Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1941
Description:
This typescript, with photographs pasted in, compiles the activities undertaken in Minneapolis parks in 1941. During 1941 an emergency project was set up to accommodate the expansion of the grounds and facilities of the Naval Reserve Base; work continued on the Minneapolis Municipal Airport and; improvements to parks, parkways and recreational facillites continued. This report includes photographs of a stone quarry operated by the W.P.A. for park needs, stone walls along Lake Calhoun's shoreline, a playground pageant, a model boat regatta, and more. In the fall of 1933, the United States government inaugurated a program of federal work relief for the unemployed. The purpose of this program was two-fold: to provide work for the unemployed, and to initiate and support useful public projects round the country. The Minneapolis Park Board was included under this program. Beginning under the Civil Works Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration, and continuing under the Works Progress Administration many rehabilitation and improvement projects were undertaken in Minneapolis parks.
Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1941-01-01
Description:
This typescript, with photographs pasted in, compiles the activities undertaken in Minneapolis parks in 1940. In addition to the on-going work of grading land, and constructing walls, sidewalks, and curbs, 1940 saw projects related to the rearrangement and expansion of the Minneapolis Municipal Airport. This report includes counts of participants and spectators for athletic teams, arts and craft activities (such as wood craft), clubs (such as model airplane), tournaments (such as checkers), and special events (such as a doll tea party). In the fall of 1933, the United States government inaugurated a program of federal work relief for the unemployed. The purpose of this program was two-fold: to provide work for the unemployed, and to initiate and support useful public projects round the country. The Minneapolis Park Board was included under this program. Beginning under the Civil Works Administration and the Emergency Relief Administration, and continuing under the Works Progress Administration many rehabilitation and improvement projects were undertaken in Minneapolis parks. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
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