Evening star., 1925-09-06

many places south of the Potomac in
the nearby Virginia hills, which afford
excellent possibilities for suburban de-
velopment. The growth in population
in Virginia has been retarded in the
past, both by the withdrawal of sub
stantial areas for use by the Federal
Government, and also because of
somewhat unsatisfactory bridge con-
nections. The Highway bridge con-
Meeting with Fourteenth street. south
west is well located with respect to
travel to Alexandria and intermediate
points. The old Rosslyn bridge and
its successor, known as the Key
bridge, connecting Georgetown with
Rosslyn, have been somewhat unsatis-
factory insofar as their use by COM
muters is concerned, because of the
length of the trip through congested
area from Georgetown to the business
center of Washington. Now that NJ
street has been widened from the
bridge to Pennsylvania avenue this
situation will be materially improved.
New Bridge to Help.
THE new Memorial Bridge to be
built from a point in Virginia near
EoSslyn to point in the District of
Columbia near the Lincoln Memorial
VIII substantially shorten the time
between the business section of Wash
lngton and points in the territory be-
tween Rosslyn and Falls Church. The
completion of this bridge. together
with the development of b street, will
result in substantial increase in the
number of people working in Wash
ington and living in the suburban
points in Virginia lying west of the
Arlington reservation. The Memoir
al Bridge will also have some effect
on that section of the City of Wash
lngton now substantially undeveloped,
lying west of the White House and
between Pennsylvania avenue and B
street northwest. Already some de-
velopment is seen in this region in
large apartment houses, and as a por-
ton of this region is zoAed for com
mercial use, it is likely that a second
ary business district will develop
about the intersection of New York
and Virginia avenue.
Trend of business areas-Sorne
30 years ago. at a time when organ
lied commercial transportation was
hrst being developed Seventh street
northwest, north of PENNSYLVANIA.
avenue, was the center of the bust
ness district. Since that time de-
Velopment has been gradually west
ward. For a time the White House
with Government buildings on either
side blocked expansion of business de-
velopment at Fifteenth street. A few
years ago, however, with the estab-
Ilshment OF several important Govern
ment office buildings west Of Seven
teenth street, business began to
spread out along Pennsylvania avenue
toward Georgetown.
Growth TO East Noted.
Recently some growth toward the
east has been observed and at the
present time there are several sub
stantlai developments in process east
OF Tenth street. The influence of
Union Station and of the large no
tells and financial houses between F'if-
teenth street and Tenth street will
apparently hold the center of the
business district between those streets
ana pennsylvania avenue and New
York avenue for some time to come.
The principal secondary business
districts are found along the main
arteries such as Seventh street,
Georgia avenue, Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, northwest.
and II street northeast. Zoning re-
StriCtions now in effect will serve to
contine these secondary developments
to specialized activities such, for ex-
ample, as automobile salesrooms on
Fourteenth street or to establish.
ments serving neighboring needs.
There is no manufacturing district
in the City of Washington nor are
future developments likely to require
the giving over of area to such use
Excellent sites along the Potomac
below Washington on both sides of
the Potomac will undoubtedly be the
location of such industrial develop
ments as may be attracted to Wash
ington on account of it's transporta-
ton, power and labor advantages.
The navy yard located on the Ana
costa River is the largest single in
dustrial development in the District.