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Projects in South Park Township

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General Logan Boulevard (former) Paving – South Park Township PA

General Logan Boulevard, a.k.a. “the old Weyman-Baptist Rd., which links Overbrook with the South Park sector, has been re-christened,” or, the “road from Saw Mill Run Boulevard to South Park,” was one road paved as part of New Deal efforts, sponsored by the… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Road Improvements – South Park Township PA

Among a set of 26 WPA projects approved for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in Sept. 1935 was “increasing [the] width of roadway in Snowden township.” (Snowden is an unincorporated community within South Park Township.) The Federal government allocated $3,688 for the… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

South Park Improvements – South Park Township PA

Among the 26 WPA projects in Allegheny County approved in Sept. 1935 were two allocations for improvements to South Park, which lies about 10 miles south of downtown Pittsburgh. The allocations were approved for “construction of a grandstand,” for which… read more

Project type: Amphitheaters, Parks and Recreation, Picnic and Other Facilities, Shelters
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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