https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/ad6dc0170c87c1b2bdb4c8d55e9cc45b.jpg bda2f2c9a7b938bf514635ce23cbebef Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 800 Height 610 Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. Several city blocks Type The nature or genre of the resource Ghost Sites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Main Navy and Munitions Buildings Description An account of the resource The <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/403">Main Navy and Munitions temporary war buildings</a> were built quickly in 1918 during World War I under the direction of Secretary of the Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to provide emergency offices for wartime workers. Nearly 14,000 U.S. Navy personnel worked in these buildings, including the Secretary of the Navy and the Bureau of Navigation. FDR would later say he wanted the structures to be "of such superlative ugliness" that they would be torn down quickly. Despite their appearance and presence on parkland of the Mall, the offices proved useful for more than 50 years. <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/271">President Nixon ordered them demolished in 1970.</a> Today, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/63">Vietnam Veterans' Memorial</a> and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/15">Constitution Gardens</a> occupy the same space that belonged to the Main Navy and Munitions buildings. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918 (Constructed) 1970 (Demolished) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1890-1919 1950-1979 ghost mall work & play