“[I]n 1937, the Merced City Council applied for a Works Progress Administration project to construct a new park — a park that would cost about $41,000 total, with the city providing $9,800 and the federal government $30,800. Included in the… read more
John Muir Elementary School, the largest school in Merced at the time, was improved with WPA funds. There is also still a WPA stamp on the sidewalk in front of the school.
"Lake Yosemite, despite its vast shores and native sands is entirely man-made, right down to the splendid beach you might call your summer home away from home. The water, of course, rests in an artificial reservoir that once provided the… read more
“Improve Merced County Fairgrounds near Merced, in Merced County, by grading and leveling grounds, preparing and planting lawn, planting trees, repairing race track, and performing incidental and appurtenant work. In addition to projects specifically approved. County-owned property.” WPA Project No.465-3-2-642,… read more
This building is still standing. Since its days as a welfare building, it has housed the Merced Municipal Court and a community theater. One wing is now occupied by the court traffic division and the other by the county sheriff’s… read more
Both the original Merced Municipal Airport and the newer airport at this site were built with WPA funds. The earlier airport “was located off Highway 99 at the intersection of Snelling Road near the Santa Fe Railroad, three miles northwest… read more
The historic main post office and Federal Building in Merced, California was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. Now known as T.V. Bell station, the facility houses two examples of New Deal artwork. Construction of the building… read more
The historic post office and Federal Building in Merced, California houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork, among which is “Jedediah Smith Crossing the Merced River” a 6′ x 8′ tempera-on-plaster mural. The work, by Helen Forbes, was commissioned by… read more
The historic post office and Federal Building in Merced, California houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork, among which is “Vacheros,” a 6′ x 8′ tempera-on-canvas mural. The work, by Dorothy Puccinelli, was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine… read more