Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15
is ACRES Of PARK
LAND BEING OPENED
Foundry Branch, Glover,
ArchboId and Rock Creek
Potomac Areas Included.

There will be ll3 acres more of pub
lie park land in the District OF Column
bia available tor the enjoyment of the
public this Spring as result of efforts
of the Office of public buildings and
public parks Of the National Capital in
concentrating its park improvement
forces in the park lands in the western
end of the city. The sections being
opened are in Foundry Branch Valley.
Glover Parkway. the Archbold Parkway
and Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway.
The Foundry Branch. Glover and
Archbold Pathways are connecting
parks. ard the cleaning up forces par
t.cu,arly are engaged in opening up
Arizona avenue, which runs through it.
The work at this time consists in get
ting out all dead and down timber,
cleaning and burning brush and drain
age The branch which runs through
& part of the area has been clogged for
years by brush distractions, and the
water has backed up, making marsh
of the valley and making the land in
accessible to pedestrians. The cleaning
out OF the waterway will drain the
lands so that the people may get into
the area and enjoy 1t.
VIII Open Bride Path.
Only a bride path will be opened at
first along the line Of Arizona avenue,
so that it will be possible TO proceed
from Massachusetts, avenue where the
Glover parkway begins, thence through
the Archbold parkway. to the Foundry
Branch area, where this park section
ends at Reservoir road. There Is
hope that the Government soon Will
be able to acquire all OF the lower enc
Of the Foundry Branch parkway. wnicn
viii give the Government q PARK stf1p
from Massachusetts, avenue TO the BANK
of the Potomac River. just west OF the
Aoueduct Bridge in Georgetown. Tons
Of cinders are being hauled TO the
parkways to make bed for the ofiole
nath. which, as more money becomes
available. viii give way 70 an autono-
An additional area Of Rock Greek
and Potomac parkway which extenos
from Rock Greek Park to West Potomac
PARK also is being cleaned up. SO tnat
i, will be possible for one on morse
back TO travel from the District nne
through to Haines' Point In East foto-
mac Park without going onto cry
street. In the upper end OF tnis paIk-
way. under the Calvert street ano Con,
necticut avenue bridges. q low. lese'
roadway for automobiles Is oeing CON.
str7,ct4d and 50 far the subgraoe has
been completed as far as the ConnecA-
cut Avenue Bridge
New Signs Being Placed.
Public park" signs are being paced
around the new parkways so that peo-
ple may know that they are avalaole
Tor their use. The former designation
of u S. reservation" has been doah-
doned. because. 1t was explained, mos.
people on seeing such sign iofmeo
the opinion that they could not enter
There are 20 acres in the Foundry
Branch Parkway and the whole area
will BE- cleaned: OF the 90 acres In the
Glover Parkway Is viii be mace avail
able this Spring: IN the Archboio PARK.
wav Is OF the 80 acres will be dressed
10 for public reception. and 43 acres OF
he 1870 In the Rock Creek and potomac
Parkway are being cleaned.
In the southeast section OF the CITY
some cleaning-up work Is being done on
Fort Stanton, in AnacoStia. so that the
breastworkS and outline OF the fort may
be- plainly seen. This parkway Is al
the eastern end Of w street southeast.
The work Of cleaning up Fort Davis. at
PENNSYLVANIA and Alabama avenues
southeast, has been completed and the
fort works can be plainly seen, together
with the powder magazines used during
the Civil War Up until few years
ago this place was used As nursery
for the Botanic Garden.