“The overpass on 6th Street was a project funded by the state and Works Progress Administration (WPA). The overpass allowed cars and trucks to go over the railroad tracks. Centralia was an important logging and coal-mining town. The bridge improved… read more
The post office in Centralia was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.
The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Kenneth Callahan entitled “Industries of Lewis County.” “Callahan, one of the founders of the Northwest School (a Pacific Northwest art movements) served as a curator at the Seattle… read more
A WPA press release from Dec. 1937 announced that “45 unemployed will be put to work on a flood control project in the Salzer Creek Valley, Lewis County, under a $10,965 [WPA] allotment.” The aim of the project was to… read more
A WPA press release reported a WPA toy workshop project in Centralia, Washington in Dec. 1937: “Old Kris Kringle is getting some valuable help in Centralia. where a staff of 15 women are busy making new toys and repairing old… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
