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Albee Avenue Overpass – Staten Island NY

The bridge carrying Albee Avenue over the newly sunken Staten Island Railway was built in 1940, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA).

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Annadale Railway Station – Staten Island NY

The Annadale station of the Staten Island Railway was redeveloped during the late 1930s, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). Work included construction of a new station house on Annadale Road, which is still… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Annadale Road Overpass – Staten Island NY

The bridge carrying Annadale Road over the newly sunken Staten Island Railway was built in 1938, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA).

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Arbutus Woods Park Improvements – Staten Island NY

“During the Great Depression, the federal government established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to employ Americans in a series of public construction projects. Almost 19,000 New Yorkers labored on Staten Island. They built sidewalks through wooded areas that were supposed… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Austin J. McDonald Playground – Staten Island NY

From NYC Parks: “In 1918, the War Memorial Fund was established to create a $1 million Memorial Arch to commemorate those killed in World War I. The organizers were forced to adjust their plans when they were only able to… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Comfort Stations (Restrooms), Playgrounds
Agency: Temporary Emergency Relief Act (NY only)

Bachmann Railway Station Demolition – Staten Island NY

The Bachmann railway station was demolished during the mid-1930s as part of a massive grade separation project along what was then the South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. The Bachmann Station “was located east of Tompkins Avenue, between Lynhurst and Chestnut Avenues.” The Public… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Bayley Seton Hospital – Staten Island NY

U.S. Marine Hospital

Originally the United States Marine Hospital, what is now Richmond University Medical Center’s Bayley Seton Hospital was a PWA project. It is described by the Federal Writers’ Project: “United States Marine Hospital, Bay Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, a Federal hospital… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Treasury Department

Belair Road Railway Station (demolished) Reconstruction – Staten Island NY

The Belair Road railway station was rebuilt as a concrete structure during the mid-1930s as part of a massive grade separation project along what was then the South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. The station “at Vermont Avenue, between Belair Road & St…. read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Borough Hall Improvements – Staten Island NY

The federal Works Progress Administration worked to “renovate and repair” several buildings in Staten Island as part of a $225,507 project begun in 1935. Buildings improved included Staten Island’s Borough Hall.

Project type: City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Borough Hall Murals – Staten Island NY

The grand lobby of Borough Hall contains a series of Depression Era bas-reliefs and 13 large murals painted by Frederick Charles Stahr in 1940 under the auspices of the WPA Arts Project. The murals illustrate important events in Staten Island… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: WPA Arts Project (WPAAP), Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Casleton Ave. Sewers – Staten Island NY

This WPA photo shows WPA workers “cleaning, straightening, and improving [a] storm drain” on Casleton Ave. in Staten Island (then known as the Borough of Richmond).

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and water disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Cedar Avenue Railway Station (demolished) Reconstruction – Staten Island NY

The Cedar Avenue railway station was rebuilt as a concrete structure during the mid-1930s as part of a massive grade separation project along what was then the South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. The station was located around Cedar Avenue, at about Jackson Ave. and… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Clove Lakes Park Development – Staten Island NY

SILive.com: “Among the other major WPA projects on the Island were … development of park lands at Clove Lakes Park.”

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Conference House Restoration – Staten Island NY

The Conference House (also known as the Billopp House) is located on the southernmost tip of Staten Island in the Tottenville neighborhood. “The Conference House, a grand stone manor house built in 1680, is named for the unsuccessful Revolutionary War… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Historical Restoration
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Craig Avenue Surfacing – Staten Island NY

The federal Work Projects Administration put many men to work starting in 1935 with a Staten Island street repair and maintenance project along roads throughout the borough. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were surfaced… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Curtis High School Addition – Staten Island NY

In 1937 an addition to Staten Island’s Curtis High School was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The building is still in use today.

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Dehart Avenue Overpass – Staten Island NY

The overpass carrying Dehart Avenue over what was then a freight and passenger railway (the North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway) was constructed during the mid-1930s, in conjunction with the lowering of the railroad right-of-way, as one link in a massive… read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Dubois Avenue Yard Improvements – Staten Island NY

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) put men to work beginning in 1935 on an improvement project at the city-owned Dubois Avenue Yard. A $125,473 project involved the construction of two extensions to garage buildings at the then-Highway Department facility: one… read more

Project type: Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Civic Facilities, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Elm Park Railway Station (abandoned) – Staten Island NY

A new Elm Park railway station was constructed during the mid-1930s as one link in a massive grade separation project along what was then a freight and passenger railway (the North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway). Developed as a two-track,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Eltingville Railway Station – Staten Island NY

The Eltingville station of the Staten Island Railway was redeveloped during the late 1930s, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). Work included construction of a new station house on Richmond Avenue, which is still… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

F.D.R. Boardwalk – Staten Island NY

According to the NYC Parks Department: “In 1935, the City of New York acquired this property and it underwent renovations performed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s (1882-1945) Works Progress Administration (WPA). In addition to removing the deteriorating music halls, carousels,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Sidewalks and Stairs
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Fingerboard Road Grade Separation (no longer extant) – Staten Island NY

A railway-crossing bridge carrying Fingerboard Road was built during the mid-1930s as part of a massive grade separation project along what was then the South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. The line has long since been abandoned (as the line was… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Fort Wadsworth Improvements – Staten Island NY

The WPA undertook several projects to improve Staten Island’s Fort Wadsworth during the 1930s and early 1940s. One project called for the WPA to repair and reconstruct buildings; improve the “water and lighting installations” as well as “sewer installation and… read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Fort Wadsworth Railway Station (demolished) Reconstruction – Staten Island NY

The Fort Wadsworth railway station was rebuilt as a concrete structure during the mid-1930s as part of a massive grade separation project along what was then the South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. The station was located between Fingerboard Road and the intersection of Tompkins… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

George Cromwell Recreation Center (demolished) – Staten Island NY

“In 1934, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) converted an eleven-year-old pier into a waterside recreation center at a cost of one million dollars. … Opened in 1936, the George Cromwell Recreation Center soon came to play a vital role in… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Giffords Lane Overpass – Staten Island NY

The bridge carrying Giffords Lane over the newly sunken Staten Island Railway was built in 1939, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA).

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Granite Avenue Overpass – Staten Island NY

The overpass carrying Granite Avenue over what was then a freight and passenger railway (the North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway) was constructed in 1937, in conjunction with the lowering of the railroad right-of-way, as one link in a massive grade crossing removal… read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Great Kills Railway Station – Staten Island NY

The Great Kills station of the Staten Island Railway was redeveloped during the late 1930s, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). Work included construction of a new station house on Giffords Lane, which… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Greaves Avenue Overpass (replaced) – Staten Island NY

A bridge carrying Greaves Avenue over the newly sunken Staten Island Railway was built in the late 1930s, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The project was referred in an article as Great Kills Road (possibly a… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Greenleaf Avenue Surfacing – Staten Island NY

The federal Work Projects Administration put many men to work starting in 1935 with a Staten Island street repair and maintenance project along roads throughout the borough. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were surfaced… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Grymes Hill-Area Road Surfacing – Staten Island NY

The federal Work Projects Administration put many men to work starting in 1935 with a Staten Island street repair and maintenance project along roads throughout the borough. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were surfaced… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Grymes Hill-Area Street Development – Staten Island NY

The federal Work Projects Administration put many men to work starting in 1935 with a Staten Island project that removed dangerous street ditches from roads throughout the borough. Granite block gutters and headers were installed by WPA laborers along nearly a… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Harbor Road Overpass – Staten Island NY

The overpass carrying Harbor Road over what was then a freight and passenger railway (the North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway) was constructed during the mid-1930s, in conjunction with the lowering of the railroad right-of-way, as one link in a massive… read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Harbor Road Railway Station (demolished) – Staten Island NY

The Harbor Road railway station was constructed during the mid-1930s as one link in a massive grade separation project along what was then a freight and passenger railway (the North Shore Branch of the Staten Island Railway). Developed as a two-track, island… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Hoffman Island Improvements – Staten Island NY

The WPA worked during the late 1930s to improve “properties of the U.S. Maritime Commission on Hoffman and Swinburne Island in New York Bay” in New York City. Each island was previously artificially created and was, at the time, being… read more

Project type: Military and Public Safety, Education and Health, Hospitals and Clinics
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Hope Avenue Grade Separation (no longer extant) – Staten Island NY

A railway-crossing bridge carrying Hope Avenue was built during the mid-1930s as part of a massive grade separation project along what was then the South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. The line has long since been abandoned (as the line was discontinued… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Howard Avenue Improvements – Staten Island NY

The federal Work Projects Administration put many men to work starting in 1935 with Staten Island street repair and maintenance projects along roads throughout the borough. One project involved the widening and paving of what was then known as Serpentine Road,… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Huguenot Avenue Overpass – Staten Island NY

The bridge carrying Huguenot Avenue over the newly sunken Staten Island Railway was built in 1938, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA).

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Huguenot Park-Area Road Development – Staten Island NY

The federal Work Projects Administration put many men to work starting in 1935 with a Staten Island project that removed dangerous street ditches from roads throughout the borough. Granite block gutters and headers were installed by WPA laborers along a dozen… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Huguenot Railway Station – Staten Island NY

The Huguenot station of the Staten Island Railway was redeveloped during the late 1930s, as one link in a large grade crossing removal project sponsored by the Public Works Administration (PWA). Work included construction of a new station house on Huguenot Avenue, which is still… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Mass Transportation
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)
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