Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11
CAPITOL PARKWAY DEVELOPING
WILL BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY

which was at one time occupied as a
| Senate ONCE Building and later by
| certain members Of the House, is now
occupied by the Federal Board OF
Vocational Education. This building
will be RACED as soon as the Public
Buildings Commission can find other
quarters for that activity.
However, this cleaning up OF the
Capitol plaza stretching to Union Sta
ton, though of prime Importance, is
but one part OF the whole program
to tremendously improve the Capitol
setting. Other features include:
/. Location Of a new home for the
Supreme Court of the United States,
facing the Capitol and on q line with
the Library of Congress, with which
1t Is to harmonize. on the land be-
tween East Capitol street, Maryland
avenue, First and Second streets
northeast.
New Office Building.
2. New House Office Building, be-
tween New Jersey avenue and Della
ware avenue, B and C streets, south
of the Capitol.
g.. Acquisition Of the site just west
OF the proposed new Office building.
between b and G streets, First street
Dor Building and a new apartment
number of old dwellings. This Is
the one large square needed to COM
plete Government ownership entirely
surrounding the Capitol grounds.
4. Relocation of the National 30.
tanic Garden, which has already been
approved by the Senate and on which
the House will take action during the
next session. The plan Is to locate
the main exhibition conservatory on
the square bounded by First and Sec
ond streets, Maryland avenue and B
street southwest, and with the tri-
angle Just south OF that. between
First and B and Canal streets, utilized
for the famous Bartholdi fountain.
The acquisition OF the square where
the Labor Building now is located
would afford a frontage and outlook
on the Capitol grounds for the entire
Botanic Garden, which would have its
propagating gardens along the site
Of the old James Creek Canal, down
Canal street, which has been occupied
by the District bureaus of public
works and which was recently turned
over to the Botanic Garden.
Streets TO Be Relocated.
f5l In connection with the authorized
new broad avenue from Union Sta
ton to the Peace Monument, and with
the authorized development of b
street from Lincoln Memorial, across
Pennsylvania avenue and along the
north side Of the Capitol grounds, as
fitting approach to the new Airing
ton Memorial Bridge-an entirely
new advancement Of the streets for
three squares iinmed iately west Of the
Capitol grounds is being studied. The
chart was prepared in the Office Of
Mai. u. s. Grant, Sd, as part Of the
new city planning commissions work.
and met with favor by some members
OF the Commission of Fine Arts when
shown to them during the last week.
This proposes to start the new avenue
from Union Station, as provided by
law on a. direct line to the Peace
Monument, but to turn It OFF from the
intersection with New Jersey avenue,
to meet Pennsylvania avenue at
Third street. Congress already is
considering the acquisition of three
squares along Pennsylvania avenue,
required for the Strengthening Of p
street, and this new plan would neces.
state acquiring two additional squares
on one Of which the Driscoll Hotel Is
located, and which 1t originally was
intended to make part Of the Capitol
grounds.
The main purpose Of this conten-
plated change is to remove the street
car tracks from Pennsylvania avenue
between Third street and the Peace
Monument, and to divert them out
the new avenue towards the north.
east, into G street and Delaware
avenue, slxirting the Capitol grounds
and to reroute the street cars from
Third and the Avenue, south along
Third street and along Canal street
and b street, south OF the Capitol
grounds.