view gallery |  Municipal Auditorium - Charleston, WV
in WPA Projects Municipal Auditorium is a NRHP listed building built in 1939 in Charleston, West Virginia. posted by: bobfrapples8 location: West Virginia date approved: 09/10/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  U.S. Post Office - Grand Ledge, MI
in WPA Projects WPA funded U.S. Post Office located in Grand Ledge, Michigan. posted by: bobfrapples8 location: Michigan date approved: 08/21/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  National Guard Armory - Memphis, TN
in WPA Projects The former National Guard Armory in Memphis. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Tennessee date approved: 07/25/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  WPA Culvert - Crescent, OK
in WPA Projects This WPA culvert is at the southwest corner of the intersection of two unpaved country roads - southwest of Crescent, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 06/25/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Arroyo Seco Parkway - Los Angeles, CA
in WPA Projects One of the earliest freeways in the United States connects travelers from downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena. It carries US 66 and CA-110. It was built by the WPA in 1940. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 06/19/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Caddo Gap Indian - Caddo Gap, AR
in WPA Projects This imposing statue of a Tula warrier and the brick foundation were constructed by the WPA in 1935 - in Caddo Gap, Arkansas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Arkansas date approved: 06/03/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Siuslaw River Bridge - Florence, OR
in WPA Projects The bridge was designed by Conde McCullough, built by the Mercer-Fraser Company of Eureka, California, and funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed the Public Works Administration). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Oregon date approved: 06/01/2023 last visited: never |
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: 07/18/2023 |
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: 07/28/2023 |
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: 07/17/2023 |
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 |
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