Evening star., 1927-11-13
CONGRESS TO GET
PLANS FOR PLAZA
Approval of CapitoI.Union
Station Project Will Be
Sought This Session.
RN Will r. KENNEDY.

One OF the first reports 10 he Ia id
before the incoming Congress will he
that Of the architect Of the Capitot
with recommendations for the de-
Velopmcnt of the aro9 between The
CapiIol and the Union station,
This will be one of the most artistic
park laNouts as an approach 10 the
Caruol. and will give visitors an inn
preSSiVe first view Of the building
which represents their own selfGov-
ernment II is hoped that Congress
will authorize the work TO he done at
once.
Plans Now Complete.
Plans were rereived In Washington
Yesterday from William +. Parsons
tbs landscape specialist. who has been
working for several wears on plans
for Congress covering the develop.
ment Of all Of the area SurrOundine
the Capitol Including the new loca
tion for the Botanic Garden. The de-
sign. which viii he submitted 10 Con
greSs by David Lynn, architect Of the
Capitol shows the principal archtec
tural terracing and engineering work
in the large SQua~e between + and e
streets Delaware and New Jersey
avenues.
For some time The civ planners. in
CludinC the National Capital Park nd
Planning Commission. the Office Of
Public Buildings and Public Parks aud
the Commission Of Fine Arts. have
been ma king studies SO that street car
tracks on PENNSYLVANIA avenue will he
swung off along the new avenue to-
ward Union station and thence along
& street, so as to remove them err
tirelv from the west front of the Cap
itcl grounds and make possible an PN-
tension nj the Capitol grounds to in
cude both the Grant and Meade stat
nes. which are NOW i'm the Botanic
Garden This presents difficult Ell
eineering problem in laying out the
Capitol 10 Union Station Plaza, espe.
ciallv as there is 2 Considera ble eieVa'
tion.
The plans as now drawn. provide for
the street car tracks crossing New
Jersey avenue at grade, to pass under
p terrace at North Capitol street and
pass under Delaware avenue. also.
coming mp to grade at First street
northeast. This arrangement would
free Della ware avenue of a grade cross
ing which would be distinct ad'
vantage. and would make possible y
station with direct connection with
the Ia sement Of the Senate Once
Building.
First subway Planned.
So il is probable that Washington
will have its first street car subway
at this point So as to leave the view
~ the Capitol unohstructed and q
the same time not interfere with
s'reet-Car transportation facilities.
The terrace and fountain as planned
between the Capitol and Union Sta
ton is said 10 he one of the most
beautiful embellishments Of any Capt.
tol approach in the world.
As part Of the plaza. development
y viii he necessary 10 give the north
side Of The Senate Office Building at
tractive architectural resurfacing TO
narmoniZe with the r street or New
Jersey avenue sides This was blind
side Of the building when erected.
fianked by other structures. With
the cleaning out of the area between
the station and the Capitol this north
side OF the Senate Office Building will
he conspicuous in the vista. ="
To make way for his engineering.
terracing and subway construction
the architect Of the Capitol wiz ask
Congress for authority to tear down
that part Of the so o-calied Govern
ment Hotels" which occupy the area
between r and g streets, Delaware
and New Jersey avenues.