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
501 Duke St is in Old Town Alexandria
Carriage Works is in Alexandria
Torpedo Factory is in Alexandria
207 Royal St N 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.
Recreation deck of a luxury condo in the Carlyle District
Street view of the U.S. Patent Office
Carlyle Towers
The Carlyle Club is within walking distance to the King St. Metro
Looking north toward the US Capitol from Carlyle Towers and the Jamieson
Ubiquitous up and down the East Coast, Federal-style architecture dates from the late 1700s and coincided with a reawakening of interest in classical Greek and Roman culture. Builders began to add swags, garlands, elliptical windows, and other decorative details to rectangular Georgian houses. The style that emerged resembles Georgian, but is more delicate and more formal. Many Federal-style homes have an arched Palladian window on the second story above the front door. The front door usually has sidelights and a semicircular fanlight.
High Pointe At Jefferson is in Falls Church
This is a modern townhome at Potomac Greens
Old Town Village is in Old Town Alexandria
Potomac Greens is in Alexandria
Braddock Heights is in Alexandria
This home is on Prince Street in Old Town Alexandria
Federal style
In some parts of the country, Federal-style homes are often called "Adam" after the English brothers who popularized the style.
The Federal-style can be found in parts of Old Town Alexandria VA.
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Established in 1974 with a mission to reduce homelessness, increase community support and promote self sufficiency, the Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services is operated by a multi-denominational board of directors and staff managing over 70 housing units. Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services is located in the Mount Zephyr Business Center at 8305 Richmond…
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.
Dual gazebos at Montebello
Montebello Condominiums in Alexandria 22303
plenty of parking at Montebello. Many units also have garage parking.
Gothic Revival
The influence of English romanticism and the mass production of elaborate wooden millwork after the Industrial Revolution fueled the construction of Gothic Revival homes in the mid-1800s. These picturesque structures are marked by "Gothic" windows with distinctive pointed arches; exposed framing timbers; and steep, vaulted roofs with cross-gables. Extravagant features may include towers and verandas. Ornate wooden detailing is generously applied as gable, window, and door trim.
American architects Alexander Jackson Davis and Andrew Jackson Downing championed Gothic in domestic buildings in the 1830s. Most Gothic Revival homes were constructed between 1840 and 1870 in the Northeast.
Typical Gothic Revival
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