Evening star., 1936-10-04
Center MAY ROUT
AUTO GRAVEYARD
Commissioners Considering
Request of Parks Su-
perintendents.

The Districts automobile grave
yard" south of the Capitol, where
confiscated and other cars are stored,
will be shifted elsewhere, to make
way for the new Randle Recreation
Center II the District Commissioners
accede to q request just made by G..
Marshall Finnan. superintendent Of
the National Capital Parks.
This was learned yesterday. when
Il developed that number Of agen-
cies, interested in recreation, urged ac-
ton on the part of the Government
In improving this area, which is now
under Jurisdiction Of the National
Capital Parks. The area upon which
the auto morgue Is located belongs
to the Federal Government, park au-
thorities said yesterday, but the Dis
trict government has been using 1t
by permission. Now the land is need
ed for the recreation expansion.
The Recreational Plans Committee,
Of which Lewis r. Barrett, the Dis
tricts co-ordinator of recreation, Is
chairman, has recommended that the
Randle Recreation Center be devel-
oped Immediately. The Joint Com
mittee on the Library transferred to
the National Capital Parks the area
known as the Canal street reserva-
tions," and the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission has worked
out detailed plans for It's improve
tnent.
Boundaries Of Center.
The Randle Recreation Center, for
merly known as the Cardozo. is bound
ed north by G street, east by South
Capitol street, on the west by One
Half street and on the south by K
street. 1t excludes private property
at the southeast corner of G and
One-Hah streets, officials explained
yesterday. The entire area is $50
feet wide and is $50 feet long on one
side and $50 on the other, some II
acres in all.
John Nolen, jr.. director of planning
OF the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, explained that
the area includes land originally in
tIlC Sdlldl otlCCt 1CoCi fdt3OALo SOa4SoOSo
as streets, but never opened to traffic,
plus ground purchased by the Plan.
ming Commission. An acre and a
half had to be eliminated from the
original plan, due to private improve
ments that took place in 1888 and
1884, officials pointed out. All the
needed land has now been acquired.
A co-ordinated plan with the Randle
Junior High School has been worked
out, Nolen declared. The facilitie;
in the recreation center will be avail.
able for . school program and certain
facilities in the school will be oper
for q recreational program, he said
Swimming Pool Included.
Improvements planned include:
swimming pool, tennis courts, play
ground equipment, courts for small
games, horseshoe pitching. base ball
foot ball, field hockey, volley ball and
basket ball.
Nolen pointed out that the COM
mission has plans for development o1
the other parts of the area. Between
K and L streets, 1t is proposed to
grade slope for the use Of spectators
overlooking projected outdoor the.
ater. Between L and NJ streets, east
ofthe Anthony Bowen School, it Is
planned to develop children's play.
ground. to be utilized in conjunction
with the school playground. Between
M and N streets a small park is plan
ned, with a bandstand in the center
Between N and o streets, the area Is
proposed as an addition to the Hoover
Playground, that will more than dou-
BILE the capacity Of that development,
Nolen declared,