Here's another blast from Old Town Alexandria's past. This picture from 1926 shows 607 Cameron Street. The stately vehicle out front reminds one of the SUV's that are popular today.
607 Cameron Street in Old Town Alexandria 1926
Old Town is a mixture of old and new, with many homes dating to the colonial era.
The view from the window at Cameron Mews
Carriage Works is in Alexandria
207 Royal St N is in Alexandria
501 Duke St is in Old Town Alexandria
Torpedo Factory is in Alexandria
Carriage Works is in Alexandria
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Ladies waiting on Fort Hunt Rd, for the Fairfax County bookmobile
This is an interesting photo for a number of reasons. Firstly, I can't help but notice that something in the distance has caught the full attention of the dogs. Are the dogs a pug and a great dane? The child in the stroller is bundled up and braced for cold. The little red wagon is loaded full of books and another lady carries an armful of books. In the days before 100 cable channels and the Internet and video games and mobile phones and more, we read just a bit more.
I'd like to know exactly where this is on Fort Hunt Road. It looks a bit like the foot of Belle Haven, which would make the empty field Olde Belhaven Towne. But the hill doesn't look quite right for that location.
image courtesy of Harris Teeter
Foxchase Shopping Center is a recently renovated strip mall in West End Alexandria almost directly across the street from Forty Six Hundred (a high-rise condominium complex) and Mango Mike's (a casual dining restaurant and West End hang-out).
Foxchase is anchored by Harris Teeter, a high-end grocer. Other businesses at Foxchase include La Casa Restaurant, Hong Kong Express, General Dentistry by Dr. Paul Stasiewicz, Art Display Company, Rite Aid, Curves, Braids, Hana Tokyo Steak House, PNC Bank, Sleepy's, My Eye Dr. and more.
A 1960 view of Route One
Southern Fairfax County is located just south of Old Town Alexandria between the Beltway and the Potomac River. Although Rose Hill and Franconia and Springfield are in southern Fairfax County, when most folks think of South County, they think of New Alexandria, Groveton, Woodlawn, Mount Vernon and Lorton.
When you think of that part of the county there is only one road that could really qualify as "Main Street." Franconia Road and Telegraph Road and even the GW Parkway run long stretches through Southern Fairfax County, but Main Street would have to be Rt. 1.
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Carlyle Towers is located in the Carlyle District not far from the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria VA. This area is served by Yellow and Blue Line trains with stops at the Eisenhower Metro Station and King Street Station.
Carlyle Towers
Looking north toward the US Capitol from Carlyle Towers and the Jamieson
Carlyle Towers in Alexandria
Carlyle’s lion looks at the Masonic Temple
Street view of the U.S. Patent Office
Art nouveau canopy at Carlyle Towers
Condos At Carlyle Square is in Alexandria
Recreation deck of a luxury condo in the Carlyle District
USPTO and the surrounding Carlyle District
View of Carlyle District from above
The Carlyle Club is within walking distance to the King St. Metro
Snow on the Montebello courtyard
They called it "Snowmageddon". I can remember snow storms like this in Virginia, but that was more than 30 years ago. It will probably be 30 years before we see snow like this again. Three weeks after the storm the courtyard at Montebello still was covered in snow, but it made a very pleasant site from a balcony at Montebello.
Montebello Condominiums in Alexandria 22303
Dual gazebos at Montebello
plenty of parking at Montebello. Many units also have garage parking.
Abbot and Costello were cuffed by the Arlington County police, back in 1955 at the Grand Opening of Parkington which is located at Wilson Blvd and Glebe Road.
1955-Arlington Police with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello at grand opening of Parkington at Wilson Blvd. and Glebe Rd.
Old Town is home to restaurants, nightlife, jobs, entertainment, arts and crafts, etc. Even on a winter day in the end of January it can be pleasant to people watch and see what is going on during an afternoon lunch break. Historically, Old Town is a diverse and unique city that is close to Del Ray, Fairfax County, Crystal City, and Arlington. Old Town has a waterfront that is the Potomac River.
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Nesbitt Realty can help you buy and sell real estate in Old Town.
For buying, selling, renting, and managing property in Old Town, call Nesbitt Realty at 7037650300
Porto Vecchio has views of the Potomac River
Will and Julie Nesbitt drive into Old Town
Outside the Light Horse
King Street in Old Town
Old Town in late January
A couple stand outside of Austin Grill in Old Town, Alexandria
Old Town
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