The Washington times., 1923-09-08

Green Point.
Commercial Growth.
History's Preservers.
AnacoStia.

Real Estate Editor.
7 Asst week saw the publication
Of a statement by the District
Wharf Committee, headed by Ro-
land NJ. Brennan, to Engineer
Commissioner Bell. to the effect
that the waterfront Of the District
has great potentialities for park
development. The report tx
pressed doubt that the section
bounded by Washington Bar
racks. the Anacostia river and P
street, popularity known as Green
Point, will ever be made use OF
for industrial purposes. Recor:-
mendation was made that q
yearly appropriation be made for
the identifying Of the section.
In developing the plan. the re-
port recommended that fun recog-
milton be given to the interests
Of navigation and commerce as
well as the aesthetic viewpoint.
There IL no doubt as to the de-
plorable condition of the water
front. Nearly everyone concurs
with the Wharf Committee in its
opinion that "the development and
improvement Of the waterfront
along the Washington channel Of
the Potomac river, between the
Washington Barracks and Four
tenth street southwest should be
no longer delayed"
MANY of the old timber wharves
wand sheds are in q rotten
and diIapidated condition, accord
ing to the report. Furthermore,
ample property in public owner
ship is available for widening
Water, street southwest for the
establishment of connecting
boulevard or driveway between
Washington Barracks and the
East Potomac driveway by means
of a new bridge at the foot OF
Fourteenth street.
RELL'S assistant, Capt. John e.
- Wood, has prepared tentative
which have already been approved
by the Fine Arts Commission, al
though certain necessary changes
will probably be made. It is to
be hoped that funds may be
secured from Congress to have
eminent authorities on harbor
and waterfront development study
the situation professionally.
Washington may never be a
Paris, nor the Potomac a Seine,
but this city is undoubtedly the
most beautiful in America, and
deserves a waterfront in keeping
with the caliber Of the munic;-
pality.
A MOTHER new business build
ing's opening offers additional
proof of Washington's CONNER
cial development. The Transpor-
tation Building, at Seventeenth and
H streets northwest, is the latest
addition to the growing roster.
w. w. Stuart. president of the
company which owns the struc-
ture and member Of the firm
which acts as rental agent, has
great faith in the Districts fu-
ture. and sees nothing but pros
perity ahead for the coming year.
In a statement he said that he
expected real estate operation
and development in 1923 to far
surpass 1925 average.
Mr.. Stuart should be in a
position to know, since he certain
ly must have made a study of
conditions before interesting cap
ital in the building Of an enter
prise like the Transportation
Building. Men well known in
New York building and realty
circles are behind the Transpor-
tation project-H. 8. Black, Paul
Starrett, Waddy B. Wood, Edw.
W. Dom. jr., James Baird, and
VIM. I. Deming are among the
officers and stockholders.
THE Association of Oldest In
= habitants, Columbia Historical
Society and the Society of Ma
tives are scheduled to meet at the
headquarters Of the Oldest Inhabi-
tants, Nineteenth and I streets
northwest. some time during this
month to discuss means of OBJ
IdlIl1IlS d SuAIdDI0 DullOI1S IOF
District archives and records.
plus local historical library and
art gallery.
They will determine whether II
will be more desirable to build a
structure appropriate to the pur-
pose, or to select an older build
ing with historical associations.
GAYS II. B. Terrett, selling agent
for the Southwest Realty Cor.
poration, agent for the Anacostia
subdivision, "Fairview": Look
for a tremendous development in
the region of Anacostia as work
goes forward in the Government
park project recently begun there
Ten years will see as thriving. a
section across the Anacostia bridge
as now exists in any of the
thlckly settled neighborhoods in
the rest of Washington. That's
the way il looks to me"'