Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
MARKET SITE URGED
NORTH OF AVENUE
IN BUREAU REPORT
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add to the congestion of the so-called
downtown congeSted zone.
"A. Because there are only four
Northumberland highways running
| through the Mall that would be con-
! Venient to Southwest sites Nos. and 2
viz, Sixth. Seventh. Twelfth and Four
tecnth streets
IS. Because II IS impossible to eX-
tend either Eighth. Ninth Tenth.
Eleventh or Thirteenth streets through
the Mall on account OF existing public
buildings or projected ones
! IS. Because the Federal building
/ program for the Mall triangle will UNI
| doubtedly neceSState the changing OF
existing car tracks and the rerouting of
all street car lines. traversing this area.
| II Because four-fifths OF the entire
population of the District OF Columbia
live north OF Pennsylvania avenue.
'8. Because more than nine-tenths
Of the hotels and boarding houses, more
than four fifths of the restaurants and
lunchrooms and more than three
fourthS OF the retail grocery stores are
located north Of Pennsylvania avenue.
Growth 10 Be North.
- Because the future expansion OF
the city--in population and in the num-
Der OF hotels and boarding houses
| restaurants and lunchrooms and retail
grocery stores-will In large measure
be north OF Pennsylvania avenue.
10. Because At least 20 per cent OF
the business OF the Farmers Produce
Market Is a retail business which. in a
large measure would be lost 10 the
farmers II the market Is located in
Southwest Washington This retail bust
I <S0n
per year.
II Because ii would send through
the Mall triangle and the Mall a lot Of
Objectionable traffic
IL. Because the Southwest area
lacks in street car facilities as COM
pared with other sections of the city
The mex lexington site proposed mo
81 mas a total aSseSSable area of 1854 8Og
square feet and non aSsessable area OF
! el6S square feet, making the total
available area. exclusive OF parking
l7397i square feet The assessed value
OF the land is $l99.478 and improve
ments, $85 600, making a total assessed
value OF $285.078 There are 80 lots in
| this part OF the square held by 30
owners. The Bureau OF Efficiency eS-
Inmates that this property could be &C
| CURED for 1852 O49
The advantages OF this location. ac-
! cording to the Bureau OF Efficiency re-
port. accessibility and parking facilities
| good.
! Near Freight Terminal
| 1t Is near the Baltimore e. Ohio
| freight terminal II this can be con-
! Sidered an advantage This area Is
| served by three street car lines. the
| Floi Ida avenue line. the Capital Trac-
ton Co and the North Capitol street
and lexington lines of the Washington
Railway g. Electric Co II can be reach
I'd oy all farmers coming 10 the market
from Virginia and Maryland without
their having TO go through the so-callcd
| conge&ted zone OF the city
II can be purchased within the con-
greSsional limitation. The north half of
| Square bT2 Is large enough To provide
3pace for over GOO stands.
In discussing the disadvantages OF
this location. the report says that
there Is no retail market III the i'm
mediate vicinity OF this square and II is
nome distance from the retail shopping
district Of the city II Is also some
distances from the geographic center OF
the city and from the center OF popu-
iation. There are no cold storage ia
cilitieS In this mediate neighborhood
| II lack Of such facilities can be CON
sidered AS an objection.
Covers 10 sites.
The Bureau ot Efficiency ,~~
covers 10 proposed sites,
The midcity site. west OF Fourth