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The Tennessee Valley Authority's dam - one of the first reforms brought in by President Roosevelt's New Deal legislation.
Monday, Feb. 09, 2009

Open quoteIt's ironic to be tearing them down just when America is going through tough times again.Close quote

  • ROBERT A. CARO,
  • who has written about the Works Progress Administration, on the hundreds of W.P.A. buildings now being demolished or threatened with destruction
Photo: MPI / Getty | Source: NEW YORK TIMES