New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

Projects in Claymont

High School (former) Mural – Claymont DE

Community Center Murals, by Walter Pyle, Jr.

Currently a community center, what was previously known as Claymont Middle School, Claymont High School, Claymont School (in that order, going backwards) houses an example of New Deal artwork: a pair of Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals by Walter Pyle,… read more

Road Development – Claymont DE

Delaware utilized substantial federal resources in developing and improving its road network during the Great Depression. Among the dozens of projects undertaken by the federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) during 1934 was construction at and around Green St. and Lawson… read more