Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-12
Building Project Is Revived
With Lifting of Wartime
Ban on Construction
MAY WIDEN THE SUBWAY
Improvement Would Open
Market Street 10 Traffic
to It's Full Width
PLAN FOR A BIG PLAZA
Favor Is Found For Walnut
Street Plot Facing New
Capitol Park

With the removal of government
restrictions on building projects, and
the proximity of the time when the
management of the railroads will
be turned back to the owners, di-
recting boards are seriously consid-
ering building plans which. were laid
away for the duration of the war.
Prominent among the plans now
under consideration, it is said, is the
project for a new Pennsylvania pas
senger station, long felt want here.
1t is understood that plans formu-
lated before the war and pigeonholed
for the duration or hostilities, are
being gone over and carefully re-
v,sed for definite action.
Two plans for the erection of a
modern and imposing edifice to serve
as passenger station in place of
the present inadequate structure, are
said TO be under advisement by the
railroad authorities. One looks to tho
widening of the Market street sub
way, and the building of the new
station on the Hill side of the rail-
road, facing Market street, Just
across the street from the Reading
passenger station.
Favor Capitol Park
Another said to be under consid-
Grafton calls for the erection of the
station in the block bounded by the
railroad, Walnut, Fifth and Market
streets, facing the new Capitol Park.
The completion of the plans and
contemplated start on the work of
building the Capitol Park extension
m lxa bic IN YrnInnf
advisable.
BY the conditions of the first ar
rangements, the widening of the
Market street subway becomes an
urgent necessity. AS it long has been
felt by citizens and officials general
~ that the Market street subway
was a bungled job, there seems to
he little doubt in the public mind
that the city would cooperate with
the railroad company in making the
subway as wide as Market street
Easy of Access
The railroad already possesses
the plot of ground opposite the
Reading station, adjoining the
Pennsy tracks. The subway would
be so widened as to run directly to
the station, thus giving incoming
and outgoing passengers excellent
transportation facilities to the CEN
ter OF the city and to the residential
sections
The Walnut street site. between
Fifth street and the railroad, said
to be under serious consideration,
seems to meet with general approval.
1t is felt that an imposing struc-
ture facing the new park zone would
answer Harrisburg's need better
than any other contemplated struc-
ture. The entire block, it is under
stood, is included in the develop
ment plans, which would ensure ade-
quate room for plaza. extending
back to Market street, and to Fifth
street. The Technical High school.
in Walnut facing the Park zone, is
an example of the type of public
buildings 1t is felt should be placed
in Walnut street to properly flank
the beautiful park contemplated.
Under the new building plans, the
Technical High school will be de-
Neloped to extend to Fifth street.
thereby making n good thanking
structure for the imposing station.
1t is commonly felt that with the
advent of peace and peace time
working conditions, there is no long
er any necessity for postponing the
erection OF passenger station that
would conform to the needs of the
capital City. The present station.
which is difficult of access, has be-
come inadequate, it is commonly
conceded, and does not come up to
the requirements of the rapidly
growing city.