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The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided funding toward the paving of previously unpaved roads in Scranton, Pennsylvania. "The costliest job ... was the paving of Birch Street from Pittston Avenue to Crown Avenue, at an estimated cost of $63,469."

The Public Works Administration (PWA) lent $100,000 to the Boston & Maine Railroad company to purchase locomotive #3713, known as "The Constitution," built and delivered in 1934. On May 11, 1934, The Boston Globe reported a $2.5 million equipment purchase by the Boston & Maine Railroad: “The purchases include 21 suburban passenger coaches and 10 air-conditioned de luxe coaches, five Pacific-type passenger locomotives, five mountain-type freight and passenger locomotives, two Diesel electric locomotives, and two Diesel electric switching engines… Money for the purchases was provided by a loan from the Public Works Administration, on which the railroad pays 4 percent interest.” The...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Marine Corps League building in Scranton in 1936. WPA crews also completed several small projects on the grounds of the property. The work included an arched, stone gateway leading to the main building, stone fences, retaining walls, and a creek bed. The stone imprint stamps bear the date of 1936. Today the building serves as the Marine Corps Historical Museum and Detachment Headquarters.

"East Mountain Run is the name applied to a previously unnamed tributary to Roaring Brook. It rises from springs on the Ridge of East Mountain near Robinson Park and Mountain Lake Estates. The Mountain Lake Estates Stormwater detention pond and nearby wetlands are also integral features supporting a perennial flow in this Run. There are some WPA era knapped rock channel works uphill of East Mountain Road." "Historic WPA stone masonry walls and culverts at Mattes Community Center: Hopkins Falls circa 1938."

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) provided funding toward the paving of previously unpaved roads in Scranton, Pennsylvania. "The second-costliest job was North Bromley Avenue from Lafayette Street to Oram Street, at an estimated $51,196."

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed improvements on Route 307, heading south from Scranton toward the Poconos, and to New York City. The project also included work on the scenic overlook with a parking lot located on the side of Route 307, at the coordinates noted below. Contributor note: A family member worked on the WPA project that improved Route 307.

Construction of a Highway Department facility in Scranton was undertaken as part of a sizable a New Deal project; the then-Department of Highways and Public Works Administration (PWA) provided the funds for the building’s construction in 1937, along with many similar structures in other parts of Pennsylvania. The location and status of this building is presently unknown to Living New Deal. The PWA provided a $54,642 grant for the project, whose total cost was $127,163. "Construction of 19 new garage and office buildings in as many counties has just been completed by the Department of Highways ... marking another forward step in the drive to develop...

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Public Works Administration (PWA) provided funding support for Scranton street paving projects. The Scranton Times-Tribune: "City Clerk William P. Huester announced on July 8, 1935, that he was prepared to distribute petitions to property owners who wished to participate in Scranton's proposed plan to pave streets. With the Great Depression gripping the country, the plan was part of the Federal Works Progress Administration. Through that agency, the federal government would pay 45 percent of the cost to pave city streets. The other 55 percent? That would be paid by property owners. The homeowner would not, Scranton Mayor...

The historic West Scranton Branch post office building of Scranton, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which possesses a New Deal mural in the lobby, is still in use today.

The oil-on-canvas mural "Nature’s Storehouse," which hangs in the lobby of the West Scranton Branch post office, was completed in 1941. The work, which was painted by Herman Maril, was undertaken using Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts funding.