The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed retaining walls along Cascadilla Creek in Ithaca, New York during the 1930s. The exact location and status of these walls along the Creek are unknown to Living New Deal.
The Cayuga Medical Center is home to eight sculptures, completed by six Works Progress Administration (WPA) artists in the late 1930s. The sculptures are between two and three feet tall and depict animals. They were originally installed at the children’s playground… read more
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees constructed the Arboretum at Cornell University Arboretum in Ithaca, New York between 1935 and 1941. “Before becoming an arboretum, the area was part of a working farm, and served as a pasture for the… read more
The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve Cornell University in Ithaca, New York during the 1930s. One project, which cost $5,397 (of which the WPA acontributed $2,321) was described by the WPA in its project rolls: “[P]rovide for added… read more
The federal Work Projects Administration worked to improve the grounds of the Veterinary College of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York during the 1930s. The school was then located at “its original site at the southeast corner of East Avenue… read more
The U.S. Treasury Department funded an addition to Ithaca, New York’s former main post office (now Ithaca’s Town Hall) during the mid-1930s. The project was completed in early 1936. Ithaca’s Downtown Station post office continues to occupy a corner of… read more
Formerly known as Enfield Glen State Park, New York’s Robert H. Treman State Park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1941. From 1933-1941, “…the men of Camp SP-6, Company 1265 were, according to the late… read more
Originally known as Southside House, Ithaca, New York’s Southside Community Center was constructed by the federal Work Projects Administration during the 1930s. The WPA reported in 1940: “For many years the only community center [in Ithaca] was a ramshackle building…. read more
A water main construction project in Ithaca, New York was undertaken during the Great Depression with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA supplied a $12,447 grant; the total cost of the project was $27,742. Work… read more