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  • Pilestraede Sewer Lines - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Works Progress Administration installed new sewer lines on Pilestraede in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
  • Post Office - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The historic Emancipation Gardens post office, a.k.a. Alvardo de Lugo Post Office, in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses the only two examples of New Deal federal building artwork in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is still in service. Dept. of the Interior, 1938: "The Treasury Procurement Division has, during the year, completed the Federal Building at Charlotte Amalie, which houses the post office, the customs department, and the United States Public Health Service. This handsome structure which is located on a commanding site in Charlotte Amalie has won universal praise." The...
  • Post Office Landscaping - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) engaged in landscaping work on the grounds of the then-new post office in Charlotte Amalie.
  • Post Office Murals - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The historic Emancipation Gardens post office, a.k.a. Alvardo de Lugo Post Office, in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas houses the only two examples of New Deal federal building artwork in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The works were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The murals are displayed at opposite ends of the the lobby, and were both completed by Stevan Dohanos in 1941. They are respectively titled, "The Virgin Islands, U.S. – The Outer World Significance" and "The Virgin Islands, U.S. – The Leisurely Native Tempo." "The Outer World Significance," located at the east end of the lobby, depicts "an...
  • Prindsens Gade Construction and Improvements - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The WPA carried out construction and improvements on Prindsens Gade in Charlotte Amalie. Road construction and improvements carried out by the WPA in the Virgin Islands typically included “clearing the old roadway widening existing curves, blasting rock from the road surface and drains, relocating where necessary, installing culverts, preparing the subgrade and placing the bituminous macadam surface.”
  • Prindsesse Gade Repairs - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    FERA carried out improvement work on Prindsesse Gade (Street) in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. The work included "grading, rolling, spreading crushed stone and asphalting.”
  • Regjerings Gade Repairs - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    FERA carried out improvement work on Regjerings Gade (Street) in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. The work included "grading, rolling, spreading crushed stone and asphalting.”
  • Salt Water Supply System - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    “$50,000 water supply project at Charlotte Amalie… for utilization of salt water… for sanitation and for fire-protection purposes… Water is pumped from the sea into a new concrete tank 250 feet above the town… two new power pumps with a capacity of 12,000 gallons an hour force it through a new network of pipes to homes for sewage and to hydrants for the fire protection purposes… to overcome the problem of rust corrosion by salt water in cast-iron pipes, PWA engineers put a concrete lining in 7,000 feet of water mains and 5,000 feet of sewers.”
  • Silke Gade Construction and Improvements - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The WPA carried out construction and improvements on Silke Gade in Charlotte Amalie. Road construction and improvements carried out by the WPA in the Virgin Islands typically included “clearing the old roadway widening existing curves, blasting rock from the road surface and drains, relocating where necessary, installing culverts, preparing the subgrade and placing the bituminous macadam surface.”  
  • Silke Gade Sewer Lines - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Works Progress Administration installed new sewer lines on Silke Gade in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
  • Torvet Saint Road Improvements - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Works Progress Administration completed improvements on Torvet Saint Road, in Charlotte Amalie. The work included grading, curbing, and paving.
  • Vester Gade Construction and Improvements - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The WPA carried out construction and improvements on Vester Gade in Charlotte Amalie. Road construction and improvements carried out by the WPA in the Virgin Islands typically included “clearing the old roadway widening existing curves, blasting rock from the road surface and drains, relocating where necessary, installing culverts, preparing the subgrade and placing the bituminous macadam surface.”
  • Vester Gade Water Lines - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas VI
    The Works Progress Administration installed new water lines on Vester Gade in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas.
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