the campus. The dam is located at the southern portion of Manzanita Lake on… read more

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

McKinley Park School – Reno NV

An elementary school built in the Mission Style in 1909, McKinley Park School had its playground rebuilt under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Public Works Administration (PWA) programs. Walkways around the building were also built. Today the playground is… read more

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

Mount Rose School Improvements – Reno NV

Mount Rose Elementary School is one of two remaining Mission Revival style schools the other being McKinley Park School. The school was built in 1912 and designed by local architect G Ferris. Work was done under the new deal projects… read more

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

Sierra St. Bridge – Reno NV

This steel and concrete bridge, crossing the Truckee River in downtown Reno, Nevada, was completed in 1937 by the Public Works Administration (PWA).

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

Southside School Annex – Reno NV

“The Southside School annex was built in 1936 to provide additional classrooms for the Southside School, which was built in 1903 and demolished in 1960 to make way for Reno’s City Hall. The school annex was built with Works Progress… read more

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

Stewart Park – Reno NV

Stewart Park, formerly a city dump, was completed in 1937 through the Works Progress Administration (WPA).

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

Virginia Lake Park – Reno NV

Virginia Lake Park south of Reno was constructed by the WPA in 1936-1938. The park is both a recreational site and serves as a detention reservoir for flood control and irrigation. “Thanks in part to night work crews, the WPA… read more

Project type: Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities, Lakes and Ponds, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Washoe Country Club – Reno NV

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) each worked to develop the Washoe Country Club in Reno, Nevada. The historic golf course is still in use today. Work began in May 1935 (by the FERA)… read more

Project type: Golf Courses, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Whitaker Park – Reno NV

Four blocks west of the University of Nevada, Reno is Whitaker Park, one of the few parks that had work done to it during the New Deal that still has its tennis courts. The New Deal brick restrooms are gone,… read more

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

Wingfield Park – Reno NV

This park was built on land donated by George Wingfield, a Nevada banker and miner. During the late 1930s the WPA made improvements to the facilities, including building retaining walls to support the island banks. Today the park is a… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Flood and Erosion Control, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

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