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Felts Field (Spokane Municipal Airport) – Spokane WA

Felts Field Aerial View

“Felts Field, Spokane’s historic airfield, is located on the south bank of the Spokane River east of Spokane proper. Aviation activities began there in 1913… During the 1930s, considerable improvement had been made at Felts Field with Civil Works Administration… read more

Project type: Airports, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Municipal Sewers – Spokane WA

In December 1935 the WPA approved $140,680 for a “Manito sewer project and lateral sewers” in Spokane, Washington. Spokane’s Daily Chronicle detailed the locations of these sewer projects. The lateral sewer project was allocated $90,080 by the WPA and involved… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Municipal Sewers, Comstock Neighborhood – Spokane WA

In December 1935 the WPA approved $140,680 for a “Manito sewer project and lateral sewers” in Spokane, Washington. Spokane’s Daily Chronicle detailed the locations of these sewer projects. The primary ‘Manito’ sewer project, located largely within the present neighborhood of… read more

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Sanitation and Water Disposal
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Spokane International Airport (Geiger Field) – Spokane WA

Spokane International Airport Aerial View

Previously known as Sunset Field, the property was renamed Geiger Field in 1941 and eventually became the Spokane International Airport. After the city leased the area to the military in 1939, the WPA and the army jointly cleared and leveled… read more

Project type: Airports, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

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