Van Cortlandt Park, Southwest Playground - Bronx NY - Living New Deal
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Van Cortlandt Park's Southwest Playground opened in 1939 as part of Van Cortlandt Stadium, a New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. A
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NYC Parks, DDC and Partners Officially Open $41 Million Major
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Bronx New Deal - Photo #288 - Van Cortlandt Park Southwest Playground
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