Evening star., 1933-03-05
Buildings in the Sew
enty-Acre Federal Tri-
angle Now Are Well
Un der Way an d the
Broad Boulevard Which
Will Become the Prin-
cipal Thoroughfare
of the New Federal City
Takes Form.
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.

BY HAKOLD b. KOCEkS.
- EFORE the admiring eyes of thousands
of inaugural visitors, gigantic, geam-
x ing new diadem is being imposed upon
l \ the brow of this, Americas most beau
1 tiful city.
As if placed there by a mighty.
master craftsman, a monumental group Of
splendid new Federal buildings is rising on a
7O-acre triangle in downtown Washington.
Not only will these structures serve as the work.
shop for thousands of Government officials and
workers, but they will stand forth as one of
the most monumental architectural groups in
this city of magnificent public works.
Along the south side of this gigantic dladem,
almost as part of it, and extending in either
direction like a huge band with which the
master craftsman could fasten the new diadem
about the head of Miss Liberty. runs the new
Constitution avenue, to be 80 feet wide ana z
miles long 1t reaches from the National Capt.
tol Building on the east to the Lincoln Memo
rial and Arlington Memorial Bridge over the
Potomac on the West.
Neither the buildings in the 70-acre triangle
nor Constitution avenue have been completed in
their entirety But both have progressed sufi-
GENTLY far in utility and in beauty, to afford
to the American citizen here for Inauguration,
a picture of what this new plan will mean to
the National Capital.
Constitutional avenue is open for virtually It's
entire miles, although some parts of the sur
face are still in bad condition and narrow.
Two buildings in the Federal triangle are COM
pleted and occupied, while six more huge Gov
ernment structures are in various stages OF
construction To the visitor who Is interested
in the romance of his own National Capital
development in progress OF the building arts
and industry these projects present living
growing exhibits of the National Capital on the
upgrade in the midst of depression.
Taken together the triangle building project
and Constitution avenue provide more adequate
housing for Federal personnel, and more ade-
uuate transport alton through the most I'M
pressive and important section OF the National
Capital bordering the Mall. They stand as
symbol and a promise, symbol Of American
efficiency and a promise Of new beauty and
majesty for Washington of the very near future
Constitution avenue when connected with
Union Station by the new Louisiana avenue,
part of which is now completed, will provide
monumental gateway for the passage OF great
professionals from the railhead of the National
Capital past the greatest architecture of the
city, over the Arlington Memorial Bridge, 10
the resting place of Americas hero dead, at
Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Along this memorial way it is expected all
the great funeral corteges Of the future Will
pass. Along part Of it will go many patriotic
parades and on more merry occasions. 1t Is ex-
pected to echo and re-echo the mirth OF
happy people, on gala celebrations.
DUT what of the real future of Constitution
- avenue? Will it rival, or even surpass. the
plories of DID, historic Pennsylvania avenue?
In time to come centuries from now, will the
funeral corteges, military reviews OF soldiers
home from the wars and other famous events
cause new Constitution avenue to eclipse the
fame of Pennsylvania avenue which now stands
out alone in its splendor?
The answer to these questions, according to
those who are most deeply interested in the
Capital development program, depends on the
future.
The course of inaugural parades in the future
remains to be determined But the route fol-
lowed yesterday by the Roosevelt inaugural
parade no doubt is the shortest from the
Capitol to the White House-from the place
where all Presidents take their oath Of office,
to the home and Office Of the Chief Executive,
where he always reviews the parade.
One part of Constitution avenue was used
yesterday from the Capitol grounds to Pennsyl-
vania avenue and likely will be used by IN
augural parades in the future. When the new
Constitution avenue Is finished. however, will
some President conceive the notion Of having
the parade route transverse Constitution ave-
nue. itself and possibly review his parade on
that avenue with his back to the South front
of the White House, instead Of reviewing 1t from
historic Pennsylvania avenue.
Already a part of Constitution avenue has
been used extensively for public celebrations
and parades President Hoover himself has
reviewed public affairs from q stand facing
south on Constitution avenue at point in the
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