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> > I remember it being a old house with a front
> porch
> > that had been hit several times. The house had
> > black shingles used siding. Back when West Ox
> Road
> > was 2 lanes.
> >
> > Thanks for a fantastic photo.
>
>
> There was a stone house on Waples Mill Rd.; down
> in the lowlands, before the split to Oakton Road.
> That thing was literally inches from the road. It
> had a cement front porch and you could see where
> cars hit it/brushed up against it and chipped off
> some cement.

Waples Mill house used to get flooded every few years by the stream. Final resident cut and split firewood all Summer into Fall and had that entire front porch stacked from floor to ceiling with several cords. Think the house was finally demolished in mid to late 1980s.

Black Snake Moan Wrote:

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> Correct. Water moccasins(cottonmouth) most
> northern habitat in Virginia is the southern
> shoreline of the James River.

How do water moccasins with cotton mouth know not to swim across the river?

Is there something magical about the north bank of the James that keeps them from crossing the river?

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> They got woke and co-mingled, decided to runoff.

The remaining dry pond beds and former wetlands were developed into poorly built overpriced exceptionally narrow five story townhomes. The moldy sheet rock came from China. Most of the owners remain underwater on their mortgages.

Old Pictures of Fairfax County ,Love em!

Lets see some

70s period correct counter-spam bump.

Those jeans come from Up Against the Wall at Tysons?

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> How do water moccasins with cotton mouth know not
> to swim across the river?
>
> Is there something magical about the north bank of
> the James that keeps them from crossing the river?

I don't know, but they are saying the range will likely expand northward: https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/not-the-snakes-sierra-club-report-says-cottonmouths-might-be-on-the-move-north/article_7bc07e2a-5d1c-5c1d-b703-5b593f02d82c.html

We got brown recluse spiders in our workshop. They aren’t supposed to be in Northern Virginia, either.

I wish I was doing that front bump

Rosslyn Virginia early 70s probably. Note the WV&M bus that was taken over by WMATA (metro) in 1973. The AB&W bus line was taken over by metro at that time as well.
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The Kamp Washington intersection in downtown Fairfax Virginia, believed to be from the early 1950's. Looks like the camera is looking south / west down 29-211 towards Centerville but I am not sure.
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14th street bridge. Not sure if if the chopper is heading into DC or into Virginia. April 1973.

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> 14th street bridge. Not sure if if the chopper is
> heading into DC or into Virginia. April 1973.
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> > 14th street bridge. Not sure if if the chopper
> is
> > heading into DC or into Virginia. April 1973.

Flying into Virginia. See the Pentagon to the far right, and the Masonic Temple in the far foreground.

Remember January 13, 1982 ?
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Twin Bridges Marriot on left shore Pentagon Lagoon to the right in the left distance the George Washington Masonic Temple on the skyline

The left side of the 14 st bridge by the pilots shoulder was the spot where Air Florida hit the bridge the river bank was where Lenny Sutnick rescued the lady

This has been posted before. It gives a look at the same area about 1935
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The Key Bridge then the Memorial Bridge to the top and the railroad bridge to the very bottom, that traffic cloverleaf must be one of the nations first back in 1935

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> The Kamp Washington intersection in downtown
> Fairfax Virginia, believed to be from the early
> 1950's. Looks like the camera is looking south /
> west down 29-211 towards Centerville but I am not
> sure.


This has been posted several times, but still a great photo. Same intersection in the 1970s

Anyone remember Goldies Ice Cream Stand?
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fairfax fred Wrote:
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I LOVE IT!

Thx for the pic ff.

Cic

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> The Key Bridge then the Memorial Bridge to the top
> and the railroad bridge to the very bottom, that
> traffic cloverleaf must be one of the nations
> first back in 1935

The boundary channel looks much wider than today, or is that just the camera perspective?

There are a couple of areas of Arlington in the picture. I am guessing the stuff far west of the Memorial Bridge is...Ballston? And the stuff about half-way down is Arlington Village maybe?



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> Thx for the pic ff.

Agreed. The car service is a nice marketing addition, especially given the reliability of some cars on road trips.

In the flimsy shack were makers of the best greasy cheeseburger subs long before 5 Guys came on the screen down the street , next to a old decrepit putt putt golf or was that along 50 by Mels I mean Bobs Diner

Two hand patted burgers and American cheese lettuce tomato mayo and onions if you wanted them on a grilled sub roll . That was Goldies cheeseburger sub back in the early 70's about 1.50 today it would be 10.50 if you can find one as good

Wish I could find some better photos of Goldie's. Old beat up picnic tables, and 4x8 sheets of plywood painted yellow with Snoopy and Charlie Brown characters on them ringing the parking lot.

Behind Goldie's were woods, and that is where the Bunnyman lived.

Remember buying 10 cent paper kites at Robertson's 5 & 10 between Drug Fair and Super Giant.

Rob Perez was nice enough to share this family picture of Bob's big boy at the Leesburg pike plaza Falls Church Va.
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> Rob Perez was nice enough to share this family
> picture of Bob's big boy at the Leesburg pike
> plaza Falls Church Va.


Was this the dreaded "Washington's Birthday Storm" of 1979?

Route 29 and 7 Falls Church date unknown.
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This is reportedly Falls Church Virginia. Anybody know for sure? Date unknown.
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> This is reportedly Falls Church Virginia. Anybody
> know for sure? Date unknown.


I can't place the radio tower, but the photo looks to be early 1980's.

See the Drugfair logo in the middle of the strip mall, and the Chrysler Cordoba or Dodge Mirada

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> This is reportedly Falls Church Virginia. Anybody
> know for sure? Date unknown.

Hillwood Ave at Annandale Rd.

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> Anybody
> > know for sure? Date unknown.
>
> Hillwood Ave at Annandale Rd.

Yes, S&W was a A&P grocery store in the 60's. My family did there grocery shopping there. Now. it's a Aldi.

Great photos

Pine Springs apartments Falls Church Va. April 1973 tornado pic.
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> Pine Springs apartments Falls Church Va. April
> 1973 tornado pic.

I love the cars. It's like big brother and kid brother.

Bump

^AR, best picture ever!

rt 50 @ Annandale rd. Date unknown.
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3 chefs in woodbridge, date unknown.
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I will venture a guess on the dates of the photos - The Annandale Road area photo was taken in 1966

The RT.1 photo was taken around 1977

Great photos

Thanks!

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> I will venture a guess on the dates of the photos
> - The Annandale Road area photo was taken in 1966
>
> The RT.1 photo was taken around 1977
>
> Great photos
>
> Thanks!

I see it as the Annandale Rd one could be as early as late 1965 based on the 1966 Chevy Impala.

The Rt1 photo could be as early as late 1971 as that generation of Ford Rachero was made between 1972 and 1979, but got bumperettes beginning in 1976.

In my 65 mustang before 1973! 71 to 73 on rt 50

Is that someone's dog in the back of the Ranchero?

Look at the gas prices!!

Old Car Guy Wrote:
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> The Rt1 photo could be as early as late 1971 as
> that generation of Ford Rachero was made between
> 1972 and 1979, but got bumperettes beginning in
> 1976.

Given the gas prices it would fall somewhere between ca. late 1973 and ca. 1979. Before the Arab oil embargo regular gas at over .40 would have been high. That was back in the days when you could get a free glass with a fill up.

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> Is that someone's dog in the back of the
> Ranchero?
>
> Look at the gas prices!!

I was thinking the same thing. !!

Just since Joe got in they have inflated sky high, bring Trump please get this clown crew out of there as they make everything worse in America that took 4 years to bring back after Obamas social engineering failure, at least he was a nice guy , Joes a pseudo tough guy and a real jerk.

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> Is that someone's dog in the back of the
> Ranchero?
>
> Look at the gas prices!!

Going fishing I bet.
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I went to college with (one of?) Ron Popeil's daughter at Univ Colorado at Boulder. Loved the Quaaludes. Real shame.

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> I went to college with (one of?) Ron Popeil's
> daughter at Univ Colorado at Boulder. Loved the
> Quaaludes. Real shame.

My neighbor's cousin went to high school with your mom; such a shame, your mom loved the cock. She did the entire football team for three semesters. They all got genital warts and syphilis. She did the soccer team on a train ride to the regional finals. There's no telling who your real father is.

Hoping everyone has a safe 4th of July as we celebrate the beginning of this wonderful nation.

God Bless,

Old Iron
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1962, a Falls Church driver has a little incident with a W&OD train. At fist I thought this car was a VW but it looks like something else. Maybe Old Iron can identify it.
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Andy Ratlips - can you post a picture of the bottom half of that page with the Pickett Shopping Center article? I took piano lessons from Mrs. Cook in Fairfax when I was growing up in the late 70s. Thanks

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> Andy Ratlips - can you post a picture of the
> bottom half of that page with the Pickett Shopping
> Center article? I took piano lessons from Mrs.
> Cook in Fairfax when I was growing up in the late
> 70s. Thanks


Just save it off and crop it yourself

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> 1962, a Falls Church driver has a little incident
> with a W&OD train. At fist I thought this car was
> a VW but it looks like something else. Maybe Old
> Iron can identify it.

It is a VW Bug built in the 1950s. Notice the Wolfsburg Emblem on the front, and tiny rear window?

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> > 1962, a Falls Church driver has a little
> incident
> > with a W&OD train. At fist I thought this car
> was
> > a VW but it looks like something else. Maybe
> Old
> > Iron can identify it.
>
> It is a VW Bug built in the 1950s. Notice the
> Wolfsburg Emblem on the front, and tiny rear
> window?


Thanks Iron.

W&OD line in Falls Church. 1967 and today.
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> 1962, a Falls Church driver has a little incident
> with a W&OD train. At fist I thought this car was
> a VW but it looks like something else. Maybe Old
> Iron can identify it.

I think that's a Washington National Airport parking sticker, but I'll need a bigger picture to be sure.

Bradlee shopping center Alexandria va. Date unknown.
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bump

Left on this dismal site is bump its left to the spammers to die

General Braddocks leftover cannon 1910 and today. I think this is in lower Alexandria.
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My wife and I were moving from one apartment to another in Falls Church that day. The tornado came right up our street.

The cannon is at the intersection of W.Braddock Road and Russell Road. The cannon was abandoned by General Braddock in 1755 in Alexandria, so there is no need to remove it for being racist.

The cobble stones were removed from Alexandria streets and were used to construct the base.

I wonder how many times this has been hit by speeding drunk drivers?
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> The cannon is at the intersection of W.Braddock
> Road and Russell Road. The cannon was abandoned by
> General Braddock in 1755 in Alexandria, so there
> is no need to remove it for being racist.
>
> The cobble stones were removed from Alexandria
> streets and were used to construct the base.
>
> I wonder how many times this has been hit by
> speeding drunk drivers?

The cannon wasn't always aimed to the west. It used to be aimed to the east. I have no idea when that change was made.

There's a plaque on the ground nearby. It's on the corner with the Seventh Day Adventist church. It was put there in 2015, on the 100th anniversary of the Braddock cannon's dedication.

https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/historic/info/attic/2009/Attic20090205BraddockCannon.pdf

Braddock Cannon
Alexandria Times, February 5, 2009

Image: 1917 photo fo the Braddock Cannon Monument located at the intersection of Braddock and Russell roads. Photo, Library of
Congress.

In 1755, British Major General Edward Braddock assembled his troops in Alexandria in preparation to defend the western frontier against the French and their Native American allies. Joining him was his aide-de-camp, George Washington, who was familiar with the region having fought there the year before. When Braddock and his expedition departed, they left behind a number of cannons in Alexandria. Braddock was later killed during the Battle of the Monongahela.

More than 150 years later, the Colonial Dames of America worked to convert some of the cannons into monuments that marked the route Braddock had taken. On May 26, 1915, they dedicated the monument situated where Braddock and Russell roads intersect today. They unveiled the monument, hidden behind a Virginia flag and a British flag, and presented it to Mayor Thomas A. Fisher. The mayor acknowledged the work of the women saying, “the woman behind the man behind the gun made success possible, or, on the other hand, soothed the pangs of defeat.”

The cannon, seen in this photograph taken around 1917, was mounted atop of a base of cobblestones collected from Alexandria’s streets and cemented together. Marble tablets on two sides record the significance of the cannon and the route that Braddock’s army took on its way out of Alexandria. Another Braddock cannon was converted into a drinking fountain and is located in the 100 block of North Royal Street.

http://www.rosemontcitizensassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Keefer-Braddock-Cannon-c.-1916.jpg

Source: https://rosemontcitizensassoc.org/braddock-cannon-centenary/

Columbia view apartments in the 7 corners area 1966 and today. Looks like they have not changed much. 1966 photo courtesy of William Moore.
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(Apologies if this is the wrong thread.) Does anyone know what used to be where present-day Braxton Wood Ct. is located, near Pan Am Shopping Center in today's Covington townhouse development? As a kid, I remember seeing an abandoned (?) farmhouse and buildings behind the townhouses and it seemed 'other worldly' then. Completely random, remembered these recently and curious who owned them and if there were any photos. I haven't found anything online or a confirmed address. Thanks all.
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> (Apologies if this is the wrong thread.) Does
> anyone know what used to be where present-day
> Braxton Wood Ct. is located, near Pan Am Shopping
> Center in today's Covington townhouse development?
> As a kid, I remember seeing an abandoned (?)
> farmhouse and buildings behind the townhouses and
> it seemed 'other worldly' then. Completely random,
> remembered these recently and curious who owned
> them and if there were any photos. I haven't found
> anything online or a confirmed address. Thanks
> all.

ARMISTEAD T. THOMPSON was the man who established that farm shortly after the civil war.JOHN COMPTON TOBIN bought it at a later date.

Thanks! Do you know if that's the house in the green square on the photo? A 1960s map of Fairfax and has the property lot "22," maybe "9029" street address. That's where I remember seeing it in the late 70s/early 80s. Just curious.

old man fairfax Wrote:
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> > (Apologies if this is the wrong thread.) Does
> > anyone know what used to be where present-day
> > Braxton Wood Ct. is located, near Pan Am
> Shopping
> > Center in today's Covington townhouse
> development?
> > As a kid, I remember seeing an abandoned (?)
> > farmhouse and buildings behind the townhouses
> and
> > it seemed 'other worldly' then. Completely
> random,
> > remembered these recently and curious who owned
> > them and if there were any photos. I haven't
> found
> > anything online or a confirmed address. Thanks
> > all.
>
> ARMISTEAD T. THOMPSON was the man who established
> that farm shortly after the civil war.JOHN COMPTON
> TOBIN bought it at a later date.


"Thompson, Armistead, T., d. Nov 23, 1864, 27 years, In Memory of, Son of Lawson T. & Fannie A. Thompson, A member of Co. G.S. Regt. VA Vols, Who died at Pt. Lookout MD, a prisoner of war Nov 23, 1864, After an imprisonment of 17 months, Aged 27 years"

This guy died in a yankee prison according to his gravestone in the cemetery there.

AC Wrote:
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> Thanks! Do you know if that's the house in the
> green square on the photo? A 1960s map of Fairfax
> and has the property lot "22," maybe "9029" street
> address. That's where I remember seeing it in the
> late 70s/early 80s. Just curious.


I believe that entire plat of land between Rt 50/Lee Hwy where the townhouses and Pan Am shopping center are today was owned by the Covington family into the late 70s - I knew one of the grandkids(?) in the 80s that lived in Mantua.

Old Iron Wrote:
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> The cannon is at the intersection of W.Braddock
> Road and Russell Road. The cannon was abandoned by
> General Braddock in 1755 in Alexandria, so there
> is no need to remove it for being racist.
>
> The cobble stones were removed from Alexandria
> streets and were used to construct the base.
>
> I wonder how many times this has been hit by
> speeding drunk drivers?


I grew up in that neighborhood, glad that it's still there. I was afraid it might have offended some little douchebag and been removed. I rode my 10 speed up that hill every day, and sometimes Walter Reed hill as well, got some big ass quads and calves from doing that.

Pimmit Hills. Falls Church Va.
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> with a W&OD train. At fist I thought this car was
> a VW but it looks like something else. Maybe Old
> Iron can identify it.


Locomotive looks like an ALCO S-2.

Do the bump!

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No more pics on FXU no more room or money , cant charge for ads as too many copyright items are here , cant post funny or stupid memes bashing Democrats as they need it bad right now the way life in the USA is going without Trump as President and a sniffing smiling clown in his place whose endless welfare pat on the back and racial pandering for a vote has set everyone back

That sniffing clown put the American people first as his sworn oath demands , not illegals who now flood over our southern border for a vote but its a Democrat core value to screw the American people first to take care of foreign nationals

Wow a real world wide record is now being set in the USA , fastest decline of any nation in the written history of man. All by "A Clown Named JOE And His Democrats" sounds like the name of a really bad band playing at a sketchy circus in only 6 months time flat

Ya time to let the truth be known ! So the thread is now renamed

We went through the photo thing a couple of years ago, and Cary should have it fixed soon.

What concerns me is the total infestation of the drug spam. Pages and pages of wasted space.

Thoughts?

That day when weed became legal in Va and now the briar pipes in full melt down mode 24 /7

Let's give it a try CARY ! CARY ! CARY ! Fix The pics man CARY CARY CARY!

Can you see what I'm saying Iron Man

Far out man. This legalized weed is some really good shit. Toke on bros!

Signed,

Jeff Spicoli

Getting back to old pics of FFX County....
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That pipe is blazing

They can't post more any gay porn on FXU !

Due to the fact no pictures of gay porn can now be posted on FXU, all janitors or building superintendents should check to make sure the doors to the roofs of your tall buildings are securely locked

San Francisco taxi drivers beware of those asking for one way rides to the Golden Gate Bridge

Is that Dulles airport in the Chevelle ad?

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> Is that Dulles airport in the Chevelle ad?


Yep. And for extra nostalgia, those entrances are labeled "Trans World" and "Pan American."

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>
> Yep. And for extra nostalgia, those entrances are
> labeled "Trans World" and "Pan American."

And, when there were only a few international flight routes out of Dulles.
Adjacent Dulles Marriot used a British double decker bus as their shuttle.

I think Cary fixed the photo issue

See if you can see this:
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Seminary towers pool and parking area. Date unknown.
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Great old photo. I will venture a guess of summer of 1965

Nice 1962 Chevy Impala, 1963 & 1964 Ford Galaxies and a Ford Mustang

White odd year plates on the cars.

do the bump!

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Swinging sixties govt sexretaries on weekends

That would not show now all bloom

I got to check I made some great pic poop posts on Dems