The New Deal had a large impact on Maynard’s Alumni Field. In 1933 the Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) surfaced the running track, built a concrete foundation for bleachers, graded a field next to the highway, and surfaced tennis courts. The… read more
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) conducted improvement work at Maynard’s former Coolidge School, including the installation of smoke partitions as well as painting of the school inside and out. The Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) conducted further work in 1941. All… read more
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) conducted multiple work projects at Crowe Park in Maynard, Massachusetts in 1934, including removing rocks and stumps; grading land for parking space; painting its grandstands; and constructing tennis courts. In 1935 F.E.R.A. labor “erected… read more
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) provided the labor for painting the then-fire station in Maynard, Massachusetts in 1934, at what was hailed “quite a savings” to local taxpayers. The old fire station was located at the site of what… read more
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) constructed “a rubble wall … along Front Street to replace the wooden fence which was badly in need of repairs.” There is no such wall along Front Street today. A sewer was constructed along the… read more
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) and Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) played a substantial role in the development of Maynard’s Glenwood Cemetery. Work commenced in 1934 and was completed in 1936. “During the 1930s construction of the new cemetery was… read more
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) conducted improvement work at Maynard’s former High School / Junior High School building (later Fowler Middle School), including painting the interior of the auditorium. The Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) conducted further work in 1941. All… read more
The Mill Street Bridge in Maynard, Massachusetts was falling apart before the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) completely rebuilt it in 1937. The three-arch stone bridge spans the Assabet River. The W.P.A. also widened, straightened, and resurfaced Mill Street that year.
Multiple New Deal agencies worked to resurface, widen, straighten, repair, and otherwise improve the roads in Maynard, Massachusetts during the Great Depression.
The Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) conducted improvement work at Maynard’s former Roosevelt School—now the town’s public library—in 1941. All school buildings in the town “on the exterior have been completely renovated by having the windows weather stripped, puttied and painted…. read more
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) constructed drains in Maynard, Massachusetts in 1934. Construction occurred along Florida Rd., Waltham St., and Summer St., and a catch basin was built at Haynes St. Work continued in… read more
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) constructed sidewalks along Concord St. in Maynard, Massachusetts in 1934. Work continued in subsequent years with the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). The sidewalks, according to the town’s Selectmen, “have added greatly to the appearance… read more
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (E.R.A.) worked to improve Summer Hill Road in Maynard, Massachusetts, including the construction of a wall (no longer apparent), in 1934.
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) conducted improvement work at what was the Town of Maynard’s first owned town hall (“town house”) building. The exact location and status of the facility is presently unknown to Living New Deal.
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) constructed water mains in Maynard, Massachusetts, including along an 850-foot stretch of Parker St. in 1934. It and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) conducted repairs at the town’s pumping station that year. Work was… read more
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) and Federal Emergency Relief Administration (F.E.R.A.) supplied labor for Maynard town projects White Pond in 1934. In addition to planting trees, workers cleaned its banks of brush and dead wood, and cut wood for other… read more
The Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) conducted improvement work at Maynard’s former Wilson School, including the installation of smoke partitions. The Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) conducted further work in 1941. All school buildings in the town “on the exterior have been… read more