Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01

Details OF Q l0B-exntn1t snow
piece on the industrial, physical
and cultural future Of Washing
ton were disclosed today.
The exhibit. to be shown at
The Hecht Co.'S downtown store
during the first two, weeks In
May. will include models Of pro-
posed new bridges. schools. I'M
dustrial and public buildings.
highways and housing develop
ments In the Metropolitan Area.
It is being planned by q Joint
committee of the Advertising
Club Of Washington. the Eco-
homie Development Committee
of the Washington Board Of
Trade. the Federal City Council
and the Greater Washington In
dHstrial Council.
Area residents and visitors to
Washington will get q look at the
city's future through the display
Of all available plans for public
and private development. the
sponsoring committee said.
Scale models OF buildings,
topographic maps. architects
sketches and working models
viii be included in the displays.
Twenty-Five thousand square feet
of floor space win be used for
the exhibits on several levels Of
the department store building.
Exhibits win include:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the
zeckendorf proposal for South
west Washington. and the Cen
trail Washington proposals SUBJ
mitted to- the National Capital
Planning Commission, render-,
ings Of the proposed new bus
terminal and Office building to-
be located between Eighth and
Tenth and D and r streets NV,
and a model Of the East Capitol
Street Bridge.
Housing Models Of q north
west slum block. a planned
Prince Georges County COM
munity, National Capital Housing
Authority renderings Of public
housing projects and a model
Of the General Electric House
Of the Future.
Health Models Of the pro-
posed hospital for Soldiers Home
grounds. the National Institutes
Of Health Clinic Building. the
Naval Medical Center Admins
tration Building, the new Sibley
Hospital, Howard University
medical School and rendering Of
the new tuberculosis building at
District General Hospital.
Education and Religion An
illuminated panel showing all
District public schools, three
models Of proposed new school
buildings for Arlington never be-
fore shown, models Of proposed
new buildings for the George
town University and George
Washington University carnpuses
and q painting Of the proposed
Shrine Of the Immaculate Con-
ception at Catholic University.
Recreation Models OF Airing
ton County plans, the Lorton
Youth Center. the proposed Mu-
nicipal Stadium for the District,
the Maryland section Of the Rock
Creek parkway and q park and
recreation map In color.
Research - A model Of the
Naval Ordnance La boratoryI
grounds and exhibits Of the lab
oratory's magnetic metals. alloys
and remote control units. The
$4,000 Hotpoint Kitchen of the
Future. A solar battery, pkono-
vision and other displays by the
Chesapeake 81 Potomac Tele-
phone Co.
Civic--Models Of the Dalecar-
liza Reservoir, the outer loop Fort
Drive plan, the Capitol, the Ma
tional Capital Science and In
dustry Exposition Center in Ar
lington and the Smithsonian In
stitutions planned new museum
Of history and technology.
Area industries which will
participate include:
Washington Gas Light CO.,
Tri-Car model of q three wheel
auto): Fred s. Gichner Co. Iron
Works, Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association,
Bowen q Co., Inc. fsurgical in
strumentsl; La Roe instruments.
Inc; Special Products Co. Ca
noise suppress machine1
American Instrument Co., o. s..
Peters trecording device) and