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6th St. Overpass – Centralia WA

“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

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Post Office – Centralia WA

Centralia Washington Post Office

The post office in Centralia was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Post Office Mural – Centralia WA

"Industries of Lewis County"

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

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Salzer Creek Flood Control – Centralia WA

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

Project type: Flood and Erosion control, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Toy Workshop – Centralia WA

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

Project type:
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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