Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-01
Tempo al 14th
Is Scheduled
ToCor1le Down
Agencies Instructed
To Get Ready to
Move in so Days

Move in so Days
\ The war-bullt Temporary
Building v, on Pennsylvania
avenue. between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets NV. opposite
the Willard Hotel is due to be
torn down soon.
This was the word today from
the General Services Admins
|tration. which has informally
told the agencies occupying 1t
that they might be out in so
days or so. About 290 workers
occupy the building. represent
ing a variety of governmental
activities.
Included are part of the Vet
Grams Service Center and also
the Department of Vocational
Rehabilitation. both of the Dis
trict Government. Sharing oc-
cupancy are the recruiting sta
tons of the armed forces and
parts of the Labor. State. Treas
ury and Health, Education and
Welfare Departments, as we'll as
a commission set up by the
White House.
Get so Days Notice
"As quickly as we can re.
locate the people. We will teal
down the building" a GSA
spokesman said today. I'VE
have informally advised the
agencies to be prepared to move
on so days notice. But formal
notice has not yet been served
The District government will
have to find other quarters fol
Its Department Of Vocationa
Rehabilitation and part Of the
Veterans Service Center nov
housed in Tempo v. The rest
Iof the Veterans Service Center
headquarters of Director Wal.
dron E. Leonard. is located IL
another temporary building
1850 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
which is in front of the Dis.
trict Building. Criticism ha.
been leveled at this structure
and moves made to tear it dowr
las an eyesore. because it is or
the doorstep of the home OF tn,
city government.
A number OF times this sum.
mer, employees Of Tempo v have
been released early. due to the
Ie&trem haet in tn building.
GSA previously announced
that it plans at an early date tc
tear down Temporary Buildine
No. 2 at Nineteenth and c
streets NV, This is one Of -four
remaining temporary building.
erected during World War /
1918. The $50 State Depart
ment employees occupying it are
slated to be moved to Temporary
Building No. 8, near Seventeenth
street and Constitution avenue
NV.
Acc Is Moving
They will occupy space to be
vacated by the Atomic Energy
Commission. part of which is
moving to the new eight-story
office building, 1717 H street
INV.
GSA wants, when feasible, to
tear down the temporary build
lings near the Washington Mon
ument, Of which Tempo 3 is one.
When they are gone it will open
up the full vista Of the Mall.
GSA also has Endorsed legisla.
ton to raze tempos and author.
ize new Federal office buildings
In the Southwest Washington
redevelopment area.
Fine Arts Commission Chair.
man David E. Finley advised
Administrator Edmund F. Man.
sure OF GSA of a priority pro-
gram for tearing down some Of
the temporary buildings here
The commission would prefer to
see demolished first Temporary
Building v, at 1400 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. The second prefer
ence is to demolish the group OF
tempos near Seventeenth street
and Constitution avenue NV.
the commission said. 1t said
these block the vista between the
Washington Monument and Lin
coin Memorial. Armed forces
and other Federal personnel
occupy thees temporary build.
ings. which include the Navy and
Munitions Buildings.