Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Improvements at West End of Pro-
posed Connecticut Avenue Bridge.
CONNECTING The CITY AND COUNTRY
Some Figures From the Years
Record in Building.
V RIOU S NJ A Z 7 f r S

Work is to be begun this season on the
construction OF the bridge across Rock
creek at Connecticut avenue extended. The
ravine of the creek at this place is not only
broad, but quite deep. and the new struc-
ture is therefore to be long and high. 1t
will span the lower end of the Geological
Park and will provide a direct line OF com
munication from the city through Wash
ington Heights to the region beyond Rock
creek. 1t will be about 1,sD feet long
and will cost in the neiShhorhood Of three
quarters of million dollars.
Connecticut avenue has not yet been
opened up through Washington Heights
but from the western side of the creek the
avenue stretches in a broad, straight line
to the bounds OF the District, distance of
some three or four miies from the creek.
The opening up of this avenue was due. as
will be recalled. to the enterprise of the
syndicate headed by Mr.. F. G. Newlands
which owns a large part of the land on
each side of the avenue extended and also
built the railroad which now runs out that
thorouehfare.
Opening Cathedral Avenue.
In view of the construction of this bridge
the District government is doing some
grading on the west side of the creek near
the entrance to the proposed bridge. One
of the thoroughfares in the new arrange
ment in that locality is Cathedral avenue,
which was given that name when the
Protestant Episcopal foundation intended
70 ,noLa n.e ~ tba si,a AZ Tho intereecti,- N
of Woodiey road and Connecticut avenue
for the proposed cathedral and its assoc
Ciatc buildings
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the Woodley rad and the TenIeytown road
to the west of the former site However,
during the present season, owing to the
e 1 OF me engineer department OF the
Inrre nanar street 70 on. in rs.'Iit, 7, iii
skirt the creek along the west side, pass
ing beneath the proposed new Connecticut
avenue bridge ana the street railroad
~ ~ i"Sc' an, thehte ".oiis the tdse Oh the
~ si""iius u, d poi'., some uistaiice soth
'' Y, my ~ "Nsii'i'. ~ i'lce 70 the
- - 1t wiz 'tel piotGsa III SIiisn'
iaI' uue west "heie 1t VIII meet the WOOD
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lowering ehe Hills.
The property at the west end of the
bridge and along Cathedral avenue is II
no, f .h u-ooa1, .,,,,ii.; ~, ,,,o
p"t vi 'ie Su'i' '7'oi anu '''uei
the direction or Mr.. Pierre NaSgaman a
plan of grading is being carried out which
will transform that portion of the suburbs
Hills are being removed and valleys filed
up, and when the District and Mr. Wagga-
Il. set enough .heLe WI Ne ieVei cry
fields and he vnods of the ron pltS ''' a
country. 900, that partakes a good deal of
the ruggedness OF the Rock creek region.
AT the west end of the bridge now used
by the railroad line ana winch is Just north
or the west approach OF the proposed
Conhectlcut avenue brldse there Is TO be
block OF building lots, which are to have
a frontage on Connecticut avenue extend
ed, ana also range or lots on Cathedral
avenue There Will also be lots fronting on
R.xo,a Rack c-..L
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Inc extension OF washington Heights
for that, in reality is what it amounts to
affords another evidence of the wonderful
o-ou,b Of tho c;tv Alre.dv w.rbineton
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