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:
1938
Description:
This typescript, with photographs pasted in, compiles the activities undertaken in Minneapolis parks in 1938. Major improvements were made to River Road West; lawn spaces and recreational facilities were improved in many older parks; fifty-four concrete courts were built; nearly five miles of fences were erected; and 3,315 trees, 1,363 evergreens and 2,184 shrubs were planted, all by W.P. A. workers. 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."
Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1936
Description:
This typescript, with photographs pasted in, compiles the activities undertaken in Minneapolis parks in 1936. A note indicates that the photographs and compilation were by Walter B. Dahlberg. Many of the projects involve the building of walls and roads, but also included are the design and creation of concrete runways at the Minneapolis Municipal Airport, and an ""amazingly successful experiment in recreational dramatics"" which involved a troupe presenting plays in parks, playgrounds and public institutions. 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."
A plan showing proposed ornamentation of the Gateway Park grounds, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Thirty-first Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 96.