Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
GREAT NORTHEAST
PARK IS PROJECTED
Plan of Area Similar in Ex.
tent to Rock Creek Now
Considered.
81 WILLIAM WHE.ATLEN.

Development of a parkway i'll the
eastern section of the city comparable
10 Rock Greek Park in the western
section Is being given much consid-
Grafton by Maj. Carey II. Brown,
chairman of city and park planning
committee of the National Capital
Park Commission, III the course of
examination OF available park areas
in the eastern section. according to
the planning committee chairman.
Fort Dupont. which borders on
Alabama avenue, or Marlboro ROAD,
rs most people know It, and the
tract of so acres recently connected
with this old Civil War fort Will form
The nucleus OF this parkway, Whlch
will extend from Alabama avenue to
the shore Of the Anacostia River
Extending between the present Gov
eminent holdings in this area and the
river are between 300 and 400 acres
If virgin land, mostly covered with
heavy timber, which. it Is said.
would make q parkway rtVallng
Rock Creek Park in beauty ana
natural splendur. II Will be "A differ
rnt type of park. in that Rock creek
Park on both sides of the creek Is
, natural valley. while in the pro
posed Fort Dupont park the iand Is
Il great hillside. extending from the
Alabama avenue boundary ana
.r,,,,in. GENTLY 10 the banks of the
\nar"Stfa. Ii would Join with the
dcyolormcul of AnaCostia Park, made
from Il throwing up of dredglnGs
t,.nr, tho AuacoStia River and Mining
The flats. Improvement work which
now is going on.
Used as Nursery.
Fort Dupont proper anu the 81
acres recently acquired now are uiiiei
inc jurisdiction of the District OF -
Iumhia, which is using part OF Tue
property as u nursery, on "hich "Ie
crown the Seeding trees Whlcn are
-ranspla nted to the roadsldeS. II hds
f,een loaned 10 the DISTRICT Govern
rnent for this purpose, but is sublect
- Withdrawal at any time. Otficlals
If the Office of Public Buildings ana
parks noint out that this arrangement
will assist the Government IN SeltliiE
The land already purchased cleared
IN and made available for the use Oh
tho people for recreation purposes.
In fact this area now is available Tor
nuhlic use and will furnish IDEAL PIC.
mic grounds, away from the laneS Oh
main travel, during the summer
months. Maj. I. ). Grant. =, , on; W..
rector. of the Office of Public Buildings
ard Parks of the National cap
raj. has issued instructions TO the
District authorities that this lana Is
to be made available for public use
even while under the jurisdiction OF
the District Government.
Limited funds, it was pointed OUT,
have prevented the National Capltal
Park Commission from going prompt
" ahead and purchasing lands needed
for park purposes, but II was pointed
out that the Fort Dupont Park VIII
receive consideration In the near ru-
11lre. Whether it will extend from
Ridge road to Pennsylvania avenue
has not been determined in the plans.
although much of this land now Is
virgin area and largely undeveloped
However, at the present time the
Government does own a large tract
# land on Pennsylvania avenue IN
what was formerly the site of Fort
Davis This is close 10 the Fort Du-
pont tract. and could be made a con-
Meeting link III the park system in
this area.
Price Increase Feared.
While there is much land for park
10 in