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Currie Park Quarry – Wauwatosa WI

“When federal funds became available under the Civil Works Administration (CWA), with only three weeks of planning time Milwaukee city and county officials developed projects to employ 26,000 workers in the winter of 1933-34 doing landscaping, road grading, street repair… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Honey Creek & Menominee Parkways – Wauwatosa WI

Honey Creek Parkway

“Improved 225 acres of the parkway from North Avenue to Church Street, planted 10,000 shrubs and trees, built 7 bridges and constructed 5 miles of roads. Erected 2 miles of retaining wall along the Menomonee River to halt erosion. Constructed… read more

Project type: Flood and Erosion control, Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Honey Creek Bridge (Portland Bridge) – Wauwatosa WI

Concrete and stone arch bridge over Honey Creek on Honey Creek Parkway North of Hwy 18. Built in 1934 as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps. A number of pictures are included on the referenced web page.

Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, bridges, and tunnels
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Hoyt Park Swimming Pool – Wauwatosa WI

“Later in 1936, the regional planning department prepared plans for the new pool and bathhouse that was then constructed by the WPA. The new facility opened in 1939. The pool had a capacity of one million gallons.”

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Bathhouses, Swimming Pools
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Wauwatosa East High School Addition – Wauwatosa WI

The PWA built an addition to Wauwatosa High School.

Project type: Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Wauwatosa East High School Mural – Wauwatosa WI

“[The painter of these murals was] Myron Nutting and in 1934 when he painted the canvases under a Federal Arts Program project at Wauwatosa (East) High School, he was an art instructor at the old Layton School of Art in… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP)

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