In 1935, the Works Progress Administration was formed to provide jobs and steady income to Americans during the Great Depression. Millions working under the WPA banner built public buildings, roads, ...

Discover how the Works Progress Administration (WPA) transformed American employment by creating 8.5 million jobs from 1935-1943, leaving a lasting legacy.

During the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt created his New Deal Program. It comprised a number of works projects to get people working again including the Works Progress Administration ...

There's a retaining wall within Bethlehem's Monocacy Park that says "WPA" on one side and "1936" on the other. It's covered in moss and the stonework around it is crumbling. It's easy to overlook.

This program is redesigning schools, playgrounds, and even bus stops in cities around the country–while teaching about the power of making things and community involvement. On a hot summer afternoon ...

In the latter part of the 20th century, some communities across America destroyed aspects of their local history -- and in doing so, destroyed part of the nation's historic, social and cultural ...

I took these two photos at 3000 N. St. Mary’s St. not far from Brackenridge Park. One picture depicts the building at this address, and the other shows a Work Projects Administration plaque dated 1938 ...

In his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump called for at least $1.5 trillion to pay for a massive infrastructure project that’s not unlike one 80 years ago that produced ...

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville’s past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. With the hot summer days approaching, there’s no better way to cool ...

A few years ago, I drove the entire length of Illinois Highway 1, from its origins as Halsted Street in Chicago to its terminus at Cave-in-Rock, on the banks of the Ohio River. I took along my copy of ...