“Philadelphia artist Walter Gardner (1902-1996) painted “The Streets of Philadelphia” in 1937 for the Spring Garden Post Office, one of many across the country built as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal. The painting depicts a bustling street scene with… read more
This is one of three subway stations along the Broad Street subway line, south of City Hall, whose construction was enabled by federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds. As a result of this project the subway was extended from Lombard South Station… read more
Temple University’s Sullivan Hall was originally built as the university library (Sullivan Memorial Library) during the Great Depression. Its construction was enabled by the federal Public Works Administration, which provided a $550,000 loan for the project (whose final cost was… read more
Philadelphia’s only covered bridge, which spans Wissahickon Creek in Wissahickon Valley Park, was “rebuilt as part of the Works Progress Administration.”
The custom house contains a series of 31 murals painted by George Harding in 1938. They were funded by the Treasury Section’s Section of Fine Arts program and depict the “Custom House and Court Activities” and “Various Port Activities in… read more
The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) supplied a grant toward the improvement and renovation of Philadelphia’s historic [Vernon-]Wister House.