Architect John Reilly designed plans to rebuild the Easton City Hall, March 7, 1933, following damage by fire in December 1932. City Council approved application to Civil Works Administration December 1933. Construction began in January 1934. Work on CWA funded… read more
The Easton post office was built in 1910. It was extended northward toward Pine Street during the New Deal era, with Treasury Department funds, in 1937. The historic building is still in use. Source: “The Easton Post Office was constructed… read more
“Stone retaining walls that line streets and highways throughout the region — along Route 611 in Easton, Spruce Street in Tamaqua and Carlton Avenue in Bethlehem — were WPA projects.” The precise location of these walls along Route 611 in Easton is… read more