A view of Old Town Alexandria, in 1980

view from Alexandria House
View of Old Town Alexandria in 1980
This is a view looking South from Alexandria House in Old Town Alexandria. They say Old Town never changes, many things have changed in this view since 1980. Can you spot them all? The Woodrow Wilson Bridge was destroyed and rebuilt. The water tower and structures at Ford's Landing are long gone and in it's place are luxury waterfront townhomes. None of the high-rises in the Carlyle area have been built and of course the Henry is nowhere to be seen.

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Flight captured on camera at Fort Myer

On July 27, Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps made a world's record flight at Fort Myer of fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour.
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Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer, on July 27--The aeroplane made fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour

“Captain’s Row” in 1963 and Today

Captain’s Row is located near the Potomac waterfront in Old Town Alexandria VA on Prince Street. Homes here were originally homes for captains in the Age of Sail when Alexandria was a working port. These images compare the look of Captains Row in 1963 to how it looks today.
Prince St "Captain’s Row" Alexandria Va.1963 And Now
Captain’s Row on Prince Street in Old Town Alexandria
Captain’s Row in Alexandria 1963
Captain’s Row in Alexandria 1963
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President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth Driving Down Pennsylvania Avenue in 1957