Episode 6: This decade will be remembered for the Great Depression; the WPA (Works Progress Administration); the PWA (Public Works Administration); highway construction; the development of our own wells for water; and a strong spirit of “helpfulness to others.” On November 7, 1938, the vote to change from a village to a city was approved. On December 8, 1938, at 8:00 p.m., the new charter was officially adopted, and the City of Robbinsdale was born.