The Temporary National Mall
23 07 2008Back in 1941 there was a huge construction boom going on downtown fueled by the need for more government offices. The buildings were never designed to last but as you can see still took a huge effort to build. Thankfully the “temporary buildings” were all eventually torn down, reestablishing the continuity of the National Mall that we all know and love! Isn’t it cool how buildings were put together back in the day?
[Credit: Library of Congress via Dullshick]
It is amazing what it took to put up buildings back them, it is a feat that they could even build these little two story office buildings, let alone the Monuments and massive federal buildings like the Capitol and the Library of Congress.