The Washington herald., 1921-10-27
PROJECTS
MAKE MODERN
AVALON0FD.c.
Board of Trade Commit
tee Submits Plans for
New Areas.
SOME STILL DREAM
OF DAYS TOCOME
Rock Greek and Anacos-
tia Additions Due in
Near Future.

~e%NAS VI dCTc6 more
shadowy Vistas and tangled elades
in Washington.
Fourteen steps for the National
capitol toward the dreams old-time
singers dreamed of in Avalon.
This Is the substances of recon-
mendations approved yesterday by
the axis and Park Reservation COM
mittee Of the GARD of Trade.
Here are the strides forward az
submitted by the chairman, Judge
Charles s. Bundy.
A great recreation park on the
Anacostia River between the Ana
costa and Pennsylvania avenue
bridges.
A park system comprising botn
banks of the Potomac River from
the District line to Great Falls, a
distance of over ten miles.
Would Build Fort Drive.
Acquisition Of the forty civil war
forts encircling the city and a fort
drive. connecting these sites.
Golf links in Rock Creek Park.
Completion of Meridian Hill Park.
with slightly terraces and cascades.
Acquisition of the Piney Branch
parkway extension, the Klingle
Ford parkway and the Patterson
tract.
More land for washington's play
ground, Rock Creek Park.
A field house in East Potomac
Park.
Purchase and completion of the
Mt. Hamilton tract for a national
botanical garden.
Elimination of the extensive
marshy section above Benning
bridge.
A memorial bridge over the Poto-
mac, between the Lincoln Memorial
and Arlington.
Plan to Save Rock Creek.
Purchase of the Maryland water
shed Of Rock Creek with the forest
areas and ravines that protect the
streams that feed it. This Is to
prevent the rapid reduction in the
Park. .---1t. 1t7'-
Marking. of trees in the. Capitol
Grounds the Mall and other smaller
parks with their scientific and bopu-
lar names for the benefit of the
public.
The entire removal of the fence
.A~eAN haS S&I.
Gems, and removal of the conserya-
tories to the James Creek Canal
reservation or the Union Station
Plaza. This would permit improve.
ment to the approaches Of the Grant
Memorial. and allow the construc-
ton of a memorial to Gen. Meade by
Pennsylvania. This has been au.
thorized by Congress. 49,
Some Of fhesa nroiorfc nnavoh>-~
Of the committee admit, still are
made Of the shadowy tissue of
dreams.
Others are near contamination
Suggest National Garden.
The Mount Hamilton tract along
the Baltimore pike would consist OF
about 500 acres with forest-covered
hill sloping to river banks. 1t will
be necessary to purchase the land.
With every variety of land included
in the tract 1t would be An ideal
place, members of the committee
claim. for national botanic garden
and arbortium on scale with the
great gardens of Versailles, Berlin
and Vienna.
With the civil war forts roadway
completed. Washington would have
complete park drive extending for
miles from the Maryland line at
Takoma Park to the Potomac River,
absolutely free from intersecting
traffic. The road would run through
a wooded ravine with all heavy
traffic passing on bridges above.
Provide Athletic Field.
Many Of the forty forts which pro-
tected Washington sixty years ago
still are In good state of preserva-
ton. Others have fallen into rapid
decay, With their picturesqueness
enhanced by the messy hand of time.
The Patterson tract includes
eighty-one acres on the old site of
Camv Meigs. 1t has an extensive
swimming pool. One half is now
solid woods. The other half is open
and is badly needed for athletic
fields.
The District to Great Falls prof.
ect is still. members frankly say.
part of their dreams of an ideal
city. 1t would include a great arti-
fetal lake extending the entire
distance.