The PRRA built rural schools across the Island through its Program of School Construction. Between 1937 and 1938, “The Federal government authorized the expenditure of $3,000,000 by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration for school buildings. Of the original grant, $1,000,000… read more
The American Red Cross Building in San Juan was built in 1935 by PRERA (the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration; as opposed to PRRA, the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration). “In accordance to Law No. 3 of June 26, 1929, the… read more
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on Anton Ruiz Road in Humacao.
The Civil Works Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on the Arecibo Lighthouse Road in Arecibo.
The Civil Works Administration carried out road improvement work in Utuado. The work consisted of widening the curve for the road to Arecibo.
The Civil Works Administration and the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work in Arenales Altos in Isabela.
Bridge built in Mayagüez by the Puerto Rican Emergency Relief Administration.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on Barcelona Road in Rio Grande.
The Civil Works Administration and the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on Barrancas Road in Barranquitas.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work in Barrio Flamenco in Culebra.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work in Barrio Guatemala in San Sebastian.
The Civil Works Administration and the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Barrio Higuillales Road in Naranjito.
The Civil Works Administration and the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on Barrio Nuevo Road in Bayamón.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work in Barrio Pozos in Ciales.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work in Barrio Tetuan in Utuado.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction from Barrio to Albonito Road in Hatillo.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on Bayamon River Road in Toa Baja.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Bayamon Road in Cidra.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Borinquen Road in Caguas.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Camino Rio Grande in Morovis.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Candelaria Road in Toa Baja.
The Civil Works Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on the Cape San Juan Lighthouse Road in Fajardo.
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded improvement work to the Capitol Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Civil Works Administration and the Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out grounds landscaping work at the Capitol Building in San Juan.
Between 1936-1937, the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) built the Carite hydroelectric plant no. 3, located North of Guayama.
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration funded repair work at Casa Blanca in San Juan.
“Located between the low hills and marshy bay shore of Guaynabo,” what was known as the Cataño cement plant by government sources was constructed with federal funds administered through the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA), a New Deal agency. Completed… read more
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration (with funds from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration) carried out new road construction connecting Cavanillas to Santa Cruz Rd. in Carolina.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair work to the Central High School in San Juan.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on Cerro Gordo in Vega Alta.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work in Collores in Juana Diaz.
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) work relief division efforts included “an athletic field and recreation park [built] to mark the site where Columbus landed in 1493” in Aguadilla, ca. 1937. Known as Colón Park, the area lies just inside Municipio… read more
Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA) work relief division efforts included the reconstruction of an 1893 monument commemorating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing, at the site where he landed in 1493. The PRRA made improvements to what is now… read more
The CWA carried out street improvement work in Convalecencia Town Square, Río Piedras.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on Cuevas Road in Lajas.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration (with funds from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration) carried out new construction on Cupey Road in San Juan.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work on Descalabrado Road in Santa Isabel.
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair and maintenance work in Diego Hernandez in Yauco.
Dos Bocas Dam, a hydroelectric generation facility, was constructed as part of a large rural electrification plan undertaken by the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, a New Deal agency. Construction began in 1937 and was completed in 1942. The plant is located… read more
The Puerto Rico Emergency Relief Administration carried out new road construction on El Duque Road in Naguabo.
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