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This 1941 DC plan shows another National Mall through Capitol Hill
Greater Greater Washington:DC’s 1941 master plan is available through the Library of Congress. Published just months before Pearl Harbor, the plan is a fascinating look at the future pre-war planners envisioned.
The National Mall extends eastward to the bank of the Anacostia and dominates the plan. “Semi-public buildings,” parking garages, and much more highway-like Constitution and Independence Avenues line the new Mall. On the other hand, the Southwest quadrant retains its historic street grid and isn’t cut off by I-395.
