view gallery |  Saucon Park Stone Bleachers - Bethlehem, PA, USA
in WPA Projects The Stone Bleachers in the southern part of Saucon Park was a WPA Project. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/31/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Saucon Park Suspension Bridge - Bethlehem, PA, USA
in WPA Projects The Saucon Park Suspension Bridge crosses Saucon Creek. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/31/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Lane Field Baseball - San Diego, CA
in WPA Projects This is the Lane Field Ballpark Site, the first home of the San Diego Padres built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936 posted by: T-Team! location: California date approved: 05/27/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Kitsap Regional Library, Downtown Bremerton Branch - Bremerton, WA
in WPA Projects This small but beautiful art deco-style building was a WPA project, completed in 1938 for the city of Bremerton to use as its library. posted by: The Pirate King location: Washington date approved: 05/21/2023 last visited: 05/24/2023 |
view gallery |  Allentown Post Office - Allentown, PA, USA
in WPA Projects The Allentown Post Office (main branch) was constructed during 1933-1934. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/06/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  US Post Office - Lake Placid - Lake Placid, NY
in WPA Projects The post office in Lake Placid, NY was an earlier WPA Project. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: New York date approved: 05/03/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bascom Lodge - Mt. Greylock, MA, USA
in WPA Projects The Bascom Lodge sits atop Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Massachusetts date approved: 05/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Parkland Hospital Grounds Beautification Project -- Old Parkland Campus, Dallas TX USA
in WPA Projects In 1938-1939, the National Youth Administration partnered with several local organizations, civic and governmental, to beautify the grounds of what was then Dallas' Parkland Hospital, the public hospital serving the poor citizens of Dallas County, TX posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 04/20/2023 last visited: 04/21/2023 |
view gallery |  Arizona Museum of Natural History (Old City Hall) - Mesa, AZ
in WPA Projects This building was the original Mesa City Hall. It is now used as a natural history museum and is adorned with a dinosaur breaking through the outer wall. posted by: rjmcdonough1 location: Arizona date approved: 04/12/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Federal Building (Old Post Office) - Mesa, AZ
in WPA Projects The Federal Building still has that name on the front but it is being remodeled. posted by: rjmcdonough1 location: Arizona date approved: 04/12/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Whitney Memorial Airport - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
in WPA Projects These brick columns mark the entrance to the old Whitney Memorial Airport (1935-1970), located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. posted by: giacaches location: Minnesota date approved: 04/09/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Union Terrace Amphitheater - Allentown, PA, USA
in WPA Projects The Union Terrace Amphitheater is a WPA Era Project located at Union and St. Elmo Streets in Allentown, PA. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/08/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Emmaus Borough Hall - Emmaus, PA, USA
in WPA Projects Emmaus Borough Hall was constructed between 1938 and 1939. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/05/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  State Highway Department Building – Allentown, PA, USA
in WPA Projects The State Highway Department Building is located along Lehigh Street in the vicinity of Queen City Municipal Airport. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Pennsylvania date approved: 03/31/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  George Washington Carver School - Fulton, Missouri
in WPA Projects Historic black school in Fulton, Missouri. Building is boarded up now, prep for new owners. posted by: YoSam. location: Missouri date approved: 03/27/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Soldiers' Memorial Building Sculptures - St Louis MO
in WPA Projects These four statues are a separate project of the WPA from the memorial building itself. posted by: YoSam. location: Missouri date approved: 03/23/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Watershops Pond Bridge - Springfield, MA
in WPA Projects The Watershops Pond Bridge, a.k.a. the General Clarence R. Edwards/Roosevelt Avenue Bridge, is a vehicular and pedestrian bridge that carries Roosevelt Avenue over the Mill River at Watershops Pond in Springfield, MA. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/13/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mountain View Cemetery - Big Timber, MT
in WPA Projects The Mountain View Cemetery is near I90 though the only access is on the frontage road. It is across the road from the Crazy Mountain Museum, with a sign indicating where to turn for the museum. posted by: T0SHEA location: Montana date approved: 03/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Yellowstone Street Bridge - Livingston, MT
in WPA Projects Built in 1939 by the WPA, this bridge was part of the WPA reconstruction of Sacajawea and Miles Parks, being built after the parks were completed in 1938. posted by: T0SHEA location: Montana date approved: 03/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Armory-Civic Center - Livingston, MT
in WPA Projects A WPA building, it should come as little surprise that the building exhibits a very strong Art Deco influence, once referred to as "Depression Era cultural movements, communalism, and escapism, as well as an increasingly modernist aesthetic". posted by: T0SHEA location: Montana date approved: 03/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Chris Bausch Community Tennis Courts - Livingston, MT
in WPA Projects The year 1924 witnessed the installation of tennis courts in Sacajawea Park. Then, in the mid 1930s the WPA came along and they went away. posted by: T0SHEA location: Missouri date approved: 03/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Sacajawea Park - Livingston, Montana
in WPA Projects Sacajawea Park is surrounded by McGee Drive and River Drive. There are several entrances into the park and ample parking. posted by: T0SHEA location: Montana date approved: 03/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Atkinson Quadrangle - Bozeman, MT
in WPA Projects Depression era residences initially intended to house coeds, the Atkinson Quadrangle was named for then MSU President, Alfred Atkinson. posted by: T0SHEA location: Montana date approved: 03/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Noah Webster Memorial Public Library - West Hartford, CT
in WPA Projects The Greek Revival style Noah Webster Memorial Public Library was funded by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The library located at 20 South Main Street in West Hartford, CT posted by: neoc1 location: Connecticut date approved: 02/28/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Soldiers Memorial Building - St. Louis, MO
in WPA Projects The corner stones tell you it was a WPA project, and memorial. This building has a 4 (four) stone cornerstone array. WPA had two projects here, the building and the art statues. posted by: YoSam. location: Missouri date approved: 02/26/2023 last visited: never |
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