• Allegheny River Road Paving - Oakmont / Verona PA
    Pittsburgh's then-new Allegheny River Road (as extended through Oakmont and Verona) was one road paved as part of New Deal efforts: the Public Works Administration (PWA) provided a $212,472 grant for one Allegheny County highway improvement project undertaken in 1937, whose total cost was $466,667. PWA Docket No. PA 1366 STEEL: "Unstated tonnage, construction of county road, Oakmont-Verona boroughs, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania; estimated cost, $472,160. Federal allotment of $212,472 granted." Pittsburgh Press: "Among the six miles of roads to be paved by PWA are the Allegheny River Blvd. extension, Ingomar Road, Buttermilk Hollow Rd., General Logan Blvd. to South Park, and part of the Ohio River Boulevard through...
  • Post Office - Oakmont PA
    The historic post office building in Oakmont, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1941. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
  • Post Office Bas Relief - Oakmont PA
    The terra cotta relief "Allegheny River" was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was created by Franc Epping and installed in the historic Oakmont post office in 1942.