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Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects Historical Markers
Markers related to public works built through or associated with the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, the Great Depression-era U.S. Federal government agency which provided jobs for millions of Americans.
On Town Hall Road, on the left when traveling east.
While traveling south with his troops, General Andrew Jackson camped at the fork of the river in 1813. General Jackson carved his name in a locust tree naming this area Locust Fork. In 1817, the Hanby family came from Virginia and settled in this . . . — — Map (db m50125) HM
On South 3 Notch Street at Dunson Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3 Notch Street.
History of the Library
In 1913 the Study Club of Andalusia was organized to establish a library for Andalusia. Led by founder Miss Ethel Darling the club held a book shower
resulting in $5.50 and 15 books which became the embryo of the . . . — — Map (db m129389) HM
On South 1st Street south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
Through the efforts of local citizens, Benny Dean and Floyd Beddingfield, the City of Gadsden obtained this facility from American Legion Post Number 5 in 1985. Built in 1935, the amphitheater seats 1600 persons. Designed by local architect, Paul W. . . . — — Map (db m83736) HM
On South 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built of local sandstone in 1935 on land obtained from the American Legion Post No. 5 this municipal amphitheatre seating about 1600 was constructed for staging theatrical and sporting events. Gadsden architect Paul W. Hofferbert designed the . . . — — Map (db m39140) HM
Near Valley View Drive west of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South.
Side 1 - Building the Park
In the mid-1930’s, civic leaders worked to move Vulcan to a place of honor on Red Mountain. The park was built through the combined efforts of several groups: the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, the Birmingham Parks . . . — — Map (db m83807) HM
On Cahaba Road at Park Lane, on the right when traveling north on Cahaba Road.
In 1822 William Pullen, Revolutionary War veteran, acquired this land from the Federal Government for farming. In 1889 his heirs sold the land to the City of Birmingham for use as the New Southside Cemetery which operated from 1889 to 1909 with . . . — — Map (db m27096) HM
Near Valley View Drive west of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South. Reported unreadable.
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) funded the design and construction of Vulcan Park in the late 1930s. This was done in conjunction with the Alabama Highway Department’s improvement of U.S. Highway 31, the major north/south route that runs . . . — — Map (db m69022) HM
On North Perry Street at Monroe Street, on the left when traveling south on North Perry Street.
(Front)Built 1936-37 Following a fire in 1932 that destroyed a 19th century City Hall, architect Frank Lockwood designed a replacement for the same site. With the Depression affecting all construction projects during the period, the . . . — — Map (db m36571) HM
On Prospect Drive at 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Prospect Drive.
"This section lying between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue will provide the central beautification theme as it will evolve into a beautiful elevated rose garden with 2,000 selected roses planted at vantage points... the color ensemble, when . . . — — Map (db m86480) HM
On Gordon Drive Southeast at 8th Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Gordon Drive Southeast.
Born in 1894 in Normandy, Tennessee, Carolyn Cortner was raised in the Courtland area of Lawrence County, Alabama. She attended Ward-Belmont College in Tennessee. She married Wilburn Smith in 1912. She did not attend formal architecture school . . . — — Map (db m27814) HM
Known as the Alabama College Laboratory School, Montevallo High School was housed in Reynolds’ Hall on the University of Montevallo campus from 1922 until January 1930 when the central portion of this building was completed. The original structure . . . — — Map (db m37428) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 119) at Middle Street, on the right on Main Street.
Home of the University of Montevallo, American Village and the Alabama Veterans Cemetery, Montevallo is located in the geographical center of Alabama at 33° 6’ 18” N 86° 51’ 46” W. In 1814, Jesse Wilson laid claim to “Wilson’s . . . — — Map (db m37178) HM
Near Queen City Avenue east of Jack Warner Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
In 1926, the City of Tuscaloosa purchased a 31-acre tract of land that would become Queen City Park. Amenities were added utilizing funds from President Roosevelt's Civil Works Administration (CWA) and Works Project Administration (WPA). Some of the . . . — — Map (db m203568) HM
On South Mountain Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built during the great depression using native stone & W.P.A. labor, this twenty-bed facility finally opened in 1939 when a doctor agreed to come to Round Valley to finish, lease & run the hospital for 10 years. — — Map (db m36649) HM
On Arizona Street at Ruppe Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Arizona Street.
Originally constructed of wood in 1908, the Warren Ball Park is the oldest in the state of Arizona and stands as testimony to Bisbee's rich heritage. The Warren Company, a subsidiary of the Calumet & Arizona and Pittsburgh & Superior Mining . . . — — Map (db m48573) HM
On West Stewart Street south of North Austin Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
Was constructed by P. Howard Pregenzer and crew
In Memory of
P. Howard Pregenzer
1894-1980
Resident of Willcox, Arizona 1927-1980
Construction began in 1934 and completed in 1936
Construction sponsored by the City of Willcox, . . . — — Map (db m28415) HM
On Gurley Street (Arizona Route 89) at Washington Street., on the right on Gurley Street.
Since 1908, the area of Prescott now known as Ken Lindley Field has been used as a public park and ballfield. The land was deeded to the City of Prescott by Charles T. and Ada M. Joslin in 1922. As Mrs. Joslin requested, the City later . . . — — Map (db m21161) HM
Near East Gurley Street east of North Arizona Avenue.
There was a time when progress in Yavapai County was spelled S-P-A-R-K-E-S. Grace M. Sparkes came to Prescott, Arizona Territory, at the age of 14 in 1906. By 1911, she was working for the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce as Secretary, a job she . . . — — Map (db m33137) HM
Near East Gurley Street east of North Arizona Avenue.
Prescott was one of the first towns in Arizona to have a National Guard Unit. Companies B and C of the First Territorial Rifles were organized in Prescott in 1865 and Company M of the First Arizona Infantry was organized in 1910. Company M of the . . . — — Map (db m33136) HM
On West Hale Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Works Progress Administration built this building, dedicated on May 29, 1936, as a new post office. The structure served the citizens of Osceola and the Cotton Highway as a post office until the Postal Service relocated to Johnson Street. . . . — — Map (db m36616) HM
On Church Street just east of Stone Street (State Route 7), on the left when traveling east.
Jasper, the county seat of Newton County, was designated as such soon after the creation of the county, December 14, 1842. It was named in honor of Thomas W. Newton. — — Map (db m155497) HM
On The Alameda near Hopkins Street, on the right when traveling south.
City of Berkeley Landmark
Designated in 2001
North Branch Berkeley Public Library
James W. Plachek, Architect, 1936
North Branch Library is one of Berkeley’s many civic buildings by James Plachek, including the Central Library (1930), . . . — — Map (db m15868) HM
The Rose Garden was a joint creation of the City of Berkeley and the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA), whose public works provided employment during the Depression. Vernon M. Dean, the City's landscape architect, designed the garden in a . . . — — Map (db m18618) HM
On Jean Street west of Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Welcome to the Morcom Amphitheater of Roses,
originally the Morcom Rose Garden. This Jean Street
entrance is wheelchair accessible. This map uses icons to indicate such accessible features, including the Sensory Garden.
The Morcom Amphitheater . . . — — Map (db m157307) HM
Near Sanborn Drive near Joaquin Miller Road, on the left when traveling north.
Joaquin Miller Park was formed in 1917 when the City of Oakland and its citizens – led by The California Writers Club – purchased 68 acres from the estate of Joaquin Miller, the noted 19th century “Poet of the Sierras” and . . . — — Map (db m71737) HM
Alvarado Park (Grand Canyon Park) was established
in 1909 and soon became a popular destination for
visitors from throughout the Bay Area. From the mid-1930s to 1943 Richmond installed the park's rock and
concrete walls, barbecue pits, and stone . . . — — Map (db m146005) HM
A Popular Gathering Place for 200 Years
Alvarado Park has long been a popular spot to gather.
Native Americans lived here and ground acorns on the
site. Later, Spanish settlers came to picnic at what they
called Arroyo Cañada (stream . . . — — Map (db m146445) HM
On North 10th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Constructed on the basic plan of Sutter’s original fort one hundred years after its erection in Sacramento by that distinguished pioneer Captain John Augustus Sutter. The building of this replica of one of the most outstanding landmarks to the early . . . — — Map (db m130655) HM
On Moreno Drive, 0.1 miles north of Olympic Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works.
John M. Garmody,
Administrator of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Beverly Hills High School, 1939. — — Map (db m183132) HM
On Rosemont Avenue at Fairway Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Rosemont Avenue.
On this site American Legion Post 288 once stood. The great flood swept through its walls shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, taking with it 12 local residents. Most had taken refuge inside from the torrential rain and two were dedicated Red . . . — — Map (db m143027) HM
On Baseline Road, 0.1 miles east of Wheeler Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In 1984 a Red Oak tree in front of La Verne Heights Elementary School became diseased. Tree limbs began to fall off onto Baseline Road, creating hazards for drivers as well as students of the elementary school. Recognizing the potential danger, . . . — — Map (db m190868) HM
On East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
This mosaic tile mural, one of the largest in the world with more than 466,000 California tiles, was created by dozens of artists as a W.P.A. Federal Arts Project in 1937 to grace the facade of the Municipal Auditorium. It was saved from demolition . . . — — Map (db m72453) HM
On Barham Boulevard at U.S. 101, on the right when traveling south on Barham Boulevard.
Federal Works Agency,
Public Works Administration.
John M. Carmody,
Federal Works Administrator.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Barham Blvd Bridge
over Cahuenga Blvd,
1940. — — Map (db m227121) HM
On Topanga Canyon Boulevard at Vanowen Street, on the right when traveling north on Topanga Canyon Boulevard.
Federal Emergency
Administration
of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes,
Administrator of Public Works.
1939. — — Map (db m226444) HM
On Sherman Way at Jordan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Sherman Way.
Owensmouth and the West Valley area were served
by two post offices since 1912. In 1931, Owensmouth
became Canoga Park and it was decided to build a
permanent office for the area. This Canoga Park
post office opened in 1939 and is said . . . — — Map (db m211194) HM
On Vignes Street, 0.1 miles east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works Project No. 4361.
City of Los Angeles, Frank L Shaw - Mayor.
Board of Public Works...
Bureau of Engineering...
Members of the City Council...
General contractor: . . . — — Map (db m229670) HM
On Cesar E Chavez Avenue east of Alameda Street, on the right when traveling east.
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works Project No. 4561.
City of Los Angeles, Frank L Shaw - Mayor.
Board of Public Works...
Bureau of Engineering...
Members of the City Council...
General contractor: Bent . . . — — Map (db m229107) HM
On Temple Street at Figueroa Street, on the right when traveling west on Temple Street.
Federal Works Agency,
Public Works Administration.
John M. Carmody,
Public Works Administrator.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Temple Street Grade Separation,
1939. — — Map (db m229200) HM
On Stadium Way west of California Route 110, on the right when traveling west.
Designed as the largest enclosed structure without columns in the world by noted California architects Robert Clements & Associates, this Art Deco building, constructed between 1938 and 1941 by the WPA, is the largest and second-oldest Navy Reserve . . . — — Map (db m147662) HM
Near Park Avenue east of Glendale Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
Fondly known as “Lady of the Lake”,
by Ada May Sharpless.
Erected by the Federal Art Project 1934-1935.
Conserved by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department,
with support from Councilurember Jackie Goldberg,
the . . . — — Map (db m229144) HM
On Franklin Canyon Drive, 0.7 miles south of Mulholland Drive.
Built by United States Work Projects Administration, 1940.
second marker:
Exact Center - City of Los Angeles
Point of balance of the plane of the City of Los Angeles, Lat. 34°07'31"N, Long. 118°23'57"W, Alt. 920 ft, . . . — — Map (db m199910) HM
On Estara Avenue at Fletcher Drive, on the right when traveling south on Estara Avenue.
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Iickes, Administrator of Public Works, 1939. — — Map (db m229521) HM
Near Griffith Park Drive, 1 mile north of Crystal Springs Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque is placed to commemorate the centennial
anniversary of golf in Griffith Park. The oldest 18-hole
municipal course West of the Rockies, the original course
opened for play in 1914. It was a model of city course
stewardship and . . . — — Map (db m165741) HM
On Riverside Drive north of Zoo Drive, on the right when traveling north.
A Dangerous Bottleneck
Prior to the Riverside Drive Bridge that you see today, there was once a wooden structure crossing the Los Angeles River in its place. However, this old wooden bridge was inadequate to serve the increasing . . . — — Map (db m223397) HM
On Riverside Drive north of Zoo Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Originally known as the Victory Boulevard bridge, the Riverside Drive bridge was constructed in 1938 to improve a bottleneck caused by an earlier wooden bridge. It was partially funded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress . . . — — Map (db m129133) HM
Near Griffith Park Drive west of Crystal Springs Drive.
This area served as the City's Zoo from its founding in 1912 until 1965, when the Los Angeles Zoo moved to its current
location about two miles north of where you are currently standing.
Many of the walls, grottos, and enclosures you see . . . — — Map (db m239129) HM
On Pasadena Avenue at Avenue 23, on the right when traveling east on Pasadena Avenue.
Built by
United States
Work Projects
Administration,
1940.
Fire Station No. 1,
Streamline Moderne style. Architects — Public Works Administration.
Built 1940. Declared 1976, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 156, City of Los Angeles, . . . — — Map (db m134911) HM
On 18th Street, 0.1 miles west of Fairfax Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works,
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works.
1939. — — Map (db m229134) HM
On Figueroa Street just north of Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works,
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States,
Harold L. Ickes,
Administrator of Public Works,
1939. — — Map (db m229199) HM
On Beacon Street at 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Beacon Street.
This building was
erected during the
administration of
Franklin D Roosevelt,
President of the United States
of America.
Henry Morgenthau Jr,
Secretary of the Treasury.
James A Farley,
Postmaster General.
Christian Joy . . . — — Map (db m224665) HM
On Strathern Street, 0.1 miles west of San Fernando Road, on the right when traveling west.
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes,
Administrator of Public Works.
1939.
Roscoe
Elementary School,
a Learn school since 1993. — — Map (db m177337) HM
On Sylvan Street, 0.1 miles east of Van Nuys Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Federal Emergency Administration
of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works.
City of Los Angeles
Fire Department
Engine Co. 39, erected 1939. — — Map (db m227108) HM
On Toluca Street just north of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
The 1st Street Viaduct over Glendale Boulevard is a
reinforced concrete bridge with a box girder design
constructed between 1940 and 1942. Designed by the
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering, the viaduct
has Moderne-style architectural . . . — — Map (db m235247) HM
Near Sepulveda Boulevard, 0.3 miles north of Wilshire Boulevard.
National Home
In 1887, the U.S. Congress approved funding for the Pacific
Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
(NHDVS). Three individuals donated land for the 640-acre
site located 14 miles west of Los . . . — — Map (db m219686) HM
Near Washington Boulevard at El Molino Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Visionaries Make a Dream Into Reality
"What could be more interesting and educational, to the people
at large, than a public park devoted to plants indigenous to our
dry and semi-arid lands..." -Ralph D. Cornell
Washington . . . — — Map (db m243307) HM
Near McKinley Avenue, 0.5 miles east of Fairplex Drive.
Dedicated
September 19, 1994,
in honor of Millard Sheets,
who dedicated 25 years
of service to
the Los Angeles County Fair as
director of Fine Arts
from 1931 to 1956.
Through his life-long efforts
and enthusiasm, Sheets, an
internationally . . . — — Map (db m218586) HM
On Main Street at Interstate 10, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
City Hall was built in 1938 from a plan by architects Donald B. Parkinson and J.M. Estep in the Classical/Moderne style. Commissioned under the Federal Emergency Administration of the Public Works Program, the design is exemplary of the many New . . . — — Map (db m128854) HM
On Chapman Avenue west of Lemon Street, on the right when traveling west.
Offering its first courses on September 25, 1913 to 28 students, Fullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California. All the college classes were held in the Fullerton High School facilities until 1937 when the . . . — — Map (db m50001) HM
On Pomona Avenue at Wilshire Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Pomona Avenue.
Built by United States Work Projects Administration, 1941.
City of Fullerton Local Landmark No. 11, Fullerton Library, built 1941.
Plaque placed by Fullerton Heritage, 2002. — — Map (db m235009) HM
Near High Street east of College Way, on the left when traveling east.
Kiosk Side A:
Creating Jobs and Building Community
It started as an ”unsightly maze and tangle of briars, brush and junk”… It became ”one of the finest open air amphitheaters in northern . . . — — Map (db m52855) HM
On G Street, 0.2 miles east of Euclid Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Central School was founded in 1887 and was Ontario’s first public
school. This is the third school building on this site and was
designed by Harry L. Pierce. It was built in 1934 as a WPA project.
It is one of the finest examples of Art Deco . . . — — Map (db m161078) HM
On Barton Road east of Nevada Street, on the right when traveling west.
This branch of San Gabriel Mission was constructed about 1830 on the San Bernardino Rancho. During the 1840's, its buildings were used by José del Carmen Lugo as part of his rancho grant. Later, after its sale to the Mormons, it was occupied by . . . — — Map (db m131701) HM
On Conde Street, on the left when traveling south.
Originally built as the home of San Diego’s John Brown in 1850, the house was converted to a church by Don Jose Aguirre in 1858. Father Antonio D. Ubach , formally a missionary among the Indians, was parish priest here from 1866 to 1907. It is said . . . — — Map (db m11652) HM
No. 7
Dedicated
in commemoration
the heroic sacrifice and
history-making achievements
of the
Mormon Battalion
"whose march over 2000 miles
from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego
help to win California for the Union
and open a . . . — — Map (db m51992) HM
On Shoreline Drive at Castillo Street, on the left when traveling west on Shoreline Drive.
The present Los Baños del Mar Pool represents the third public
facility to be situated in the Plaza del Mar Park area. In November
1899, the bathhouse site property was deeded to the Santa Barbara
County Chamber of Commerce through the probate . . . — — Map (db m167411) HM
On North 1st Street near West St. John Street, on the right when traveling south.
This beautiful building was designed by Ralph Wyckoff to house San José’s Main Post Office. It was built as a W.P.A. project in 1933 and is a prime example of Depression-Era federal construction. The terra cotta work on the building’s exterior is . . . — — Map (db m30091) HM
Dedicated Memorial Day 1939
Owner: County of Shasta
Maintained by War Veterans of Shasta County
General Contractor: Adam Arras & Son Contractors
Funded by The County of Shasta and WPA
Listed in Architectural Historian Book By David Gebhard . . . — — Map (db m113330) WM
Near Main Street, 0.1 miles east of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works.
Bardsdale Bridge.
1939 — — Map (db m219684) HM
On 4th Street north of Harvard Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Federal Works Agency,
Public Works
Administration. John M. Carmody, Federal Works Administrator.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States. Isbell School,
1939. — — Map (db m184889) HM
Near East 160th Avenue (East Bridge Street) (State Highway 7) just east of South 4th Avenue (State Highway 2), on the right when traveling east.
Historic City Hall was initially built as the first permanent Adams County Courthouse. The courthouse was designed in 1904 by architect John James Huddart, who also designed the Brighton Armory. In 1906, builder A.B. McDonald completed the . . . — — Map (db m203311) HM
On Washington Avenue Bridge, on the right when traveling north.
In 1860, Col. Thomas W. Know, a famous traveler and editor of the Western Mountaineer newspaper, believed the route up Clear Creek Canyon was a place he “never expected to see a mule go who had his senses, or a decent regard for his . . . — — Map (db m49901) HM
On Hog Back Road (County Road 93) at West Alameda Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Hog Back Road.
Erected through the cooperation of Federal, State and local governments by Works Progress Administration. Dedicated to the enrichment of human lives. A record of permanent achievement. — — Map (db m155601) HM
On West 13th Street east of Slater Street, on the left when traveling east.
Erected through the cooperation of Federal, State and local governments by Works Progress Administration. Dedicated to the enrichment of human lives. A record of permanent achievement. — — Map (db m118240) HM
On Mathews Street, on the right when traveling north.
Joseph Antoine Janis was born in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1824. He made a claim on the Cache la Poudre River in 1844, intending to return later to build a home. In the summer of 1859, Antoine Janis, his Oglala wife First Elk Woman and their . . . — — Map (db m105248) HM
On Mathews Street, on the right when traveling north.
The building that today houses the Fort Collins Museum was constructed in 1903, as a public library. Steel
magnate Andrew Carnegie provided $12,000 in funds for the construction. Opened to the public on August 24,
1904, the Carnegie Library . . . — — Map (db m51350) HM
On 4th Street (U.S. 287) at 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 4th Street.
Erected through the cooperation of Federal, State and local governments by Works Progress Administration. Dedicated to the enrichment of human lives. A record of permanent achievement. — — Map (db m118241) HM
Near Overland Trail just east of U.S. 6, on the left when traveling east.
Sterling's beloved museum began as a joint venture between the Logan County Historical and Natural History Society and the local office of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Built during the height of the Great Depression and initially called . . . — — Map (db m222403) HM
On Townsend Avenue (U.S. 550) at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Townsend Avenue.
Erected through the cooperation of
federal · state · and local governments
by Works Progress Administration
Dedicated to the enrichment of human lives
A record of permanent achievement — — Map (db m159106) HM
On Scenic U.S. 50/287 at State Highway 196, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 50/287Scenic .
John Martin Reservoir The Southeast Colorado region, including the Big Timbers area, was once a great inland sea. The first transportation routes across the Santa Fe Trail were established by prehistoric migrating groups that . . . — — Map (db m213693) HM
You are standing at the north edge of a historic adobe fort of the fur trade era, founded by Andrew W. Sublette and Pierre Louis Vasquez in 1835 to support trade with the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes.
These men and their fellow trappers were . . . — — Map (db m89619) HM
On Main Street south of Mahl Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Reed moved to Hartford in 1916, where she would attend Hartford High School and Hartford Federal College.
She joined WPA's Negro Theatre Project in Hartford in her mid-twenties, and would appear in plays such as "Trilogy in Black," "Porgy," . . . — — Map (db m230471) HM
On Ella T. Grasso Boulevard (Connecticut Route 34) at Derby Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard.
Corporal
Timothy Francis Ahearn
D-S-C
Company C 102 Us Infantry
Twenty Sixth Division
1898 – 1925
He Best Exemplified The
Spirit Of The Enlisted Men
Of The Yankee Division
[ north side ]
Near Verdun, France on . . . — — Map (db m35724) HM
On Sussex Avenue just east of Wingate Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Theatre was constructed by the U.S. Army's 1st Regiment and the Works Progress Administration in 1933 to provide entertainment for soldiers, their families, employees and civilians. Adult tickets were 20 cents and children's tickets were 10 . . . — — Map (db m174453) HM
On East 11th Street (Delaware Route 52) west of North King Street (Business U.S. 13), on the left when traveling east.
Constructed in 1937 on the site of the McComb Winchester Mansion, this building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as an outstanding example of neoclassical architecture. The building housed the U.S. Post Office and . . . — — Map (db m216009) HM
On D Street Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest.
DC’s Art Deco/Art Moderne Recorder of Deeds Building (1941) houses city land records. Many notable African Americans have served as recorders of deeds since President Garfield appointed Frederick Douglass to the post in 1881. These include Branche . . . — — Map (db m29657) HM
Near Olmsted Walk, 0.2 miles east of North Road, on the right when traveling east.
There is a long tradition of public art at the Zoo. Check out the roof of Think Tank to see bear and fox cub finials (1) installed in 1907. Works Progress Administration (WPA) from the 1930s includes five stone and bronze medallions on the . . . — — Map (db m184445) HM
Near Arnold Avenue Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Tinker Street Southwest, on the left when traveling north.
[Panel 1]:
Old Bolling Field
1917 - Survey for the site of a military flying field to be used for defense of Washington and for proficiency flying. Captain William "Billy" Mitchell, commander of Army Signal Corps Aeronautics . . . — — Map (db m63896) HM
On Avenue B South (Business U.S. 98) east of Marine Street, on the right when traveling west.
Marvin N. Justiss was born November 16, 1898. He married Thelma Massey in Pensacola, Florida and moved to Carrabelle in 1929. They had one daughter, Virginia Justiss Sanborn. Marvin Justiss came to Carrabelle and began building both homes and . . . — — Map (db m121999) HM
On Spring Lake Highway (County Road 541) south of Old Spring Lake Road, on the right when traveling north.
This building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) in 1938. It was originally proposed to be a building that could be used as a polling place on election days and as a community recreation hall.
The School Board saw the . . . — — Map (db m93387) HM
On North Ashley Drive north of East Whiting Street, on the left when traveling north.
On July 14, 1939, the Tampa Morning Tribune announced the war department's decision to build the "Southeast Air Base" in Tampa. The land selected was a 6000 acre marshy area known as Catfish Point. As part of President Roosevelt's New Deal Program, . . . — — Map (db m34118) HM
On East Osborne Avenue east of North 22nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1934 Middleton Senior High School, named for George S. Middleton, opened on 24th and Chelsea Streets in East Tampa as the first high school for African Americans in Hillsborough County. Previously, Booker T. Washington School had accommodated . . . — — Map (db m33695) HM
On Bayshore Boulevard at West Platt Street, on the right when traveling north on Bayshore Boulevard.
In 1907, Alfred Swann and Eugene Holtsinger constructed the original section of seawall and roadway extending from Swann Avenue to Rome Avenue. This initial section, which was called Bayshore Drive, served Suburb Beautiful, the first residential . . . — — Map (db m44647) HM
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