12-14-2008, 05:29 PM
I think one of the greatest achievements of the WPA was/is Grand Coulee Dam. It's still the largest hydroelectric producer in the U. S. and the fourth largest in the world.
I also have a little book I prize that was done by the WPA Federal Writers Project. It documents the history of a small community in Minneapolis - one in which my grandparents lived right after immigrating to the U. S. In terms of dollar value, the Writers Project probably didn't get much bang for the buck, but it was responsible for documenting some history that would have otherwise been lost, and the history of the Bohemian Flats book is just one. I don't expect to see any similar projects done now, but, as Wags mentioned, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of examples of things that wouldn't have been accomplished without the WPA and which continue to stand the test of time.
I also have a little book I prize that was done by the WPA Federal Writers Project. It documents the history of a small community in Minneapolis - one in which my grandparents lived right after immigrating to the U. S. In terms of dollar value, the Writers Project probably didn't get much bang for the buck, but it was responsible for documenting some history that would have otherwise been lost, and the history of the Bohemian Flats book is just one. I don't expect to see any similar projects done now, but, as Wags mentioned, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of examples of things that wouldn't have been accomplished without the WPA and which continue to stand the test of time.