Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
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columns, and impressive architecture,
harmonising well, with the new De-
partineht OF Commerce Building. This
comparison Is now more apparent since
the old structures In the corner are
being ra1ed. Next comes the former
Southern Railway Building Both the
District and Southern Railway Building
probably will stand for some time in
the building program. as they are in
the proper alignment for the so-called
unified Architectural composition.
OLD Post once to Go.
Proceeding eastward one comes to the
block between Thirteenth and Twelfth
streets where the new Post once De-
partment will rise during the next year.
Then comes the old Post once Depart
Inert, destined TO 60, so as to make
way for q more artistic structure, Of
better and more efficient design. The
building to be constructed on the two
blocks, including the one on which the
Post once stands and the one i'm
mediately to the east will be the north
end of the new building which has
been erected for the Internal Revenue
Bureau, and which IL now occupied.
The incomplete northern wall of the
Internal Revenue Building, where It is
to be joined to its northern new build
ing Is plainly visible from Fenf1syl-
vania avenue.
Coming next 10 Tenth street the site
for the new Department Of Justice lies
between Tenth and Ninth, and then
the old Center Market, which Is TO
give way for archives.
The little block between Seventh and
Sixth streets on Pennsylvania avenue
10 intended for future building, but
the use to which 1t is to be put has
not yet been determined. The Govern
ment, however, plans to acquire this
block, and rae it.
Proceeding still toward the Capitol.
one comes upon Sixth street. which Is
to be the point Of the Federal triangle,
larged Mall. The two long blocks of
old buildings along the Avenue from
Sixth to Third streets, are now under
condemnation proceedings. AS soon as
they can be acquired and title passed
to the Government, these old struc-
lures will be torn down and the greater
B street, which now joys around Center
Market and gets lost at Sixth street,
will be cut straight through and into
Pennsylvania avenue at about Fourth
street. The rest OF the area there will
be turned into parkway. On the north
side Of this area will be the magnificent
new municipal center.
Botanic Gardens to Be Moved.
Arriving at the present site Of the
Botanic Gardens at Third street, one
comes to the place which is to be en-
tirely changed from the Botanic Gar
dens into a new area to be known as
Union Square. The Botanic Gardens
are to be moved southwark, entirely out
Of their present location and placed on
two blocks on either side of 3 street
southwest. These two blocks for the
new Botanic Garden are being acquired
through the architect of the Capitol
David Lynn, who is developing the new
Botanic. Garden. The first block Is
bounded by Maryland avenue, First
street, Second street and B street SOUTH
west In this first block will be located
the conservatory. In the second block,
bounded by First and Second streets, B
street and Canal street will be developed
the gardens. Plans are being prepared
for this garden. The condemnation
jury award has been approved with
the exception of one or two pieces OF
land still in litigation. 1t is expected
that before long buildings on these two
blocks will come down.
When the Botanic Garden Is moved
out, the place where 1t is now located
will be relieved of It's old stone fence,
which formerly was surmounted by an
iron picket fence. The two outstanding
pieces of statuary in Union Square will
be the Meade Memorial and the Grant
Memorial, which are already there.
It Is into this part OF Pennsylvania
avenue, between Second and Third
streets. that the new avenue will arrive,
direct from Union Station. Property is
now being acquired for this new avenue,
and a contest Is on as to which State
shall have the honor of naming 1t.
Projects on Capitol Hin.
Up on Capitol Hill several great prof.
ects are under way. The concrete foun-
dalton for the new House ONCE Build
ing to 70 on the site bounded by New
Jersey avenue, @ street, South Capitol
and B streets southwest is now being
poured. and Is to be complete about
December /. Bids will be opened In
the House caucus room next Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock for building the
great supefstructure Of this House
once Building.
The site of the Supreme Court is
now virtually levelled. Even the old
brick Capitol Is now gone, and the
contractor Is clearing of the last bits
Of rubbish from the demolition. Bids
have been opened for making borings
into the subsoil to determine nature
of foundations needed. Plans and