“Coral Way School, built as Coral Way Elementary School in 1936, is a K-8 school located in Miami, Florida, USA… The school building was designed by August Geiger, a noted South Florida architect who worked for the Dade County School… read more
“Edison Courts, is a Miami-Dade 345-unit public housing apartment complex just west of the Little Haiti (Lemon City) neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Edison Courts is bound at the south by North 62nd Street/Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, at North 67th… read more
This Art Deco fire training tower was built in 1933-34 by FERA, a precursor to the WPA. The tower was used by the city of Miami to train local fire fighters for many years. The tower is still standing, but… read more
The Kendall Home for Children was constructed by FERA in 1935. The home was later run by the Catholic Church and then by Dade County. Residents have since reported a history of child abuse at the site. By 2007, the… read more
“Liberty Square (colloquially referred to as the Pork & Beans) is a 753-unit Miami-Dade public housing apartment complex in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It is bordered at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/North 62nd Street to the south,… read more
The New Deal funded improvement work in the Long Branch Marsh in the vicinity of Jacksonville FL.
This small airport was originally built as Glenn Curtiss Field in the early 1900s and became the Miami Municipal Airport in 1928. It was later renamed Amelia Earhart Field “in honor of the famous aviatrix stopping there on her ill-fated… read more
By 1935, FERA had done significant work at Moore Park, including installing a sprinkler system, 11 tennis courts and a fence. Moore Park remains a popular tennis spot.
Miami’s old Northwest 27th Avenue Bridge was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The bridge was completed 1939; however, it was largely replaced upon renovation during the late 1980s. Living New Deal believes the moving bridge is PWA… read more
Originally known as the Roddey Burdine Stadium, the historic former Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida was built with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1936-1937. The structure was demolished in 2008.
“The David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, formerly known simply as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is an historic United States Post Office and federal courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of… read more
“As time progressed and the city grew, Shenandoah’s population increased creating a need for a new, state of the art building. By 1940, land was purchased on 19th Street and 19th Avenue, construction workers were hired with the help of… read more
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a waterworks system in Miami FL. The location and condition of this facility are unknown to the Living New Deal.