Evening star., 1947-09-20
Pan American Union
Annex Wins Approval
After Change in Plans
By Nelson IA. SheDord

Changes made In plans for the
proposed Pan American Union an.
mex on Constitution avenue in front
of the Navy Building won approva
yesterday afternoon from Fedora
planners.
Originally the architect had put
the rear service entrance to the
annex on the Virginia avenue side
looking directly into the front en-.
trance of The Interior Department
Building" That didn't please either
Interior Secretary Krug or the Ma.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
At the closing session of thu
Federal planning group, it wa.
found that the revised plans hac
changed the service entrance tt
the Ninteenth street side of the
building. There will be a parking
lot for automobiles and a garden
which Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III
chairman, said would be developed
eventually into the "Latin-Ameri.
can style" 80
Early Construction Indicated.
The three-story administration
building, authorized years ago, vii.
cost considerably more than the
100000 originally provided from
trust funds left by Andrew Carnegie
Federal officials indicated the Par
American Union, may start con
struction soon.
The construction will necessitat,
the removal of the temporar,
Marine Corps memorial typifyini
the raising of the flag on Two Jima
A new site for the memorial mus
be chosen.
The planning commission fiatl!
turned down a suggestion for tn,
closing of Sixth street between
Pennsylvania and Constitution
avenues NV, to erect there a me
mortal to the late Andrew w. Mel
lon, Secretary of the Treasury ane
Ambassador to Great Britain. Ths
proposed site is close to the Ma.
tional Art Gallery, which he do.
mated to the city.
The suggestion was rejected or
the ground Sixth street is too i'm.
portant a traffic thoroughfare
Members Of the commission sug.
gested more suitable site for ths
proposed Mellon memorial might
be east of the National Art Gallery
at Fourth street and John Marshal
place NV.
In other business, the planners de-
cided the New York avenue play.
ground at First street NV. shoulc
be retained for the use of white
children. A report indicated there
has been no decrease IN the number
of white children using 1t and that
additional coored playground ia.
cilities are being planned for the
neighborhood.
School Site Action Deferred.
Action was deferred on a request
OF the District Commissioners fol
recommendations affecting the old
Patterson Elementary School site
near Boiling Field in Southwest
1t was felt by some
officials the danger of low-flying
airplanes makes the property un-
suitable for residential developments
The planning commission, however
felt it needed more information
about the effect of-the army planes
before making a decision. Boiling
Field is said to be anxious to in
corporate the school grounds.
John Nolen, director Of planning
was directed to represent the COM
mission at Wednesdays hearing be-
fore the Board OF Zoning Adjust
ment on the new location proposed
for the Boys Club in Georgetown.
1t is planned to provide new quar-
ters for the club in the residential
area of s street just east Of Wis
consin avenue NV.
Members of the commission spent
several hours on an inspection trip
around the city and nearby areas
yesterday afternoon. They visited
areas in every section of the city
where it is proposed to buy unde-
veloped land for park and recrea-
ton grounds. Specific locations
were not divulged, in keeping with