Evening star., 1933-01-14
FILLING STATIONS
FALL UNDER BAN Of
FINE ARTS BOARD
Moore Suggests Move to
Confine Them to Certain
Designated Areas.
CAMPAIGN PRESSED
ON PARKING PROBLEM
Commission Seeks to Have Truck
ing Excluded in Region South
of White House.
Gasoline filling stations are becoming

Gasoline filling stations are becoming
such a serious problem in the National
Capital that the Zoning Commission
should take immediate steps to confine
them to certain designated areas of the
city, Charles Moore, chairman Of the
Fine Arts Commission, declared today.
Nov we are getting applications for
gasoline stations all along the park
ways" the chairman asserted, adding
that the Zoning Commission regulates
areas within which gasoline stations are
permitted. He pointed out there are
no gasoline stations in the center of
New York City.
Connecticut avenue. one of the most
important arteries of the city, he said,
is becoming lined with gas stations now
We have been trying to protect the
great driveways of the city, built at
erection Of slightly buildings along
them" Mr.. Moore asserted.
Memorials Photographed.
The Fine Arts Commission recently
had photographs taken of some of the
prominent memorials in the city and
captioned them, "The Washington
Monument, as seen through parked au-
tomobiles," and likewise with the Lin
coin Memorial, Mr. Moore asserted.
Speaking of Washington,s growing
parking problem, the chairman of the
Fine Arts Commission said: I'VE are
trying to maintain the integrity of the
Presidents Park. from Pennsylvania
avenue to the Potomac River We want
to have trucking excluded Immediately
south of the White House, as this does
not conduce to the duty or dignity of
the city"
Pennsylvania and Constitution ave-
nues, he asserted. should be utilized fer
these purposes. rather than the area
immediate south of the Executive Man
sion.
When the street car tracks are taken
off Fifteenth street and the cars placed
where they properly belong, on Four
teenth street to New York avenue, Mr.
Moore said that this will open up Fiji
teenth street es a suitable traffic artery
for automobiles. This will solve the
present traffic problem at the south
east corner of the Treasury Depart
ment, he said
Completion of the public buildings
development in the triangle will force
the opening of the bronze gates ON the
new Department of Commerce StTuc-
ture, Mr. Moore asserted. At present,
they are kept shut, but the commission
chairman would have them drawn aside
to permit through traffic to and from
Fifteenth street. The arches in the
Department of Commerce. Mr. Moore
said. were designed to permit traffic to
proceed through the building, just as it
does at the Louvre, in Paris, so that the
enormous edifce shall not cut off
traffic.
Criticizes Parking.
| Mr.. Moore thinks the Government
should put pressure on getting parked
automobiles off the streets The COM
mission has urged this before
The present system, Mr.. Moore holds.
Is direct detriment to the merchants
in the downtown section of the city,
because 1t is now practically impossible
to ind convenient parking place.
Parking has practically ruined Hams
Point, in East Potomac Park, he point
ed out through permitting cars to park
on the river side. The Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway is delightful refuge
from parked automobiles. he said
Between Washington end Baltimore
there should be another highway, such
as the Mount Vernon drive, the COM
mission chairman holds.
There Is an opportunity to connect
Sixteenth street extended with Balti-
| more, through the open country" Mr..
| Moore says. 1.-The present four-lane
traffic highway is encumbered by hot
dog stands, gas stations and tourist
camps. There should be another high
way, the fringeS of which would be
properly protected.