Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-02
WASHINGTON DIRECTORY
Standing Information for Visitors and
Residents Alike Divisions, Streets,
Parks, and Noted Show Places.

Parks, and Noted Show Places.
] Washington City is divided into four
sections, viz: Northeast Northwest
Southeast and Southwest
The four streets which run due
north, South and East (the West line
being imaginary from the center OF
the capitol, and named respectively
North, South and East Capitol e.. sets
numbers allotted to 1t. thus--beginning
at East Capitol street, and going north
Tin any street running north of same)
the hrst house on the right will be
NO l. On the second square the first
house will be No. 100 and so on to the
end of the street.
All streets in each section Of the
city are either lettered or numbered
streets.
All avenues run at angles to the
streets, and radiate from the Capitol.
the White House, and several of the
larger parks. These avenues are
named for various States.
Every street running East and West
are lettered streets, those running
North and South are numbered streets.
All lettered and numbered streets
are duplicated in each Of tne four sec
tons.
In like manner the numbers run
from East Capitol street on all streets
running south Of same
In the same manner all streets In
all sections Of the city start and num-
Der from Capitol street. The odd
numbers are always the right-hand
side. and the even numbers on the left
hand side in every street, as you start
from Capitol street in either section
of the city.
Ine house numbers on the various
avenues correspond to those Of the
street to which they run nearest par
allel
Some Of the avenues extend through
two sections OF the city, but the house
numbers are not disarranged thereby,
as all numbers begin at a Capitol
street, whether on an avenue or street
BY this system of numbering houses,
any desired locality or number can be
readily found in either section Of the
city.
Short streets and places running
through the center of a square have
the same numbers as the streets be-
tween which they run, thus-MadisOn
street in the Northwest section is be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets and the first house on that
street is number 100.
Washington is really a cosmopolitan
city, its population embracing people
fr m IL parts of the United States, and
Representatives from all civilized ma.
tions.
1t | rapidly becoming the great CEN
ter for holding conventions, assem-
blies and reunions, and the chosen city
for institutions Of learning.
It has the largest library, and the
most scientific and historical collec-
tiOns in the country.
1t is a mecca Of American thought in
all its phases
The general opinion outside Of Wash
ington is that IL Is OF no account as a
manufacturing city, but the following
will show that 1t stands we'll In com
parison with other cities.
Capital employed, $28,S76.000.
The various trades representing
Stair builders, Carpenters, Painting
and Paper Hanging, Copper, Tin and
Sheet Iron, Plumbing and Gas Fitting,
Lumber Mills, Marble and Stone
NOlh AMdoOnAJs lAAGhB 4 AenAGA anu
stuccO work number $50, and the num-
ber [ establishments Of every kind in
the city numbers 1900 and employ
over $4,000 hands.
The city Of Washington was incor-
porated in 1902.
The present system of numbering
houses was adopted in Aoo9.
The shade trees Of the city begun to
develop their proportions and beauty
in 1880.
Wh.n the cornerstone Of the capitol
was laid in 1898 the country around
Washington was practically an un-
broken wilderness.
The Government offices we're first
opened In the city Of Washington in /
the year 1900 and Congress met there |
for the first time in that year.
There are 331 Reservations all told. |
including the great Mall, which ex- |
tends from the capitol to the Potomac |
River, a distance Of over two miles, the |
whole covering an area Of over 900 /
acres.
These parks and reservations are
supplied with every known
kind Of tree and shrub, and number
over 900 varieties About 100000
foliage and Towering
plants and shrubs are annually propo-
gated in the Government Propogating
House and in the spring months are
into the v~rious parks
throughout the city.
Special Information.
The Capitol-Opeu a. m. Guides to
be found in Rotuuda
Corcoran Art Gallery-Open 10 to a.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday free
lays.
War, Navy, and State partment-
Open 9 to 4. In the Library of the State
Department may he seen original De-
laration of Independence.
Executive Mansion - o pen 10 to 2.