Evening star., 1926-10-24
WATER ENTRANCE DE LUXE
IS GOAL OF CAPITAL IN 1882

a steel ana concrete Drl0Se, WnlCn VIII
permit motorists to proceed from Po.
tomac Park across to Water street
boulevard and eastward to the round
the-city parkway drive.
Between Fourteenth and Twelfth
streets (llp to the municipal fish WHARF
would be provided berthing space for
Is large yachts. These are the large
sea going yachts that are coming to
Washingtonein increasing numbers.
Between F and G streets, where
they cut diagonally into Water street.
is the municipal fish wharf, which
would not be disturbed.
Between G street and II street is
space reserved for two future com.
mercial wharves. which are not yet
needed. It win be recommended that
keep the present location, as the at
tractiv9 clubhouse will At nicely into
the picture as planned.
Between Fl street and where [ street
and Ninth. street run together at
Water street is to be a large pier
head, one half of which will be used
by the District government for un.
loading sand and gravel and the other
half the District workhouse yard.
Provisions for Yachts.
Between Ninth street and Sixth
street will be eight other piers, which
will group all the other steamboat
business. including the Norfolk and
Washington Mt. Vernon and other
down-rivef lines: one for the District
of Columbia morgue, harbor precinct
and fire station, between M and n
streets: one for the u. S. Navy and
Lighthouse Service at the foot OF n
street. and for a small marine rail-.
way and repair plant between Sixth
and \ streets.
Between Sixth street and P street
is to be a yacht basin for small boats
adjacent to the Washington Barracks
grounds.
In this scheme care has been exer.
cised to provide space for people who
own yachts and have no club aff1lla-
tions. Provision is made for berthlng
large yachts, with opportunities for
repairs and with aefuel station.
Emphasis must be given to the fact
that an increasing number OF large
yachts visit Washington each year
and as adequate berthing and repair
facilities are provided, the number VIII
constantly increase. The thought IS
that as we provide at the Union sta.
ton for rail visitors, and in our high
way swstem and the tourists camp for
motor visitors, it is only logical also
to afford adequate accommodation for
people who come by water.
Raised Street Abandoned.
Water street is to be improved as
a regular city street on the shore side
for trucking. Then there will be par
allel boulevard for pleasure motorists,
separated from the truck and business
vehicles, by a grass and shrubbery
hoen MIA n.
ned that the boulevard drive would be
terraced above the business roadway,
but this is now abandoned and 1t is
planned that they will be on the same
level. A careful study has shown that
there is no necessity for a raised
street
To secure harmonious carrying out
Of the Identification scheme. with par
ticular application to the piers. head
houses. transit sheds and warehouses,
careful study has been directed.
The engineer officer in conferences
with the city planners Is trying to Sc
cure a pleasing appearance by regular
and harmonious treatment Of all struc-
lures in keeping with others already
built, including the Washington Bar
racks. the new offices Of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Co.. and
the Municipal Fish Market. They have
adopted conventionaliZed colonial
design for these structures. which
they think will give the whole area
a pleasing appearance.
AS people look across the channel
from Potomac Park. they will see
these structures banked against green
cry and ehrubbery. which will hide
any unsightly warehouses and dwell
ings on private property.
Enhanced Values Seen.
In this connection it is. very graft.
fving to. the Capital Beautiful plan
ners that the area between Water
street and the railroad along Mary
land avenue, and between Twelfth and
Fourteenth street is to be -aced on
the north side of Water street with
architecturally attractive structures OF
uniform design. These will conform
nicely with the conventional design
for the pierthead structures along the
south side of Water street. Also, the
planners feel certain that the beauti-
fication of Water street by the Gov.
ernment will lead TO improvement OF
private property on the north side,
with a decided appreciation In values
for the entire area.
This is an extremely important Sec
ton of the parkway drive tc entirely
encircle the Capital.
With the development of the Wash.
ington Channel, on which the engi'
neers have prepared their recon-
mendations, it becomes necessary TO
continue similar and co-ordinated de-
velopments along the Anacositia River
from Washington Barracks and in
cluding the navy yard along the Pc.
tomac River and the Georgetown
water front.
In the studies that have been made
by the Bureau Of Public Roads Of the