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Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx NY: Aerial view from Google Maps with
annotations added to indicate confirmed and possible New
Deal sites:
It is very likely that throughout the years 1934-43, besides the specific
projects listed above, the relief workers of the Parks Department were busy
with the infrastructure of the park as a whole — paths, lighting,
drainage, drinking fountains, pest control[1], routine maintenance —
just as they were in every New York City park.
References:
- NYC Parks Dept press release
of January 17, 1936: “Van Cortlandt Park and vicinity were
thoroughly gone over to detect the presence of Gypsy Moth, one of our most
destructive pests. This work was done under the direction of the State
Conservation Department. About two hundred acres of woodland were
fine-combed and approximately thirty thousand, shade trees inspected in
parks and along streets, resulting in an application of fifty thousand
pounds of arsenate of lead to eradicate the pest.”
- New Deal Assistance in
NYC Parks Department Projects, 1934-43.