The massive Building 93 on the Kings Park State Hospital campus “was constructed as a WPA project in the late 1930s. The 12-story infirmary housed patients according to their mobility: the ambulatory were placed on the ground floors, semi-invalids on… read more
The Suffolk County News reported that the WPA engaged in “repairs and painting (interior and exterior) of Central Islip and Kings Park State Hospitals” between 1935 and 1936.
Suffolk County News reported that between 1935 and 1936, the WPA “improved recreational facilities in [the] following State Parks [in Suffolk County]: Sunken Meadow, Heckscher, Wildwood, Orient Point and Hither Hills…”
The WPA allotted $8,483 in Oct. 1935 for the construction of sidewalks in Kings Park, NY.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
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