Queens: 160th Street WPA work site map
Project type: Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Started: 1935
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Description
The federal Work Projects Administration undertook a large road repair project starting in 1935 in the borough of Queens. The streets, many of which in New York City were still unpaved, were repaired; particular emphasis was placed on fixing washout-damaged stretches of road. Holes were filled in and the streets were smoothed, surfaced and reconditioned. Roads improved as part of this project (WPA Official Project No. 65-97-9) included the stretch of 160th Street between Union Turnpike and Goethals Ave.
Source notes
National Archives RG 69: Records of the Work Projects Administration [WPA]; Project Files; New York City (E 407); box 684; roll 3642; Official Project No. 65-97-9.
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 21, 2014.
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