A New Deal for Los Angeles
- Episode aired Oct 19, 2022
- 56m
When FDR created the New Deal, also known as the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as a way to provide paying jobs to millions of unemployed Americans recovering from The Great Depression... Read allWhen FDR created the New Deal, also known as the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as a way to provide paying jobs to millions of unemployed Americans recovering from The Great Depression, no one imagined how far-reaching its impact would be. From the Aliso Street Bridge to th... Read allWhen FDR created the New Deal, also known as the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as a way to provide paying jobs to millions of unemployed Americans recovering from The Great Depression, no one imagined how far-reaching its impact would be. From the Aliso Street Bridge to the Virgil Middle School Mural, over 140 projects were completed by the WPA in Los Angeles. ... Read all