Show capital cites growth not according to plan it Is true to a large extent that the more desirable avenues in washington hoar bear the nimes of northern states and the less desirable benr bear the names of southern states when the streets wore were numbered lettered rud cud named in the very beginning of the plans for the city of washington no one inca anew in which direction the capital would grow it was expected in fact that tha city would grow toward tle the east and south it actually happened that the city grew more rapidly toward the north and west some of the avenues which now run through somewhat undesirable sections of 0 tho city are so located that nr ac the plans for the cites improvement are executed they will be perhaps the most beautiful of streets an example of this Is virginia avenue which at no very distant time will probably be one of tho most beautiful streets it Is doubtless true that the streets around the capitol were named first and the states for which they were named were those belonging to the union at that time washington star |