Evening star., 1947-05-15
Planners Buy
New Tract for
Parkway Here
Half Acre Obtoined
As Step in Extendin!!
Whitehoven Project

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission today an
nounced purchase Of q tract Of
land as another step in extending
whitehayen Parkway as . new
srosstown thoroughfare. The pur-
chase on the land was disclosed by
Norman c. Brown, land purchasing
officer Of the commission.
When completed, Whitehayen
Parkway win run from Massachu-
setts avenue near Observatory
Circle NV, westerly across Wiscon-
son avenue and thence to Macarthur
boulevard, which 1t will join near
Reservoir road, Today's announce
ment covered purchase Of about q
half acre of land between Foxhall
road and Forty fourth street NV.
Mr.. Brown said this is the first land
purchase in the parkway project
In this vicinity. He explained that
about five and oTle-half acres more
are needed in this area to round
out this section Of the project.
Mr.. Brown said the new cross
town thoroughfare, which has an
other completed section from Wis
consin avenue to Thirty seventh
street NV, will save through traf-
fc from going through Georgetown.
The section between Foxhall road
and Macarthur boulevard Is also
completed.
Two Parcels Bought.
The commission also announced
condemnation proceedings have
been started in the Federal Dis
trict Court In Baltimore, to secure
Immediately about 3 half acre at
Great Falls, Md, at the end OF the
Falls road. This win provide addi-
tionaI parking facilities for visitors
to Great Falls.
Purchase of two parcels Of land in
Glover Parkway, north OF Massa-
cflusetts avenue NV, was also an
nounced. A compromise settlement
with the owners was worked out,
Mr.. Brown said, and about an acre
was acquired.
The, commission announced filing
of condemnation proceedings in
District Court here to buy imme-
diately several small lots, totaling
about one third of an acre in the
viciaity Of the old Civil War Fort
TotGen, near Terra Gotta.
Mr.. Brown said this will permit
the extension of First place into
Hamilton street NE. This, he said,
will relieve trafflc pressure on Fort
Drive, linking up the old Civil War
forts encircling Washington with
A highway. The new land acquisi-
tion here will permit commercial
trafflc to use First place in this in
dustrial area.
Land Program Studied.
Recommendations for land pur-
chases by the newly created Rede-
veloprnent Land Agency will be
considered by the commission dur
ing It's two-day meeting which be-
gan today. - (. q
The redevelopment agency, au-
thorized by Congress last summer,
will seek to establish a new long
range program to rebuild the Dis
trict's blighted areas. 1t will use
blueprints prepared by the plan
ners as the basis of its program,
which proposes q $20,000000 re-
volying fund to finance the agencys
work.
The agency has requested the
commission to submit recommends
tions for an immediate land acqui-
sition program to be used as basis
for Its budget estimates. The
agency will submit these to the
Budget Bureau on their way to
Congress.
Parkway Deals Up.
Lands just obtained for the George
Washington Memorial Parkway,
which. when completed, will run
from Great Falls to Mount Vernon
along both sides of the Potomac
River, will receive commission atten-
ton. A report also will be given the
planners of q conference It's staff
members had with Arlington Coun-
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Of the parkway between Spout Run
and Chain Bridge.
Preliminary studies for the ex-
pansion of the Federal building at
Twenty-first street and Virginia
avenue NV. will be laid before the
commission tomorrow by w. E. Reyn-
olds, commissioner of public build
ings, Federal Works Agency The
building now is occupied by the
State Department
The Committee of One Hundred
on the Federal City of the American
Planning and Civic Association, will
make an inspection trip with the
planners tomorrow afternoon. The
trip will cover the Washington water
front and housing and other projects
New York Unit Will Move
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