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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fran Conia ()
Date: August 27, 2019 05:06AM

Route 1
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: LOL... ()
Date: August 27, 2019 10:38AM

Fairfax "cable" circa 1982
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Awesome! ()
Date: August 27, 2019 12:18PM

Fran Conia Wrote:
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> Route 1

Very cool picture. Thx Fran!
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Date: August 27, 2019 03:41PM

Re: "What is going on in this Alexandria Virginia image?"

Hi. I would have replied sooner, but my place of employment, in return for paying me, expects me to perform "work."

That picture might have appeared in the November 1936 issue of the National Geographic magazine. This issue had an article called "Trains of Today -- and Tomorrow," by Jess Richard Hildebrand. You can see a little bit of it at https://books.google.com/books?id=4ggZAAAAIAAJ&q=national+geographic+trains+of+tomorrow. Sometimes you can read articles online, but National Geographic appears to have a solid copyright on this one. I tried looking a little this afternoon, but I couldn't quickly find either of my two copies of that issue.

The article had about three pictures of Potomac Yards. This one was taken at the Mutual Ice Company icing facility. It was located just south of the east end of the Monroe Street bridge. The bridge was a concrete affair. Jefferson Davis Highway and Monroe Street intersected at the west end. The bridge took vehicles over the two-train passenger main and then the tracks where southbound freight trains were assembled. You can see the pole line (telegraph wires) in the background. The passenger is at a slightly higher elevation than the freight tracks, so that errant derailed freight cars could not foul the passenger tracks.

At the east end of the bridge, eastbound traffic could go three way. A slight left would take you to Slaters Lane toward the Pepco electric plant, built in 1949, give or take. Going straight ahead would take you past Perrine's gas station (Gulf?) and toward Powhatan Street. A sharp right would put you on Henry Street. If you took the sharp right, you would go past the offices of Allegheny Airlines (in the early 60s). Next on your right was the Mutual Ice Company, or MICO. Its most recognizable structure was the water tank, painted red and white checkerboard (think Purina Chow) that kept it supplied with water. The water tank is still there, though it is now painted the shade of green found inside insane asylums and schools.

MICO took the water and froze it into big blocks of ice. Trains of perishable food -- fruits, vegetables, and meats -- would be assembled in the South. The perishable food was transported in refrigerated boxcars, or reefers. There were hatches at the ends of the roof where blocks of ice were put into the cars before the trains were dispatched from the South. The trains then headed up the Atlantic Coast Line or Seaboard to Potomac Yards. Along the way, the ice melted. The melt water dripped out through holes in the floor of the car. Every freight train stopped at Potomac Yards (PY). By the time the trains got to PY, it was time to replenish the ice. The reefers were sent over to the icing racks on the east side of the yard, where the operation depicted in the photograph was carried out.

This was long before mechanical refrigeration became practicable on the railroad. Once mechanical refrigeration was possible, there was no more need to stop the trains and replenish the ice. The next time you see the Tropicana train go by, notice the refrigerator unit at the end of each car. That spelled the end of MICO.

The picture is taken looking to the southwest. You can check old city directories in the historic room at the Barrett branch of the Alexandria Library, the one on Queen Street, for more information.

I remember driving over the bridge and seeing the icing racks. There was a shopping center between Powhatan Street where I used to be taken for my haircuts.

This is a great thread. I appreciate all the old photographs and the information in it. I hope this helps.

Keep up the good work.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Date: August 27, 2019 03:46PM

"There was a shopping center between Powhatan Street where I used to be taken for my haircuts."

I meant, There was a shopping center between Powhatan Street and Henry Street where I used to be taken for my haircuts. It's been gone for 45 or 50 years. The city directories at the Alexandria Library can provide you with the names of the retailers that were there.

The Fruit Growers Express cars were built at the plant south of Duke Street, but these are cars in service.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Born_in_Alexandria ()
Date: August 27, 2019 03:58PM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> What is going on in this Alexandria Virginia
> image? Masonic Temple in the background. Date
> unknown.

A further thought: The closest car to the photographer is a Fruit Growers Express (FGEX) car. The next car, though, has a Great Northern Railway herald. It is a Western Fruit Express reefer. Hat tip, Google images for the ID. I had been thinking Pacific Fruit Express. These pictures will help:

https://www.protocraft.com/category.cfm?ItemID=243&Categoryid=21

The third car might be a Western Fruit Express reefer too, but the angle makes an ID difficult for that one.

Again, I love this thread.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: old shopping center ()
Date: August 27, 2019 07:25PM

Born_in_Alexandria Wrote:
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> "There was a shopping center between Powhatan
> Street where I used to be taken for my haircuts."
>
> I meant, There was a shopping center between
> Powhatan Street and Henry Street where I used to
> be taken for my haircuts. It's been gone for 45 or
> 50 years. The city directories at the Alexandria
> Library can provide you with the names of the
> retailers that were there.
>
> The Fruit Growers Express cars were built at the
> plant south of Duke Street, but these are cars in
> service.

Yes...at one time, this shopping center was to have been the "gateway" into ALexandria.

It is townhomes now, it is near Vaso's, which is housed in one of the old Dixie Pig buildings. Across the street and towards the route 1 bridge.

I believe it was designed by Musolino and Assoc's, very active architects.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Born_in_Alexandria ()
Date: August 27, 2019 10:44PM

Born_in_Alexandria Wrote:
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> Re: "What is going on in this Alexandria Virginia
> image?"
>
>
> The article had about three pictures of Potomac
> Yards. This one was taken at the Mutual Ice
> Company icing facility. It was located just south
> of the east end of the Monroe Street bridge. The
> bridge was a concrete affair. Jefferson Davis
> Highway and Monroe Street intersected at the west
> end. -
Whoops. It's Monroe Avenue, not Monroe Street. All the east-west streets in that part of Alexandria are avenues: Glendale Avenue, Luray Avenue, Alexandria Avenue, Nelson Avenue, Monroe Avenue, Mason Avenue....

I don't know why I can't get that right.

I apologize for the error.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Born_in_Alexanria ()
Date: August 27, 2019 10:49PM

Born_in_Alexandria Wrote:
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> Re: "What is going on in this Alexandria Virginia
> image?"
>
> The article had about three pictures of Potomac
> Yards. This one was taken at the Mutual Ice
> Company icing facility. It was located just south
> of the east end of the Monroe Street bridge. The
> bridge was a concrete affair. Jefferson Davis
> Highway and Monroe Street intersected at the west
> end. The bridge took vehicles over the two-train
> passenger main and then the tracks where
> southbound freight trains were assembled.

Two-track passenger main, not two-train passenger main.

I wish this site had an edit function.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: August 31, 2019 08:20AM

Yearbook ad from Lee High School. Fishers Hardware, downtown Springfield Virginia.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: August 31, 2019 08:31AM

An old Fairfax county memory.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: August 31, 2019 12:53PM

Mt Vernon drive-in.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fran Conia ()
Date: September 01, 2019 09:46AM

Good stuff Ratlips.

Here is another one.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fran Conia ()
Date: September 01, 2019 09:54AM

Route 1 looking north near Kings highway. Not sure of the date, 50s?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Old Iron ()
Date: September 01, 2019 10:31AM

Fran Conia Wrote:
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> Route 1 looking north near Kings highway. Not sure
> of the date, 50s?


Fantastic photo!

Notice the Fairview Motel on the right side of the photo, and the Masonic Temple.

From the cars and the licence plates, my guess is summer of 1956

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Old Iron ()
Date: September 01, 2019 10:41AM

Just beyond the Fairview is the Alexandria Motel - The white house.

See the updated photo

Thanks again
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: The Building Behind The Cleaners ()
Date: September 01, 2019 08:56PM

>Route 1 looking north near Kings highway. Not sure of the date, 50s?

On the left behind the station wagon is Penn Daw Vol Fire Dept back then . It was a major station with lots of action even that far back the "new one" built in the 60's and remodeled about 10 years back still sees lots of action with Rt 1 and the Beltway and WW Bridge calls.

DAJAX

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 02, 2019 07:48AM

1970 Fairfax city. You can see a little bit of Lees diner on the left.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Old Iron ()
Date: September 02, 2019 11:46AM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> 1970 Fairfax city. You can see a little bit of
> Lees diner on the left.


No doubt that Corvair is getting a couple quarts of oil added.

Horrible oil leaks from those things.

Looks like a blue Dodge Charger in the photo as well.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: SomeoneSomewhere ()
Date: September 02, 2019 12:08PM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> 1970 Fairfax city. You can see a little bit of
> Lees diner on the left.


Lee’s Diner? Is that the SE corner of 50/29/211 and 123 - next to [big box] movie theater which is now Toyota dealer?

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Sleepy Holla ()
Date: September 02, 2019 12:59PM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> 1970 Fairfax city. You can see a little bit of
> Lees diner on the left.


Andy...great pic, but I'm pretty sure that's Vincent's Diner...next to the Old FFX Theater.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Old Iron ()
Date: September 02, 2019 01:17PM

These great photos have been posted here before

Grand opening on Dec 1947
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 02, 2019 01:48PM

Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> > 1970 Fairfax city. You can see a little bit of
> > Lees diner on the left.
>
>
> Andy...great pic, but I'm pretty sure that's
> Vincent's Diner...next to the Old FFX Theater.


Oh yeah, I see it now!

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: I'm From The Show Me State ()
Date: September 02, 2019 04:47PM

So someone show me the 7 Daniel Brothers Diner in Vienna where the old guy Daniels worked before he was a chef at the Super 29 . You gotta know who he was "he drove a red Ford in the 70's " His initials were WD Daniels ,he was an old guy lol How about some Tysons dirt pits love while your at it. Behind the Tysons Holiday Inn when one of the Honeywell buildings was the only tall building up there how about a pic of Marcus Bles Caddy convertible he was a good guy.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Oldie And Goodie ()
Date: September 05, 2019 04:47PM

Oldie and goodie that's here on a couple pages , this one larger size Fairfax Court House Civil War pic with Union soldiers on the roof.


DAJAX


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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: 5001 Reginia Lane Annandale ()
Date: September 05, 2019 04:50PM

Ossian Hall 1950's find where it was because now you see it later you wont lol

DAJAX

Library Of Congress
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Regina Lane ()
Date: September 05, 2019 04:57PM

There's a Regina Drive off Heritage in Annandale inside the beltway between Braddock and 236 but no Regina Lane . There is the Ossian Hall park nearby off Heritage so that's probably the area it was in

DAJAX

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 07, 2019 07:49AM

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 07, 2019 08:07AM

Anybody remember the original intersection of Braddock road and 29/211? Long before New Braddock road came along. That white gas station across the street was the Merchants tire clearance center back when I was running those roads (1977- 1985). That little stone structure on the corner I think might have been the well pump house providing the Amoco station with water.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: just passing through ()
Date: September 07, 2019 11:44AM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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Where was the Chantilly Motel located? And does that sign say "Air Conditioned & Air Cooled"? What does that mean?

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax Fred ()
Date: September 07, 2019 11:49AM

just passing through Wrote:
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> Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> > !
>
> Where was the Chantilly Motel located? And does
> that sign say "Air Conditioned & Air Cooled"? What
> does that mean?


As I recall the Chantilly motel was directly across route 50 from the Chantilly cash n carry. Not sure about the A/C terminology. I think the motel was gone by the 80s.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 07, 2019 12:32PM

I'm From The Show Me State Wrote:
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> So someone show me the 7 Daniel Brothers Diner in
> Vienna where the old guy Daniels worked before he
> was a chef at the Super 29 . You gotta know who he
> was "he drove a red Ford in the 70's " His
> initials were WD Daniels ,he was an old guy lol
> How about some Tysons dirt pits love while your at
> it. Behind the Tysons Holiday Inn when one of the
> Honeywell buildings was the only tall building up
> there how about a pic of Marcus Bles Caddy
> convertible he was a good guy.

I could not find 7 Danial brothers but this is supposed to be a pic of the Rolling road restaurant in Vienna Virginia circa 1954.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Summer of 79 ()
Date: September 07, 2019 12:51PM

Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> just passing through Wrote:
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> > Andy Ratlips Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > -----
> > > !
> >
> > Where was the Chantilly Motel located? And does
> > that sign say "Air Conditioned & Air Cooled"?
> What
> > does that mean?
>
>
> As I recall the Chantilly motel was directly
> across route 50 from the Chantilly cash n carry.
> Not sure about the A/C terminology. I think the
> motel was gone by the 80s.


Fairfax County of 40 years ago is long gone. So much lost.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Bill.N. ()
Date: September 07, 2019 04:10PM

5001 Reginia Lane Annandale Wrote:
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> Ossian Hall 1950's find where it was because now
> you see it later you wont lol
>
> DAJAX
>
> Library Of Congress


Went to a lecture about two years ago on old houses in Fairfax County. The speaker said the porch on the front of Ossian Hall was added in the early 20th century to imitate the one at Mount Vernon. The speaker said several other homes in Fairfax did the same thing about that time, including the house off Wakefield Chapel that dates from the same era as Ossian Hall and is still there.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Bill.N. ()
Date: September 07, 2019 04:13PM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> I'm From The Show Me State Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So someone show me the 7 Daniel Brothers Diner
> in
> > Vienna where the old guy Daniels worked before
> he
> > was a chef at the Super 29 . You gotta know who
> he
> > was "he drove a red Ford in the 70's " His
> > initials were WD Daniels ,he was an old guy lol
> > How about some Tysons dirt pits love while your
> at
> > it. Behind the Tysons Holiday Inn when one of
> the
> > Honeywell buildings was the only tall building
> up
> > there how about a pic of Marcus Bles Caddy
> > convertible he was a good guy.
>
> I could not find 7 Danial brothers but this is
> supposed to be a pic of the Rolling road
> restaurant in Vienna Virginia circa 1954.

Did that used to be located next door to the current Vienna library?

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: egkjn ()
Date: September 07, 2019 07:57PM

Bill.N. Wrote:
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> Andy Ratlips Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I'm From The Show Me State Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > So someone show me the 7 Daniel Brothers
> Diner
> > in
> > > Vienna where the old guy Daniels worked
> before
> > he
> > > was a chef at the Super 29 . You gotta know
> who
> > he
> > > was "he drove a red Ford in the 70's " His
> > > initials were WD Daniels ,he was an old guy
> lol
> > > How about some Tysons dirt pits love while
> your
> > at
> > > it. Behind the Tysons Holiday Inn when one of
> > the
> > > Honeywell buildings was the only tall
> building
> > up
> > > there how about a pic of Marcus Bles Caddy
> > > convertible he was a good guy.
> >
> > I could not find 7 Danial brothers but this is
> > supposed to be a pic of the Rolling road
> > restaurant in Vienna Virginia circa 1954.
>
> Did that used to be located next door to the
> current Vienna library?


According to the image description on Pinterest...yes.


"Discover ideas about Breyers Ice Cream

Rolling Road Restaurant on Maple Avenue in 1954. As the sign reads, it offered steaks, chops, sandwiches, seafood, 13 flavors or Breyer's ice cream and soda fountain service. Vienna Elementary is seen in the background." - Mike Berger

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 08, 2019 10:04AM

Another yearbook ad. I remember Musso selling gasohol in the late 70s and didn't one of Musso's sons light a high school on fire? Mt Vernon maybe?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 08, 2019 10:29AM

It the Brookside motel on route 1 still there?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fact is ()
Date: September 08, 2019 11:16AM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Another yearbook ad. I remember Musso selling
> gasohol in the late 70s and didn't one of Musso's
> sons light a high school on fire? Mt Vernon maybe?


He and his cohorts set fire to Ft Hunt High School late December 1978. There is a thread on this forum about the fire, and Matthew Musolino has posted, and defended his actions with no remorse.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: before my time ()
Date: September 08, 2019 11:43AM

Fact is Wrote:
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> Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> > Another yearbook ad. I remember Musso selling
> > gasohol in the late 70s and didn't one of
> Musso's
> > sons light a high school on fire? Mt Vernon
> maybe?
>
>
> He and his cohorts set fire to Ft Hunt High School
> late December 1978. There is a thread on this
> forum about the fire, and Matthew Musolino has
> posted, and defended his actions with no remorse.


http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/789405/page-1.html

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Emmett Grogan ()
Date: September 09, 2019 10:26PM

From a J G Whittier JHS alumni

"Here is an aerial photo of the original FCHS in 1948, my birth year.  in the background is newly built Tyler Gardens, now called Winter Hill.  That was part of the population explosion at the time.  The city's population was about 5,000 that year, reached 7,500 for the 1950 census, and reached 10,000 by the mid-'50s.  The surrounding portion of Fairfax County was growing by similar leaps and bounds".
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Great Find ()
Date: September 09, 2019 10:43PM

No café gym or auditorium wow FCHS was one of the first High schools in Fairfax Co back then Fairfax was #1(1935 or 36 ) Mt Vernon #2 (1938 or 39) Falls Church may have been #3 then the old Herndon and Groveton ? then it became JG Whitter intermediate when they switched later after remodeling and long gone today

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: I See Smoke in The Distance ()
Date: September 09, 2019 10:48PM

Must be Marcus Bles BBQing at his Tysons Corner gravel operation, hog meats or bull roast I bet probably both !

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Answer... ()
Date: September 10, 2019 06:55AM

Fran Conia Wrote:
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> Lee high school Springfield Virginia 1973. Back
> when the drinking age was 18. It sure looks like
> Lee in the background but I am confused about the
> letter jackets with a "B" on them. Maybe those
> were kids from another school attending a sporting
> event at Lee.

(From the previous page)

The jackets say ‘phi beta’, so my guess is a fraternity.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax Fred ()
Date: September 10, 2019 08:41PM

Emmett Grogan Wrote:
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> From a J G Whittier JHS alumni
>
> "Here is an aerial photo of the original FCHS in
> 1948, my birth year.  in the background is newly
> built Tyler Gardens, now called Winter Hill. 
> That was part of the population explosion at the
> time.  The city's population was about 5,000 that
> year, reached 7,500 for the 1950 census, and
> reached 10,000 by the mid-'50s.  The surrounding
> portion of Fairfax County was growing by similar
> leaps and bounds".


Awesome picture!

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Emmett Grogan ()
Date: September 10, 2019 08:52PM

Yep! I went to Whittier JHS on Marc Dr/Jaguar Trail for 7th & 8th grade, then went to 9th grade at the "original" FCHS at the corner of Hillwood @ Cherry in the City of Falls Church. Then, back to the future, finished up grades 10-12 @ the site of the newly updated and enlarged "old" Whittier JHS on Jaguar Trail, now the "new" FCHS!

I was in 7th grade at old Whittier JHS in 1964/65 when Fairfax County desegregated the public school system. This meant that some kids from the "white" Whittier JHS were now bused to the "colored" Luther Jackson JHS and vice versa. To say that many parents were upset would be an understatement.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Do You Remember The Head Janitor ()
Date: September 10, 2019 09:20PM

At the new FCHS on Jaguar Trail he was a tall old white guy with balding white hair and a mustache named Mac he was there in 75 up probably earlier

Everyone remember the janitors, some aspired to become one and did such as Mark Warner US Senator (D) Va. that's how he started out his family was not well off.

Hard work never hurt anyone

How many got there drivers licenses there on Jaguar Trail with the judge and officer Cox giving the safety speech

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Wilma ()
Date: September 10, 2019 10:27PM

Answer... Wrote:
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> Fran Conia Wrote:
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> > Lee high school Springfield Virginia 1973. Back
> > when the drinking age was 18. It sure looks
> like
> > Lee in the background but I am confused about
> the
> > letter jackets with a "B" on them. Maybe those
> > were kids from another school attending a
> sporting
> > event at Lee.
>
> (From the previous page)
>
> The jackets say ‘phi beta’, so my guess is a
> fraternity.


By the way, in 1973 the minimum legal drinking age in Virginia was 21. The minimum age for beer and wine only wasn't lowered to 18 until 1974. In 1987, the minimum age for all alcholic beverages was raised to 21.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax Fred ()
Date: September 12, 2019 08:20PM

Old Fairfax, may have been posted before.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Nada ()
Date: September 13, 2019 11:43AM

Emmett Grogan Wrote:
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> From a J G Whittier JHS alumni
>
> "Here is an aerial photo of the original FCHS in
> 1948, my birth year.  in the background is newly
> built Tyler Gardens, now called Winter Hill. 
> That was part of the population explosion at the
> time.  The city's population was about 5,000 that
> year, reached 7,500 for the 1950 census, and
> reached 10,000 by the mid-'50s.  The surrounding
> portion of Fairfax County was growing by similar
> leaps and bounds".

Great picture! I guess they weren’t expecting a population growth when they built that school.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax Fred ()
Date: September 13, 2019 04:56PM

The old Library in Fairfax city on 123. Exact date not available.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Human Tripod ()
Date: September 13, 2019 05:09PM

Looks 1966-1967 because of the Chevy wagon in the pic...

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Old Iron ()
Date: September 13, 2019 08:29PM

Human Tripod Wrote:
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> Looks 1966-1967 because of the Chevy wagon in the
> pic...

The cars have white 1967 license plates, so my guess is early spring 1967. Notice the 7-11 in the background.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: 1969 Pic ()
Date: September 13, 2019 11:58PM

Ford Mustang 1965 Chevy Wagon 67 Chevy 1958 or 59 Buick Special convertible 3 port holes maybe 66 1st car looks like a Pontiac

DAJAX What say you

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Kia driver. ()
Date: September 14, 2019 06:55AM

Hey! That Chevy station wagon is taking up two parking spots! I guess this library picture was taken before the parking meters went in otherwise that Chevy wagon would have to pay double. Frickin thing is huge.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 14, 2019 08:32AM

Key motel. Duke street @ Shirley highway area.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Sleepy Holla ()
Date: September 14, 2019 10:16AM

1969 Pic Wrote:
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> Ford Mustang 1965 Chevy Wagon 67 Chevy 1958 or 59
> Buick Special convertible 3 port holes maybe 66
> 1st car looks like a Pontiac
>
> DAJAX What say you


C'mon now, that Chevy is a 1960 :)

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Old Iron ()
Date: September 14, 2019 01:49PM

Kia driver. Wrote:
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> Hey! That Chevy station wagon is taking up two
> parking spots! I guess this library picture was
> taken before the parking meters went in otherwise
> that Chevy wagon would have to pay double. Frickin
> thing is huge.


Note that the Chevy Wagon has it's wheels turn into the curb. Bet it was a 3 on the tree manual shift model.

Who is the guy on the roof of the library?

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: 11th Lord Fairfax ()
Date: September 14, 2019 01:59PM

Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> Old Fairfax, may have been posted before.

I think that's Vienna, not Fairfax. If you look at the windows, you can see the reflection of the buildings across the street, which were Chappell's Shell and an office building with very distinctive signage in front of it.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: just passing through ()
Date: September 14, 2019 02:14PM

While not Fairfax County, I thought those that are interested in the history of Northern Virginia might enjoy this article. (cross post from Off-Topic)

https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/bp--sterling-park-began-as-guilford-station-in-1860

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax Fred ()
Date: September 14, 2019 03:15PM

Old Iron Wrote:
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> Kia driver. Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey! That Chevy station wagon is taking up two
> > parking spots! I guess this library picture was
> > taken before the parking meters went in
> otherwise
> > that Chevy wagon would have to pay double.
> Frickin
> > thing is huge.
>
>
> Note that the Chevy Wagon has it's wheels turn
> into the curb. Bet it was a 3 on the tree manual
> shift model.
>
> Who is the guy on the roof of the library?


The guy on the roof was probably a county maintenance man.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax Fred ()
Date: September 14, 2019 03:17PM

Anybody remember this place? I sure don't.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: causeican ()
Date: September 14, 2019 04:12PM

Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> The old Library in Fairfax city on 123. Exact date
> not available.


The library was built on a hill. Same as the building on the street behind it, with the 7-11 facing the street and another use with an entrance facing the back parking lot. I guess that was a gully running down to the creek. The trees in front of the 7-11 in the first picture are gone in the 1976 picture.


The post office was located next to the library. I’m not sure if the post office was in the same building as the library but I remember parking off the side street and walking up the hill to the entrance on 123. Could you enter the library from around the back or was that a separate business?

Does anyone know where the post office before this one was located?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: causeican ()
Date: September 14, 2019 04:16PM

Old Iron Wrote:
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> Kia driver. Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey! That Chevy station wagon is taking up two
> > parking spots! I guess this library picture was
> > taken before the parking meters went in
> otherwise
> > that Chevy wagon would have to pay double.
> Frickin
> > thing is huge.
>
>
> Note that the Chevy Wagon has it's wheels turn
> into the curb. Bet it was a 3 on the tree manual
> shift model.
>
> Who is the guy on the roof of the library?

I bet there was a lot to see from up there. That was a pretty high spot.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/14/2019 04:17PM by causeican.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Old Iron ()
Date: September 14, 2019 04:21PM

causeican Wrote:
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> Fairfax Fred Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The old Library in Fairfax city on 123. Exact
> date
> > not available.
>
>
> The library was built on a hill. Same as the
> building on the street behind it, with the 7-11
> facing the street and another use with an entrance
> facing the back parking lot. I guess that was a
> gully running down to the creek. The trees in
> front of the 7-11 in the first picture are gone in
> the 1976 picture.
>
>
> The post office was located next to the library.
> I’m not sure if the post office was in the same
> building as the library but I remember parking off
> the side street and walking up the hill to the
> entrance on 123. Could you enter the library from
> around the back or was that a separate business?
>
> Does anyone know where the post office before this
> one was located?


The post office is next to the library as seen in photo taken in 1976 . Look closely and you can see all of the mail trucks lined up in the parking lot. The parking lot across University Drive was employee parking for the post office.

The ARCO station was on the corner.

Great photos

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax Fred ()
Date: September 14, 2019 05:06PM

Old Iron Wrote:
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> Kia driver. Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey! That Chevy station wagon is taking up two
> > parking spots! I guess this library picture was
> > taken before the parking meters went in
> otherwise
> > that Chevy wagon would have to pay double.
> Frickin
> > thing is huge.
>
>
> Note that the Chevy Wagon has it's wheels turn
> into the curb. Bet it was a 3 on the tree manual
> shift model.

Parallel parking a beast like that was a real trick, especially with a clutch, no side view mirror on the passenger side. In high school I had a after school job with a painting contractor who had me driving one of those but it was a Oldsmobile. I delivered paint and other supplies in that huge wagon. Imagine kids today having to park one of those things!

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Sleepy Holla ()
Date: September 14, 2019 05:53PM

Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> Anybody remember this place? I sure don't.

Became a Domino's, Think it was maybe a dry cleaner before Domino's??...although at some point the numbering changed. Carrols closed by at least 1968.

Great pics all! Keep it going.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Sleepy Holla ()
Date: September 14, 2019 05:54PM

11th Lord Fairfax Wrote:
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> Fairfax Fred Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Old Fairfax, may have been posted before.
>
> I think that's Vienna, not Fairfax. If you look at
> the windows, you can see the reflection of the
> buildings across the street, which were Chappell's
> Shell and an office building with very distinctive
> signage in front of it.


Yes, Vienna...was posted way back...another great revisit though.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: The Word Was ()
Date: September 14, 2019 09:02PM

That old fine home in both the 37 and 76 pics was "Texas Ted" Brits hacienda or was it down the road to the north a bit.

That old Fairfax Post office had the Fairfax County draft board there on the basement level where I and so many had to trip to way back to register for the draft from all over the county, How bout you Sleepy and Caus

DAJAX

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Sleepy Holla ()
Date: September 14, 2019 09:19PM

Not for me DJ

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Emmett Grogan ()
Date: September 15, 2019 12:28AM

Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> 11th Lord Fairfax Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Fairfax Fred Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Old Fairfax, may have been posted before.
> >
> > I think that's Vienna, not Fairfax. If you look
> at
> > the windows, you can see the reflection of the
> > buildings across the street, which were
> Chappell's
> > Shell and an office building with very
> distinctive
> > signage in front of it.
>
>
> Yes, Vienna...was posted way back...another great
> revisit though.

Yes, draft registration in the ground floor of the Ffx library! This would have been 1969 for me. I had totally forgotten about that!

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 15, 2019 08:33AM

Grand opening of F-Stop in Annandale.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 15, 2019 08:36AM

Another image of damage from the infamous Pickett area tornado 4/01/1973.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 15, 2019 08:44AM

Topps drive in Annandale. Date unknown.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Sleepy Holla ()
Date: September 15, 2019 09:48AM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Topps drive in Annandale. Date unknown.


Newest car in a 1960 Cadillac...the Truck is a 1960 or 1961 Chev/GMC...so 1961?

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Pants Coral guy ()
Date: September 17, 2019 08:46PM

Anybody have a picture of Pants Coral?

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: before my time ()
Date: September 17, 2019 09:00PM

Pants Coral guy Wrote:
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> Anybody have a picture of Pants Coral?


No pictures but there is a video on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN8rl3mmZl8

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fairfax book depository building ()
Date: September 18, 2019 06:13AM

Old Iron Wrote:
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> Kia driver. Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hey! That Chevy station wagon is taking up two
> > parking spots! I guess this library picture was
> > taken before the parking meters went in
> otherwise
> > that Chevy wagon would have to pay double.
> Frickin
> > thing is huge.
>
>
> Note that the Chevy Wagon has it's wheels turn
> into the curb. Bet it was a 3 on the tree manual
> shift model.
>
> Who is the guy on the roof of the library?


The guy on the roof is Theodore “Ted” Oswald. No relation.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: That Fairfax City PO ()
Date: September 18, 2019 04:45PM

Had a sign inside saying Eisenhower was president when it was built,so it was there from about 1959 as I remember

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Awwww ()
Date: September 18, 2019 05:26PM

Awwww. Good luck to him and all the best for his retirement. I'm sure he has some old pictures of Fairfax County laying around!

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Grocery-Store-Customers-Say-Goodbye-to-Beloved-Clerk-After-51-Years-560504971.html

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Fran Conia ()
Date: September 18, 2019 08:32PM

.some local history.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 20, 2019 04:24PM

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 21, 2019 11:29AM

Does anybody still shop at Potomac Mills?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: phelpsmarc ()
Date: September 21, 2019 11:58AM

The tree shown by the Church in the Annandale TOPS photo is HUGE now. I thought it was like 100 years old but its not full grown in this picture so I guess more like 60 yrs old.



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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Lynn Conia ()
Date: September 22, 2019 04:52AM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Does anybody still shop at Potomac Mills?


That Potomac Mills sign was blown down during a heavy wind storm, but I can’t remember if it was the Derecho of late June 2012 or not.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 22, 2019 09:50AM

!
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 22, 2019 09:59AM

Annandale or Alexandria? Off Edsall road in front of Zayre.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: We "Stopped" For Two Days ()
Date: September 22, 2019 11:36AM

On I 95 going to Potomac Mills a couple years ago when that stupid sign threatened to fall after a huge windstorm

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Early March 2018 ()
Date: September 22, 2019 11:46AM

That's when that windstorm occurred with trees hitting houses all over Nova
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 22, 2019 02:42PM

Very old picture of a newly installed power pole at a remote crossroads of route 7 and route 123, a place known as Tysons Crossroads. Photo recently discovered by The Virginia room Fairfax county public library.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 25, 2019 08:38PM

Paul Wilson was nice enough to share this image of Belleview shopping center in 1961.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: At One Time ()
Date: September 25, 2019 10:39PM

That collection of old cars would be called a junkyard, today they would be called a gold mine I like that sly visor on that Ford boat in the foreground

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Wind ()
Date: September 26, 2019 12:18AM

Lynn Conia Wrote:
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> That Potomac Mills sign was blown down during a
> heavy wind storm, but I can’t remember if it was
> the Derecho of late June 2012 or not.

Derecho?

I need to 'reach out' to the weather channel.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Andy Ratlips ()
Date: September 26, 2019 04:06PM

Massy building going up in 1968 and coming down in 2019. Images courtesy of The Virginia room.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: commuter ()
Date: September 26, 2019 05:35PM

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Massy building going up in 1968 and coming down in
> 2019. Images courtesy of The Virginia room.

Since they tore down all the trees at I66 and Rt123 you can easily see the Massey Building SLOWLY being dismantled. Did they build a dirt hill in order to get their crane high enough to reach the upper floors? Couldn't they have just used a taller crane? Confused....

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: RocketScience ()
Date: September 26, 2019 06:15PM

commuter Wrote:
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> Andy Ratlips Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Massy building going up in 1968 and coming down
> in
> > 2019. Images courtesy of The Virginia room.
>
> Since they tore down all the trees at I66 and
> Rt123 you can easily see the Massey Building
> SLOWLY being dismantled. Did they build a dirt
> hill in order to get their crane high enough to
> reach the upper floors? Couldn't they have just
> used a taller crane? Confused....


Those evergreen trees look like they’re watching and consulting over the project.

Just how many truck loads of dirt DOES IT TAKE to make a taller crane?

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Potomac Dude ()
Date: September 26, 2019 09:39PM

Wind Wrote:
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> Lynn Conia Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > That Potomac Mills sign was blown down during a
> > heavy wind storm, but I can’t remember if it
> was
> > the Derecho of late June 2012 or not.
>
> Derecho?
>
> I need to 'reach out' to the weather channel.


Not the Derecho. That was 29 June 2012. The Potomac Mills sign was hit on 2 March 2018 from heavy winds. Yes, just last year! They had to wait a couple of days for the winds to die down before removing it on 4 March.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: Tall Cranes ()
Date: September 26, 2019 10:45PM

Its 190 some feet from the first floor of the Massey to the top that's a lot of stick on a crane to get up there , a hundred ton P&H might be a bit light so its easier to build a mole hill

DAJAX the Cook Who Knows it all Speaking of Mole Hills that brings up the Democrats impeachment of Trump that will fail like a hundred ton crane trying to pick up a 1000 ton load

If I was Bill Gates I would donate those special 350 -400 foot cranes with rescue baskets to many American and world Fire Departments in high rise cities to get people out of those tall buildings in fires like Bailys Tysons and more ...I only have a buck I'll leave in a firefighters boot soon at an intersection if they give me a sticker I PAID !

Bill Gates is NO ELVIS who is loved by millions and he will never be !

Hint BOS Fairfax Co you can play "Good" Bill Gates and get one for the FCFD , maybe 1 mil but you got it , all lives matter !

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: DLawson ()
Date: September 27, 2019 02:36PM

commuter Wrote:
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> Did they build a dirt
> hill in order to get their crane high enough to
> reach the upper floors? Couldn't they have just
> used a taller crane? Confused....


A bigger crane is more expensive, both to rent and to transport.

The one in the picture is already a wide load. Anything larger might require an extra lane.

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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by: crew leader ()
Date: September 27, 2019 04:44PM

DLawson Wrote:
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> commuter Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Did they build a dirt
> > hill in order to get their crane high enough to
> > reach the upper floors? Couldn't they have just
> > used a taller crane? Confused....
>
>
> A bigger crane is more expensive, both to rent and
> to transport.
>
> The one in the picture is already a wide load.
> Anything larger might require an extra lane.


That machine in the picture is not a crane, not by a longshot. It is a articulating boom lift. There is a huge difference. Cranes will likely come into play later in the deconstruction process and in the building of the new structure. Great pics!
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