Legacy and Lasting Impact

If one looks at the projects of the New Deal, is there any lasting effect? With this exhibit it is very that this can be answered with a simple yes. However, just because something still has lasting impact does not mean it is the intended impact. All of the sites that were visited throughout the page were all structurally or ideoligicly intact. The message was still somewhere to be found on the site. The problem was for many the message was either not the one intended or it had been blocked or somewhat hidden. The only site that had truly kept its complete original intention is the one that was most practical to do so: The Central Heating Plant. This was really only site that one can say was preserved nearly 100%. With other sites such as the West Wing or the Murals from the Recorder of Deeds building been hidden away. These are now largely inaccessible to the public, some simply locked. Others, such as the Post Office Building, have had their original message sqaundered with other less favorable messages. In the case of some other sites that had a very small message they have largely been kept intact. This is exemplified by the Lock Keeper's house near the Federal Triangle. While it is still preserved its message is somewhat lackluster to the public. Thus, it can be concluded that most of the sites from the New Deal today have been not intellectually preserved but physically. None of the sites that were visited had been destroyed phyically, but with some of the ideological destruction it can be said that have not trully been preserved. This is unfortunate as some of the messages, like the murals, are important to modern society. However, due to them not being completely forgotten there is always a chance that they will be restorred completely.