The Clarksdale Civic Auditorium was designed by Jackson architect E. L. Malvaney and built as a WPA project in 1939. The auditorium is a 1500 seating capacity designed in the Art Moderne style. A rear addition for the National Guard… read more
At a cost of approximately $6,000, “…an extensive arcade system of walkways” was completed at the two schools in Clarksdale (Arcade sidewalks, p. 1).
The Second Street bridge over the Sunflower River was constructed in 1936 as Public Works Administration project W1051. Pigford Brothers of Meridian, Mississippi constructed the bridge. The bridge was a modern concrete bridge, 500 feet long, 30 feet wide, and… read more