the Work Projects Administration (wpa) was the
largest new deal agency. created by a presidential
order by fdr, funded by congress, and bogged down in the
senate (starting to sound familiar), the program was
responsible for a lot of projects and employment (roads,
public buildings, media and literacy, redistributing
food, clothing, housing). almost every community in
america has a park, bridge or school constructed by
the agency. a sidewalk in the willo district of phoenix
has the wpa stamp.
2 comments:
A very timely photo.
Obama has been reading FDR...so maybe a new WPA is in the works...couldn't hurt!
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