Crotona Park Play Center On Crotona Park West (Fulton Avenue) and East 173rd
Street. Like many other WPA constructions (such as the
Orchard Beach bathhouse and the
Van Cortlandt Park
grandstand) it has become somewhat discolored over the years due to the
low quality of the constructions materials; the WPA saw its duty as spending
as much of its budget as possible on employing people, which meant spending
less on materials.