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building, which were made OF con-
crete. Several other old structures
also have been removed from the
Mall to clear the vista across this
great parkway. The Mall itself was
revised from winding roads and
rolling terrain into great formal
garden with straight roadWays and
much more open space.
Already two new temporary
wooden buildings have been erected
near the headquarters of the Office
of Emergency Management at the
east end of the Mall
There remain now on the Mall
many open spaces where World War
temporary building stood, and still
other sites which have been cleared
of older buildings. 1t was belived in
some quarters that the Government
may be looking at some of these loca-
tions, conveniently near other de-
fense headquarters, as possible sites
for further wooden temporary
buildings to take care Of the in
creased needs of the emergency.
Workers are being moved into
the new buildings in nearby Vir.
ginia. and into the newly COM
pleted temporary buildings in the
District. A great new Federal area
of 500 acres has been established
in Maryland. at Suitland.
New Buildings in Virginia.
In Arlington. Va, not far from
Arlington National Cemetery. the
giant structure known as Federal
Office Building No. has been COM
pleted and is being occupied by
workers of the Navy Department.
Eventually it will house 1000 people
A huge building for the War De-
partment is progressing in the same
general Arlington area. its gigantic
form now rising above ground. 1t
is to be finished in about year
At the Suitland site, about miles
from the Capitol building. the first
unit of what will be a collection of
Government Offices is under con-
struction. 1t is known as Federal
Office Building No 8, and will house
5000 people. Excavation has been
completed. and foundations are
being laid.
The Naval Medical Center near
Bethesda, Md, is nearing COM
pletion.
In the District. War Department
workers are moving into some tenn
porary wooden buildings not far
from the new War Department.
Known as temporary buildings F.,
G, H and M, they are nearly
finished and will accommodate
about 1900 persons.
Temporary building R, between
Third and Fourth streets and Mary
land avenue on the Mall, opposite
the headquarters of the Office of
Management in the So
cial Security Building, is nearing
completion
G. A. o. Site to Be Cleared.
Other developments of a more
permanent nature are moving
swiftly ahead.
To make way for the new $780,
900 General Accounting Office,
wrecking crews are expected to
start work this week demolishing
old structures on the square bound
ed by Fourth, Fifth, G and H
streets NV.
Contract has been awarded for
destruction of the entire block of
old buildings, with the single eX-
ception of st. Mary's Catholic
Church, which has not been bought
by the Government, and will not
be disturbed.
Money is available for construc-
ton of the entire General Account
ing Office. plans have been COM
pleted and it is expected that de-
spite priorities and ALLEGATION of
building materials for private con-
struction industry, it will be posi-
BILE for the Government to go ahead
with this permanent structure.
District Projects Progressing.
When the structure is completed
the General Accounting Office will
be concentrated in it's new home
from several buildings scattered all
over the city. Principal group Of
workers now is located in the old
Pension Office Building, Immediately
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