Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-19
PARKS TO REPLACE
STACKS AND YARDS
ON WATER FRONT
Details of Plans Approved by
= Fine Arts Body Are
Made Public.
ROWS OF TREES TO HIDE
PRESENT DOCK SYSTEM
Water Street Will Be Repaved and
Made Thoroughfare by
Side of River.

With the present shacks and yards
replaced by Il combined park and
commercial development plan. the
Washington water front on the Wash
incton Channel side is TO become al
most entirely Il park area. hiding the
dock system of the city behind rows
of trees. with its center at the turn
of Water street modelled into ii group
of three small triangular parks
Details of the plans submitted to
the Fine Arts Commission by the
District engineer and approved by
the fine arts body We're made pubic
today and reveal the future WASH
ington water front entirely transform
ed into a symmetrical line of docks
hidden behind park areas and rows OF
trees planted on the west side OF
Water street The latter thorough
fare will be repaved and made "a
connecting link with the two pro
posed park systems on the east.
Around the terminals of the Nor
folk & Washington Steamboat Co.,
the Mount Vernon Marshall Hall
Steamboat Co and the Baltimore &
Virginia Steamboat Co. small parks
will be developed fronting on a
greater park area at the intersection
of Seventh. L and NJ streets south
west. The present dock line, lacking
symmetry and with variations In the
depth of docks, would be made a
symmetrical line from the north END
of the Washington Barracks TO the
proposed new bridge across the
Washington Channel to connect Win
East Potomac Park.
Two Large Parks.
Two large parks, each covering
more than two blocks in length, with
basins of water in their centers, are
planned for the foot of Tenth and ri
streets and Thirteenth and Thlr-
teent h "a nd-a- half streets southwest
while at the south end of the water
front DEVELOPMENT would be con-
structed a large semi-circular recre-
alton pier.
The present municipal fish wharves,
at the foot of Twelfth street, will re-
main as at present, although the
other docks and piers on the water
front will, through cooperation with
lessons. be replaced with more sub
stantial structures.
Space has been provided on the
plans drawn by the District engineer
for the many activities that now
trict Naval Reserve has an armory at
the foot of Sixth street, while the
District Morgue and harbor precinct
, station are located between NJ and y
streets. The present bulkhead line
will be preserved.
Water Street ThOrOughfare.
The whole plan. according to H. P.
Caemmerer, secretary of the Fine
Arts Commission. will tie in with the
proposed plan for development of
East Potomac Park to make it one
of the four great show places of the
city. At the same time Water street
now avoided by traffic because of its
condition. will become the great
thoroughfare along the southern
border of the city from west to east
linking up the present and proposed
park systems.
From East Potomac Park will be
seen a uniform line of docks and
warehouses instead of the present
tumble Of water front structures.
East Potomac Park. Fine Arts Com.
mission officials explained, Is one of
the finest water parks in the world
embracing 327 acres, with 35s miles of
water front.
The northern end of the Washing.
ton channel is held by engineers to
be one of the finest natural harbors
for small craft in the world. The en-
tire water front from the foot of Thir.
teenth street to the proposed bridge
will become part of the park system.