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Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Ye Ole Woodson Man
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:38PM
Those prices must be early 70's. I saw several LUMS one was on Rt 236 at Fairfax Courthouse but I never went in one, seeing that menu I am suffering!
I am a sucker for a beer in a frosted glass and a Italian sub on a hot crusted roll, Hot Dog steamed in beer with sauerkraut, Shrimp Basket..I heard of the beer there knew people who went but I never did. Too fancy for me, My style was the old roadside stand on Rt 29 on the left going out of Fairfax City where Big Screen is today. Little place with flyspecked screens and excellent greasy hamburger subs.
I am a sucker for a beer in a frosted glass and a Italian sub on a hot crusted roll, Hot Dog steamed in beer with sauerkraut, Shrimp Basket..I heard of the beer there knew people who went but I never did. Too fancy for me, My style was the old roadside stand on Rt 29 on the left going out of Fairfax City where Big Screen is today. Little place with flyspecked screens and excellent greasy hamburger subs.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 20, 2013 09:13PM
Edison HIGH Wrote:
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> > > Caption is "387 seniors and every one drove a
> > > mustang". From the Edison HS Class of 73
> page.
> > I
> > > swear I owned the same mustang 10 years
> later-
> > and
> > > by then it had a lot more rust.
> > >
> > > EHS Class of 73 - you got a reunion in Nov.
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> >
> > Nice pic.
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> Most Edison graduates wouldn't remember going to
> school much less graduating.
>
> "it was the best of times,it was the worst of
> times"
I must have graduated, there's a picture of me receiving a diploma.
I are a Fairfax County gaduate!
OTOH Pluto was a planet when I graduated.... hmmm, I wonder if someone gets a refund on that one.
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> ruskin st Wrote:
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> > fxcograd Wrote:
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> > > Caption is "387 seniors and every one drove a
> > > mustang". From the Edison HS Class of 73
> page.
> > I
> > > swear I owned the same mustang 10 years
> later-
> > and
> > > by then it had a lot more rust.
> > >
> > > EHS Class of 73 - you got a reunion in Nov.
> >
> >
> > Nice pic.
>
> Most Edison graduates wouldn't remember going to
> school much less graduating.
>
> "it was the best of times,it was the worst of
> times"
I must have graduated, there's a picture of me receiving a diploma.
I are a Fairfax County gaduate!
OTOH Pluto was a planet when I graduated.... hmmm, I wonder if someone gets a refund on that one.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 20, 2013 09:38PM
Ye Ole Woodson Man Wrote:
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> Those prices must be early 70's. I saw several
> LUMS one was on Rt 236 at Fairfax Courthouse but I
> never went in one, seeing that menu I am
> suffering!
> I am a sucker for a beer in a frosted glass and a
> Italian sub on a hot crusted roll, Hot Dog steamed
> in beer with sauerkraut, Shrimp Basket..I heard of
> the beer there knew people who went but I never
> did. Too fancy for me, My style was the old
> roadside stand on Rt 29 on the left going out of
> Fairfax City where Big Screen is today. Little
> place with flyspecked screens and excellent greasy
> hamburger subs.
Ironic, I was just talking with a buddy on the phone not 1/2 an hour ago about long gone food places and Lums came up. Apperently- the last remaining original Lums is near Omaha. Two new Lums have opened up in the past couple years in MA. The Omaha site still looks like a Lums though (pic).
New Lums-
http://www.mylums.com/About.html
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> Those prices must be early 70's. I saw several
> LUMS one was on Rt 236 at Fairfax Courthouse but I
> never went in one, seeing that menu I am
> suffering!
> I am a sucker for a beer in a frosted glass and a
> Italian sub on a hot crusted roll, Hot Dog steamed
> in beer with sauerkraut, Shrimp Basket..I heard of
> the beer there knew people who went but I never
> did. Too fancy for me, My style was the old
> roadside stand on Rt 29 on the left going out of
> Fairfax City where Big Screen is today. Little
> place with flyspecked screens and excellent greasy
> hamburger subs.
Ironic, I was just talking with a buddy on the phone not 1/2 an hour ago about long gone food places and Lums came up. Apperently- the last remaining original Lums is near Omaha. Two new Lums have opened up in the past couple years in MA. The Omaha site still looks like a Lums though (pic).
New Lums-
http://www.mylums.com/About.html
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 20, 2013 10:13PM
Speaking of local businesses- Hair Cuttery. Founded by a local DC area couple in 1974. The original store was in West Springfield. Now the company has 12k employees and is in 16 states
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2010/07/09/ST2010070905227.html?sid=ST2010070905227
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 21, 2013 07:07AM
fxcograd Wrote:
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> Speaking of local businesses- Hair Cuttery.
> Founded by a local DC area couple in 1974. The
> original store was in West Springfield. Now the
> company has 12k employees and is in 16 states
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story
> /2010/07/09/ST2010070905227.html?sid=ST20100709052
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I dont know what the location of that hair cuttery is buy it looks just like the one that was in Springfield mall back in the day. Thanks fxcograd!
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> Speaking of local businesses- Hair Cuttery.
> Founded by a local DC area couple in 1974. The
> original store was in West Springfield. Now the
> company has 12k employees and is in 16 states
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story
> /2010/07/09/ST2010070905227.html?sid=ST20100709052
> 27
I dont know what the location of that hair cuttery is buy it looks just like the one that was in Springfield mall back in the day. Thanks fxcograd!
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 21, 2013 08:56AM
lbss82 Wrote:
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> > Speaking of local businesses- Hair Cuttery.
> > Founded by a local DC area couple in 1974. The
> > original store was in West Springfield. Now the
> > company has 12k employees and is in 16 states
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> >
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story
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> /2010/07/09/ST2010070905227.html?sid=ST20100709052
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> I dont know what the location of that hair cuttery
> is buy it looks just like the one that was in
> Springfield mall back in the day. Thanks fxcograd!
Couldn't find a caption for the pic-so it may well be the Springfield mall location. It has to be one of the early few NOVA locations due to the very obvious 1970's interior style.
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> > Speaking of local businesses- Hair Cuttery.
> > Founded by a local DC area couple in 1974. The
> > original store was in West Springfield. Now the
> > company has 12k employees and is in 16 states
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> >
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story
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> /2010/07/09/ST2010070905227.html?sid=ST20100709052
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> I dont know what the location of that hair cuttery
> is buy it looks just like the one that was in
> Springfield mall back in the day. Thanks fxcograd!
Couldn't find a caption for the pic-so it may well be the Springfield mall location. It has to be one of the early few NOVA locations due to the very obvious 1970's interior style.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
jim7
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Date: September 21, 2013 05:03PM
Who remembers Reston's homicidal nudist colony?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
jim7
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Date: September 21, 2013 05:18PM
reston Burger chef. I have no idea what date, later roy rogers and now I think its popeyes?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
non nude dude
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Date: September 21, 2013 08:24PM
Great article on the nudist colony...when was that article printed? What paper?
Also, refers to the Arlington Hotel...any idea where that was?
Many thanks...
Also, refers to the Arlington Hotel...any idea where that was?
Many thanks...
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 21, 2013 10:20PM
non nude dude Wrote:
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> Great article on the nudist colony...when was that
> article printed? What paper?
>
> Also, refers to the Arlington Hotel...any idea
> where that was?
>
> Many thanks...
there is a thread on that here.
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/409766.html
Thanks for your response. We would love to see any old pictures you might have access to.
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> Great article on the nudist colony...when was that
> article printed? What paper?
>
> Also, refers to the Arlington Hotel...any idea
> where that was?
>
> Many thanks...
there is a thread on that here.
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/409766.html
Thanks for your response. We would love to see any old pictures you might have access to.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 22, 2013 07:43AM
Apperently there is a "Fairfax Underground" branded wiki on the nudist colony.
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/wiki/Green_Forest_Club
http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/wiki/Green_Forest_Club
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 22, 2013 08:29AM
A little more on green colony from a quick google search
http://www.restonian.org/2010/09/attention-history-buffs-were-reston.html
and there might be a nudist colony closer than you think (pic)
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http://www.restonian.org/2010/09/attention-history-buffs-were-reston.html
and there might be a nudist colony closer than you think (pic)
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 22, 2013 09:34AM
Apperently the nudist club was near the old Bowman farm. I know the Bowman farm as the place Virginia Gentleman bourbon came from. I worked a summer in the early 80s at the Coca Cola bottling plant off Seminary and our delivery route went all the way to Reston and we delivered to the plant. The guys at the distillery needed mixers, you know. The original building is a historical site now (top pic), but I remember the distillery looking a lot bigger (second pic).
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Posted by:
chuckhoffmann
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Date: September 22, 2013 09:58AM
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/31/2013 10:15PM by chuckhoffmann.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/31/2013 10:15PM by chuckhoffmann.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 22, 2013 10:17AM
jim7 Wrote:
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> reston Burger chef. I have no idea what date,
> later roy rogers and now I think its popeyes?
Ahh that town regulated box and parallelogram architecture from Reston. Simply insert food vendor- no corporately recognizable architecture allowed. I would guess the pic is 1970-72 according to the logo (pic 1).
see
http://www.freewebs.com/burgerchef/
but dang it! burger chefs are supposed to look like this!(pic 2 copied from page 1 of this topic)
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> reston Burger chef. I have no idea what date,
> later roy rogers and now I think its popeyes?
Ahh that town regulated box and parallelogram architecture from Reston. Simply insert food vendor- no corporately recognizable architecture allowed. I would guess the pic is 1970-72 according to the logo (pic 1).
see
http://www.freewebs.com/burgerchef/
but dang it! burger chefs are supposed to look like this!(pic 2 copied from page 1 of this topic)
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: September 22, 2013 10:20AM
chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> If you have a Fairfax County Libary Card, you can
> read the original article on Proquest
> http://search.proquest.com/docview/150359193?accou
> ntid=34227
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Thanks Chuck. I didn't know I could get into those pro view links with my library card.
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> If you have a Fairfax County Libary Card, you can
> read the original article on Proquest
> http://search.proquest.com/docview/150359193?accou
> ntid=34227
>
>
Thanks Chuck. I didn't know I could get into those pro view links with my library card.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 22, 2013 02:31PM
little bit of Centreville history.
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Posted by:
Fast Food Junkie
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Date: September 22, 2013 05:20PM
jim7 Wrote:
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> reston Burger chef. I have no idea what date,
> later roy rogers and now I think its popeyes?
The USPS changed the colors on their trucks and the mail boxes in 1972. Look at the mail truck - They are the old colors, and they als changed from the Pony Express logo to the Eagle.
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> reston Burger chef. I have no idea what date,
> later roy rogers and now I think its popeyes?
The USPS changed the colors on their trucks and the mail boxes in 1972. Look at the mail truck - They are the old colors, and they als changed from the Pony Express logo to the Eagle.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Dork
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Date: September 23, 2013 04:22AM
Anyone remember this private driveway off of Guinea Road in Burke?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/2013 04:22AM by Dork.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/2013 04:22AM by Dork.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Ann Andale
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Date: September 25, 2013 08:28PM
Dork Wrote:
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> Anyone remember this private driveway off of
> Guinea Road in Burke?
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> Anyone remember this private driveway off of
> Guinea Road in Burke?
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>
yes
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
old days
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Date: September 25, 2013 08:50PM
i don't know what was at that location, but it is in what is now the Burke Center neighborhood across the RR tracks from the bowling alley at the intersection of Zion and Guinea.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Springfielder
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Date: September 26, 2013 12:04AM
I believe this is the location of Locust Hill. A portion of the original house was built in 1790.
History:
It was the home of Colonel Milton Dulaney Hall (1848-1939), who purchased the house when he married Ella A. Coffer in 1881. The house, situated on more than 200 acres, was the Coffer family farm.
Hall was the superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools system from 1886 to 1929, when W. T. Woodson took over. Hall was also elected to the board of the National Bank of Fairfax on July 26, 1902.
The Hall's had two children, Nannie in 1887 and William in 1895.
On October 1, 1908, his then 48-year-old wife was struck by a northbound Chesapeake and Ohio train and killed near Burke's Station at about 2:00 in the afternoon. Her death was listed as a possible suicide, as she had recently been released from a sanitarium.
On March 9, 1910, Hall married 38-year-old Elizabeth C. Hall, in Tryst Oak, North Carolina. They continued to live at Locust Hill.
Hall retired as Superintendent of the Fairfax County Public schools in 1929.
The Coffer family cemetery is located near Woods Sorrell Lane.
Known for a brief time as "Rosecrea" in the 1940's, the house is now owned by the Burke Center Conservancy.
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It was the home of Colonel Milton Dulaney Hall (1848-1939), who purchased the house when he married Ella A. Coffer in 1881. The house, situated on more than 200 acres, was the Coffer family farm.
Hall was the superintendent of the Fairfax County Public Schools system from 1886 to 1929, when W. T. Woodson took over. Hall was also elected to the board of the National Bank of Fairfax on July 26, 1902.
The Hall's had two children, Nannie in 1887 and William in 1895.
On October 1, 1908, his then 48-year-old wife was struck by a northbound Chesapeake and Ohio train and killed near Burke's Station at about 2:00 in the afternoon. Her death was listed as a possible suicide, as she had recently been released from a sanitarium.
On March 9, 1910, Hall married 38-year-old Elizabeth C. Hall, in Tryst Oak, North Carolina. They continued to live at Locust Hill.
Hall retired as Superintendent of the Fairfax County Public schools in 1929.
The Coffer family cemetery is located near Woods Sorrell Lane.
Known for a brief time as "Rosecrea" in the 1940's, the house is now owned by the Burke Center Conservancy.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Sleepy Holla
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Date: September 29, 2013 10:39AM
Speaking of Roy's...IE: the RR thread. Great Neon.
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 29, 2013 12:31PM
Looking good Sleepy!
More local fast food history........ Reston Jack in the box, Early 80s maybe?
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More local fast food history........ Reston Jack in the box, Early 80s maybe?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 29, 2013 12:40PM
Herndon love. Mid 50s.
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Posted by:
Sleepy Holla
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Date: September 29, 2013 02:47PM
Great stuff lbss82....I grew up in this neighborhood but have a very vague memory of this one. Was it in the old Ho Jo's 7 Corners location prior to Pistones?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
><))))*>..><))))*>..><))))*>..
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Date: September 29, 2013 02:58PM
lbss82 Wrote:
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> Looking good Sleepy!
>
> More local fast food history........ Reston Jack
> in the box, Early 80s maybe?
It's now Ariake Sushi. I ate there last night. It was delicious!
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> Looking good Sleepy!
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> More local fast food history........ Reston Jack
> in the box, Early 80s maybe?
It's now Ariake Sushi. I ate there last night. It was delicious!
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 29, 2013 04:22PM
Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> Great stuff lbss82....I grew up in this
> neighborhood but have a very vague memory of this
> one. Was it in the old Ho Jo's 7 Corners location
> prior to Pistones?
I do not remember that one at all but I was a west springfield/burke kid. Howard Johnsons had a history of putting their restaurants at a raised elevation and the 7 corners location fits that profile so the name "Summit" would have been fitting. Is that a giant pepper grinder or a giant cheese grater?
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> Great stuff lbss82....I grew up in this
> neighborhood but have a very vague memory of this
> one. Was it in the old Ho Jo's 7 Corners location
> prior to Pistones?
I do not remember that one at all but I was a west springfield/burke kid. Howard Johnsons had a history of putting their restaurants at a raised elevation and the 7 corners location fits that profile so the name "Summit" would have been fitting. Is that a giant pepper grinder or a giant cheese grater?
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Lum Yum
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Date: September 29, 2013 04:57PM
LUMS hell yeah! Wrote:
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> Springfielder Wrote:
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> > remember when........ Wrote:
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> > > .... this was village inn pizza in
> Springfield?
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> >
> > Yep, and next door was originally a Lums. The
> > Village Inn Pizza building was also a Roccos's
> and
> > something else that I can't remember.
>
>
> Loved those frozen beer Schooners at LUMS back in
> the day.
I was just in Falls Church city the other day right near were the old LUMS was on Broad Street. My parents used to take me there when I was a kid. I wasn't old enough to have a beer there, but I loved their hot dogs! Later they changed the name to Mr. Mugs or something like that.
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> Springfield?
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> >
> > Yep, and next door was originally a Lums. The
> > Village Inn Pizza building was also a Roccos's
> and
> > something else that I can't remember.
>
>
> Loved those frozen beer Schooners at LUMS back in
> the day.
I was just in Falls Church city the other day right near were the old LUMS was on Broad Street. My parents used to take me there when I was a kid. I wasn't old enough to have a beer there, but I loved their hot dogs! Later they changed the name to Mr. Mugs or something like that.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 29, 2013 05:09PM
><))))*>..><))))*>..><))))*>.. Wrote:
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> > Looking good Sleepy!
> >
> > More local fast food history........ Reston
> Jack
> > in the box, Early 80s maybe?
>
> It's now Ariake Sushi. I ate there last night.
> It was delicious!
>
>
Thanks for the update, ><))))*>..><))))*>..><))))*>..
Funny how restaurants come and go over the years. I bet a quite few different businesses operated out of that place over the years.
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> lbss82 Wrote:
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> > Looking good Sleepy!
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> > More local fast food history........ Reston
> Jack
> > in the box, Early 80s maybe?
>
> It's now Ariake Sushi. I ate there last night.
> It was delicious!
>
>
Thanks for the update, ><))))*>..><))))*>..><))))*>..
Funny how restaurants come and go over the years. I bet a quite few different businesses operated out of that place over the years.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
blanche
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Date: September 29, 2013 05:23PM
I loved that little Giant that is pictured behind Pistone's in the picture, between the former First Virginia Bank towers. It was small enough that you could find things, Hurricane Isabelle did that one in, Giant didn't want to pay for repairing such a small Giant...
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Ye Ole Woodson Man
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Date: September 29, 2013 07:57PM
The Mr. Ray in the Summit Manor picture is " Mr. Ray" Giovannoni. He started out in Daytona Beach Fl with a place called Old Timers when they raced on the beach, He had a custom car building business in the early 60's , He had the Summit Manor and it did well, Mr Ray was a very outgoing friendly and generous man, he bought the bar many times at his places. He opened the Il Porto in Old town Alex about 1975 when Old Town was just coming back, Then his most Famous restaurant The Fish Market about 1976. In Mr. Rays day the Fishmarket was a great place. He had several large yatchs "Mystery" a 92ft motor yatch he kept at the Alex City Dock, then "America" The Schooner America he had it made as a exact replica of the schooner America that won the first Americas Cup.
One evening I took my mother to the Fishmarket and Mr Ray was at the bar right behind us, my mother called the waitress and told her that man was very loud, I laughed and told her that was Mr Ray the owner and we had a good laugh.
I used to get a kick seeing Mr. Ray at the City dock on Mystery, as people passed by and asked him if he knew any good restaurants, he would tell them , "For Seafood I Recommend the Fishmarket" It was said he opened and sold so many restaurants he had to open a wholesale commercial restaurant supply company which he did have in a warehouse in Old Town. A big piece of Old Town Alexandria left in May 1998 when Mr Ray died. He was a man who lived life to the fullest and did what he enjoyed doing in life with his work.
One evening I took my mother to the Fishmarket and Mr Ray was at the bar right behind us, my mother called the waitress and told her that man was very loud, I laughed and told her that was Mr Ray the owner and we had a good laugh.
I used to get a kick seeing Mr. Ray at the City dock on Mystery, as people passed by and asked him if he knew any good restaurants, he would tell them , "For Seafood I Recommend the Fishmarket" It was said he opened and sold so many restaurants he had to open a wholesale commercial restaurant supply company which he did have in a warehouse in Old Town. A big piece of Old Town Alexandria left in May 1998 when Mr Ray died. He was a man who lived life to the fullest and did what he enjoyed doing in life with his work.
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Posted by:
Ye Ole Woodson Man
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Date: September 29, 2013 08:08PM
When Mr Ray died he left 1% and 2 % shares of The Fishmarket business to his long time employees, people who were loyal to him as he had been to them with up to 30+ years working for Mr Ray. Dishwashers, cooks, bartenders, Mr Rays people were taken care of.
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Posted by:
Greybeard
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Date: September 29, 2013 08:37PM
><))))*>..><))))*>..><))))*>.. Wrote:
> It's now Ariake Sushi. I ate there last night.
> It was delicious!
Wow, that was a McDonald's from before 1990 until 2000 or 2001, when McDonald's (or the local franchisee) closed a bunch of stores all of a sudden (including most of the storefront ones in strip plazas). I still think of it as McD's; hard to believe it's been 13 years, and may have been Ariake longer than it was McD's!
> It's now Ariake Sushi. I ate there last night.
> It was delicious!
Wow, that was a McDonald's from before 1990 until 2000 or 2001, when McDonald's (or the local franchisee) closed a bunch of stores all of a sudden (including most of the storefront ones in strip plazas). I still think of it as McD's; hard to believe it's been 13 years, and may have been Ariake longer than it was McD's!
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: September 29, 2013 08:51PM
Ye Ole Woodson Man Wrote:
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> When Mr Ray died he left 1% and 2 % shares of The
> Fishmarket business to his long time employees,
> people who were loyal to him as he had been to
> them with up to 30+ years working for Mr Ray.
> Dishwashers, cooks, bartenders, Mr Rays people
> were taken care of.
Thanks, YOWM I spent quite a few nights at The Fishmarket back in the day, that place had serious atmosphere!
Can you confirm that Summit Manor was located at the former hojo's building?
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> When Mr Ray died he left 1% and 2 % shares of The
> Fishmarket business to his long time employees,
> people who were loyal to him as he had been to
> them with up to 30+ years working for Mr Ray.
> Dishwashers, cooks, bartenders, Mr Rays people
> were taken care of.
Thanks, YOWM I spent quite a few nights at The Fishmarket back in the day, that place had serious atmosphere!
Can you confirm that Summit Manor was located at the former hojo's building?
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Ye Ole Woodson Man
()
Date: September 29, 2013 09:33PM
That I dont remember but it probably was, the HoJos was gone way back I dont even remeber that one and I came in 1970 and there was a Italian Rest, there before Pistones and others had told me Mr Rays former place was there abouts.
A visit to The Virginian Room at the Fairfax City Lib will tell, they have old phone books there.
A visit to The Virginian Room at the Fairfax City Lib will tell, they have old phone books there.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
()
Date: September 29, 2013 10:10PM
lbss82 Wrote:
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> Looking good Sleepy!
>
> More local fast food history........ Reston Jack
> in the box, Early 80s maybe?
I wish we still had some Jack in the Box here. I always try to stop at one when I have business in California. When did the last Jack In the Box here close?
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> Looking good Sleepy!
>
> More local fast food history........ Reston Jack
> in the box, Early 80s maybe?
I wish we still had some Jack in the Box here. I always try to stop at one when I have business in California. When did the last Jack In the Box here close?
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Jeff Davis Hwy Blues
()
Date: September 29, 2013 10:24PM
Dave Henery Wrote:
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> Thanks Justin. I was reading about the Dranesville
> battle and stumbled across this pic of Huntley
> meadows in Alexandria from 1862. Union troops
> camping out there.
Where did you find that picture?
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> Thanks Justin. I was reading about the Dranesville
> battle and stumbled across this pic of Huntley
> meadows in Alexandria from 1862. Union troops
> camping out there.
Where did you find that picture?
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
()
Date: September 29, 2013 10:56PM
Neat little pic of the Bradlick Theater in Annandale about 1975.Golds gym is there now.
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Posted by:
lbss82bruin
()
Date: September 30, 2013 07:33AM
Can't remember, was the Taco Bell in Merrifield, Gallows and Lee Highway, originally a Jack in the Box or Burger Chef? Thanks
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Bill.N.
()
Date: September 30, 2013 09:09AM
If it is the spot I am thinking of, that was a Jack in the Box at one time. I don't know if there was something there before that.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
blanche
()
Date: September 30, 2013 11:34AM
fxcograd Wrote:
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> Neat little pic of the Bradlick Theater in
> Annandale about 1975.Golds gym is there now.
The Gold Gym is where the Dart Drug was perpendicular to the Bradlick Theatre. The Theatre is now Auntie Te's and the Papa John's.
Saw many a movie at that theatre, I think the last was "Best Friends" also liked the Annandale Theatre.
Good Times!
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> Neat little pic of the Bradlick Theater in
> Annandale about 1975.Golds gym is there now.
The Gold Gym is where the Dart Drug was perpendicular to the Bradlick Theatre. The Theatre is now Auntie Te's and the Papa John's.
Saw many a movie at that theatre, I think the last was "Best Friends" also liked the Annandale Theatre.
Good Times!
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
()
Date: September 30, 2013 06:09PM
blanche Wrote:
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> fxcograd Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Neat little pic of the Bradlick Theater in
> > Annandale about 1975.Golds gym is there now.
>
>
> The Gold Gym is where the Dart Drug was
> perpendicular to the Bradlick Theatre. The
> Theatre is now Auntie Te's and the Papa John's.
>
> Saw many a movie at that theatre, I think the last
> was "Best Friends" also liked the Annandale
> Theatre.
>
> Good Times!
You are right blanche. I remember seeing Earthquake! in "sensoround" there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensurround
Do you remember the old spaghetti mill restaurant in Annandale? The best I could do with that place is a swizzlestick photo.
http://www.swizzlestickcollecting.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/341
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> fxcograd Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Neat little pic of the Bradlick Theater in
> > Annandale about 1975.Golds gym is there now.
>
>
> The Gold Gym is where the Dart Drug was
> perpendicular to the Bradlick Theatre. The
> Theatre is now Auntie Te's and the Papa John's.
>
> Saw many a movie at that theatre, I think the last
> was "Best Friends" also liked the Annandale
> Theatre.
>
> Good Times!
You are right blanche. I remember seeing Earthquake! in "sensoround" there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensurround
Do you remember the old spaghetti mill restaurant in Annandale? The best I could do with that place is a swizzlestick photo.
http://www.swizzlestickcollecting.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/341
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Posted by:
love me some roy's
()
Date: September 30, 2013 10:14PM
Loved the Spaghetti Mill. If I recall they had a large cattle scale in the front of the restaurant.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
()
Date: October 01, 2013 04:28AM
TT reynolds interior December 5th 1977. From George Mason Library.
http://vault217.gmu.edu/?cat=272
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Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
jack box
()
Date: October 01, 2013 05:03AM
lbss82bruin Wrote:
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> Can't remember, was the Taco Bell in Merrifield,
> Gallows and Lee Highway, originally a Jack in the
> Box or Burger Chef? Thanks
According to the girlfriend it was a Jack in the Box.
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> Can't remember, was the Taco Bell in Merrifield,
> Gallows and Lee Highway, originally a Jack in the
> Box or Burger Chef? Thanks
According to the girlfriend it was a Jack in the Box.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Sleepy Holla
()
Date: October 01, 2013 10:58AM
@lbss...here is a little more "Mill" eye candy.
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Posted by:
Dirty Vienna
()
Date: October 01, 2013 01:17PM
Ahmayzin Wrote:
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> Berdhuis Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Paul VI HS football field, Fairfax - 1981. A
> > Vienna team is beating the crap out of an FPYC
> > team.
>
>
> Awesome FCYFL throwback pic. EXCELLENT!!
> Things haven't changed much. Vienna would still
> be whooping Fairfax today...lol.
That's because back then (probably like today) Vienna would play dirty, kicking and punching in the tackle pile and shoving their helmet into your chin the way the shitass coaches would teach them! I was in SYC and played against Joe Theismann's son and that was the dirtiest team I played against in all my years in youth sports. Good times...
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> Berdhuis Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Paul VI HS football field, Fairfax - 1981. A
> > Vienna team is beating the crap out of an FPYC
> > team.
>
>
> Awesome FCYFL throwback pic. EXCELLENT!!
> Things haven't changed much. Vienna would still
> be whooping Fairfax today...lol.
That's because back then (probably like today) Vienna would play dirty, kicking and punching in the tackle pile and shoving their helmet into your chin the way the shitass coaches would teach them! I was in SYC and played against Joe Theismann's son and that was the dirtiest team I played against in all my years in youth sports. Good times...
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Sleepy Holla
()
Date: October 01, 2013 04:14PM
....they were carrying on the tradition started by the girls in the 60's...
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Posted by:
Miss Havisham
()
Date: October 01, 2013 06:56PM
Dirty Vienna Wrote:
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> Ahmayzin Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Berdhuis Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Paul VI HS football field, Fairfax - 1981. A
> > > Vienna team is beating the crap out of an
> FPYC
> > > team.
> >
> >
> > Awesome FCYFL throwback pic. EXCELLENT!!
> > Things haven't changed much. Vienna would
> still
> > be whooping Fairfax today...lol.
>
>
> That's because back then (probably like today)
> Vienna would play dirty, kicking and punching in
> the tackle pile and shoving their helmet into your
> chin the way the shitass coaches would teach them!
> I was in SYC and played against Joe Theismann's
> son and that was the dirtiest team I played
> against in all my years in youth sports. Good
> times...
Dirty Vienna and Ahmayzing...did you ever play against Springfield BOYS Club? I remember when the SBC turned into SYC, maybe '74?
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> Ahmayzin Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Berdhuis Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Paul VI HS football field, Fairfax - 1981. A
> > > Vienna team is beating the crap out of an
> FPYC
> > > team.
> >
> >
> > Awesome FCYFL throwback pic. EXCELLENT!!
> > Things haven't changed much. Vienna would
> still
> > be whooping Fairfax today...lol.
>
>
> That's because back then (probably like today)
> Vienna would play dirty, kicking and punching in
> the tackle pile and shoving their helmet into your
> chin the way the shitass coaches would teach them!
> I was in SYC and played against Joe Theismann's
> son and that was the dirtiest team I played
> against in all my years in youth sports. Good
> times...
Dirty Vienna and Ahmayzing...did you ever play against Springfield BOYS Club? I remember when the SBC turned into SYC, maybe '74?
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
()
Date: October 01, 2013 08:13PM
Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> @lbss...here is a little more "Mill" eye candy.
Nice work sleepy!
In addition to pasta the OSM had a wide variety of deep fried everything!
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> @lbss...here is a little more "Mill" eye candy.
Nice work sleepy!
In addition to pasta the OSM had a wide variety of deep fried everything!
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Dork
()
Date: October 05, 2013 02:49PM
Springfielder Wrote:
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> I believe this is the location of Locust Hill. A
> portion of the original house was built in 1790.
>
> History:
> It was the home of Colonel Milton Dulaney Hall
> (1848-1939), who purchased the house when he
> married Ella A. Coffer in 1881. The house,
> situated on more than 200 acres, was the Coffer
> family farm.
>
> Hall was the superintendent of the Fairfax County
> Public Schools system from 1886 to 1929, when W.
> T. Woodson took over. Hall was also elected to the
> board of the National Bank of Fairfax on July 26,
> 1902.
>
> The Hall's had two children, Nannie in 1887 and
> William in 1895.
>
> On October 1, 1908, his then 48-year-old wife was
> struck by a northbound Chesapeake and Ohio train
> and killed near Burke's Station at about 2:00 in
> the afternoon. Her death was listed as a possible
> suicide, as she had recently been released from a
> sanitarium.
>
> On March 9, 1910, Hall married 38-year-old
> Elizabeth C. Hall, in Tryst Oak, North Carolina.
> They continued to live at Locust Hill.
>
> Hall retired as Superintendent of the Fairfax
> County Public schools in 1929.
>
> The Coffer family cemetery is located near Woods
> Sorrell Lane.
>
> Known for a brief time as "Rosecrea" in the
> 1940's, the house is now owned by the Burke Center
> Conservancy.
I work close by to where that private driveway was. It would be cool to follow it's orginal path but I know its extremely doubtful that any part of it remains.
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> I believe this is the location of Locust Hill. A
> portion of the original house was built in 1790.
>
> History:
> It was the home of Colonel Milton Dulaney Hall
> (1848-1939), who purchased the house when he
> married Ella A. Coffer in 1881. The house,
> situated on more than 200 acres, was the Coffer
> family farm.
>
> Hall was the superintendent of the Fairfax County
> Public Schools system from 1886 to 1929, when W.
> T. Woodson took over. Hall was also elected to the
> board of the National Bank of Fairfax on July 26,
> 1902.
>
> The Hall's had two children, Nannie in 1887 and
> William in 1895.
>
> On October 1, 1908, his then 48-year-old wife was
> struck by a northbound Chesapeake and Ohio train
> and killed near Burke's Station at about 2:00 in
> the afternoon. Her death was listed as a possible
> suicide, as she had recently been released from a
> sanitarium.
>
> On March 9, 1910, Hall married 38-year-old
> Elizabeth C. Hall, in Tryst Oak, North Carolina.
> They continued to live at Locust Hill.
>
> Hall retired as Superintendent of the Fairfax
> County Public schools in 1929.
>
> The Coffer family cemetery is located near Woods
> Sorrell Lane.
>
> Known for a brief time as "Rosecrea" in the
> 1940's, the house is now owned by the Burke Center
> Conservancy.
I work close by to where that private driveway was. It would be cool to follow it's orginal path but I know its extremely doubtful that any part of it remains.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Coffer kid
()
Date: October 05, 2013 05:48PM
Dork Wrote:
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> Springfielder Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I believe this is the location of Locust Hill.
> A
> > portion of the original house was built in 1790.
>
> >
> > History:
> > It was the home of Colonel Milton Dulaney Hall
> > (1848-1939), who purchased the house when he
> > married Ella A. Coffer in 1881. The house,
> > situated on more than 200 acres, was the Coffer
> > family farm.
> >
> > Hall was the superintendent of the Fairfax
> County
> > Public Schools system from 1886 to 1929, when
> W.
> > T. Woodson took over. Hall was also elected to
> the
> > board of the National Bank of Fairfax on July
> 26,
> > 1902.
> >
> > The Hall's had two children, Nannie in 1887 and
> > William in 1895.
> >
> > On October 1, 1908, his then 48-year-old wife
> was
> > struck by a northbound Chesapeake and Ohio
> train
> > and killed near Burke's Station at about 2:00
> in
> > the afternoon. Her death was listed as a
> possible
> > suicide, as she had recently been released from
> a
> > sanitarium.
> >
> > On March 9, 1910, Hall married 38-year-old
> > Elizabeth C. Hall, in Tryst Oak, North
> Carolina.
> > They continued to live at Locust Hill.
> >
> > Hall retired as Superintendent of the Fairfax
> > County Public schools in 1929.
> >
> > The Coffer family cemetery is located near
> Woods
> > Sorrell Lane.
> >
> > Known for a brief time as "Rosecrea" in the
> > 1940's, the house is now owned by the Burke
> Center
> > Conservancy.
>
>
> I work close by to where that private driveway
> was. It would be cool to follow it's orginal path
> but I know its extremely doubtful that any part of
> it remains.
This is back there somewhere but may be overgrown with brush by now.
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> Springfielder Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I believe this is the location of Locust Hill.
> A
> > portion of the original house was built in 1790.
>
> >
> > History:
> > It was the home of Colonel Milton Dulaney Hall
> > (1848-1939), who purchased the house when he
> > married Ella A. Coffer in 1881. The house,
> > situated on more than 200 acres, was the Coffer
> > family farm.
> >
> > Hall was the superintendent of the Fairfax
> County
> > Public Schools system from 1886 to 1929, when
> W.
> > T. Woodson took over. Hall was also elected to
> the
> > board of the National Bank of Fairfax on July
> 26,
> > 1902.
> >
> > The Hall's had two children, Nannie in 1887 and
> > William in 1895.
> >
> > On October 1, 1908, his then 48-year-old wife
> was
> > struck by a northbound Chesapeake and Ohio
> train
> > and killed near Burke's Station at about 2:00
> in
> > the afternoon. Her death was listed as a
> possible
> > suicide, as she had recently been released from
> a
> > sanitarium.
> >
> > On March 9, 1910, Hall married 38-year-old
> > Elizabeth C. Hall, in Tryst Oak, North
> Carolina.
> > They continued to live at Locust Hill.
> >
> > Hall retired as Superintendent of the Fairfax
> > County Public schools in 1929.
> >
> > The Coffer family cemetery is located near
> Woods
> > Sorrell Lane.
> >
> > Known for a brief time as "Rosecrea" in the
> > 1940's, the house is now owned by the Burke
> Center
> > Conservancy.
>
>
> I work close by to where that private driveway
> was. It would be cool to follow it's orginal path
> but I know its extremely doubtful that any part of
> it remains.
This is back there somewhere but may be overgrown with brush by now.
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Posted by:
lbss82
()
Date: October 07, 2013 03:52AM
remember this??
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Posted by:
lbss82
()
Date: October 07, 2013 04:25AM
Not sure if this one has been posted before in this thread.
Annandale? Shakey's.
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Posted by:
blanche
()
Date: October 07, 2013 05:48AM
lbss82 Wrote:
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> Not sure if this one has been posted before in
> this thread.
> Annandale? Shakey's.
Cars are too new to be the Annandale Shakey's but there were many good times at the Annandale Shakey's after Jefferson being defeated in yet another football game...
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> Not sure if this one has been posted before in
> this thread.
> Annandale? Shakey's.
Cars are too new to be the Annandale Shakey's but there were many good times at the Annandale Shakey's after Jefferson being defeated in yet another football game...
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
JH
()
Date: October 07, 2013 06:29AM
That was not the Shakey's at Annandale. I worked at Shakey's during high school and my first two years of college. Our sign was right at 236, not close to the building. Also, we did not have a message board on our sign. This looks more like the Shakey's in Tysons (different ownership group).
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
O. Roy Chalk
()
Date: October 07, 2013 06:46AM
Anyone remember Walnut Hill on Annandale Rd? This is the best picture I could find of it.
"The estate included the manor house which was built to resemble Tara, a twelve stall stable, a mile long track for equine work-outs, a clover shaped swimming pool, a two story guest lodge, and a duck pond.
The manor house consisted of twelve rooms. Surprisingly it only had three bedrooms but each was the size of a basketball court while their sunken baths boasted marble steps and gold banisters. Each room was designed for maximum comfort and function. The Arnolds enjoyed hosting large dinner parties in a dining room which seated 40. The walls of the den were covered in elegant white leather. The trophy room sported as many trophies and equestrian ribbons as the spacious shelves and cupboards could accommodate. Behind the main house was another impressive structure, the Guest Lodge, which would dwarf the McMansions of today."
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"The estate included the manor house which was built to resemble Tara, a twelve stall stable, a mile long track for equine work-outs, a clover shaped swimming pool, a two story guest lodge, and a duck pond.
The manor house consisted of twelve rooms. Surprisingly it only had three bedrooms but each was the size of a basketball court while their sunken baths boasted marble steps and gold banisters. Each room was designed for maximum comfort and function. The Arnolds enjoyed hosting large dinner parties in a dining room which seated 40. The walls of the den were covered in elegant white leather. The trophy room sported as many trophies and equestrian ribbons as the spacious shelves and cupboards could accommodate. Behind the main house was another impressive structure, the Guest Lodge, which would dwarf the McMansions of today."
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Posted by:
blanche
()
Date: October 07, 2013 08:32AM
JH Wrote:
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> That was not the Shakey's at Annandale. I worked
> at Shakey's during high school and my first two
> years of college. Our sign was right at 236, not
> close to the building. Also, we did not have a
> message board on our sign. This looks more like
> the Shakey's in Tysons (different ownership
> group).
Cars are still too new to be any Shakey's that was in NoVA.
Walnut Hill lovely instead of those MacMansions that are there now...
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> That was not the Shakey's at Annandale. I worked
> at Shakey's during high school and my first two
> years of college. Our sign was right at 236, not
> close to the building. Also, we did not have a
> message board on our sign. This looks more like
> the Shakey's in Tysons (different ownership
> group).
Cars are still too new to be any Shakey's that was in NoVA.
Walnut Hill lovely instead of those MacMansions that are there now...
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
J.C.
()
Date: October 07, 2013 10:55AM
I can remember ice skating on their pond when I was young.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Martha Good
()
Date: October 07, 2013 12:34PM
Now it's Boston Commons Mall. Technically it's in Arlington.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Just Another Old Fart
()
Date: October 07, 2013 01:20PM
If you zoom out on that Shakey's picture, you'll start to got a better idea of where it was taken. Hint: There are not many palm trees in Annandale.
The second picture is the same location taken from Google Maps. The store is in Inglewood, California.
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Posted by:
Shaked
()
Date: October 07, 2013 01:28PM
Nice to see the price of a Jumbo Burger remains the same.
Re: the Alex store
Posted by:
pready
()
Date: October 07, 2013 04:28PM
Gordon Blvd Wrote:
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> @Citizen - you win a no-prize :) There's another
> pic of Broad Street on page 5 of the thread.
>
> COOL PIC, Sleepy
>
> someone asked about Brenners? They went out of
> business after "mom" died - I guess the kids sold
> and the new ppl didnt have the same
> vibe..............
There is a bakery at Twinbrook shopping center on Braddock called Unique Bakery. The owner's name is Michael and he was a baker for Brenners for many years. He makes many of their old recipes, including the chocolate top cookies. Check him out.
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> @Citizen - you win a no-prize :) There's another
> pic of Broad Street on page 5 of the thread.
>
> COOL PIC, Sleepy
>
> someone asked about Brenners? They went out of
> business after "mom" died - I guess the kids sold
> and the new ppl didnt have the same
> vibe..............
There is a bakery at Twinbrook shopping center on Braddock called Unique Bakery. The owner's name is Michael and he was a baker for Brenners for many years. He makes many of their old recipes, including the chocolate top cookies. Check him out.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
lbss82
()
Date: October 08, 2013 05:21AM
blanche Wrote:
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> lbss82 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Not sure if this one has been posted before in
> > this thread.
> > Annandale? Shakey's.
>
>
> Cars are too new to be the Annandale Shakey's but
> there were many good times at the Annandale
> Shakey's after Jefferson being defeated in yet
> another football game...
Thanks guys! I guess I got some bogus info on that Shakey's picture. I worked in Tysons back in the 80s and we would hit that Shakey's buffet every couple weeks for lunch. I also recall eating at the Kmart lunch counter when Kmart was still right on route 7.
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> lbss82 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Not sure if this one has been posted before in
> > this thread.
> > Annandale? Shakey's.
>
>
> Cars are too new to be the Annandale Shakey's but
> there were many good times at the Annandale
> Shakey's after Jefferson being defeated in yet
> another football game...
Thanks guys! I guess I got some bogus info on that Shakey's picture. I worked in Tysons back in the 80s and we would hit that Shakey's buffet every couple weeks for lunch. I also recall eating at the Kmart lunch counter when Kmart was still right on route 7.
Re: the Alex store
Posted by:
Brenner's Fan
()
Date: October 08, 2013 01:10PM
pready Wrote:
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> There is a bakery at Twinbrook shopping center on
> Braddock called Unique Bakery. The owner's name
> is Michael and he was a baker for Brenners for
> many years. He makes many of their old recipes,
> including the chocolate top cookies. Check him out.
I asked him to bake a birthday cake that was just like the old fashioned
cakes from Brenners. We had been getting them at the Alexandria location
until they finally closed a few years ago. He was excited and assured
me that it would be just like we remembered. Unfortunately, although the
external appearance was similar, the cake and frosting weren't anything
like the old cakes.
Sadly, it turns out he doesn't know how to make them, after all.
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> There is a bakery at Twinbrook shopping center on
> Braddock called Unique Bakery. The owner's name
> is Michael and he was a baker for Brenners for
> many years. He makes many of their old recipes,
> including the chocolate top cookies. Check him out.
I asked him to bake a birthday cake that was just like the old fashioned
cakes from Brenners. We had been getting them at the Alexandria location
until they finally closed a few years ago. He was excited and assured
me that it would be just like we remembered. Unfortunately, although the
external appearance was similar, the cake and frosting weren't anything
like the old cakes.
Sadly, it turns out he doesn't know how to make them, after all.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Belvoir Grill?
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Date: October 08, 2013 08:10PM
Anybody have any pictures of the Belvoir Grill?
I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still the remnants of the old cement pad there, but nothing more.
Anybody remember when it was torn down?
Any good stories?
I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still the remnants of the old cement pad there, but nothing more.
Anybody remember when it was torn down?
Any good stories?
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Washington Descendant
()
Date: October 08, 2013 08:36PM
This pic of my Grandparents is from the 1960's, located near Purks Court, in Mt. Vernon, Va.
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Posted by:
Springfielder
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Date: October 08, 2013 10:48PM
Don't have any stories, but for a picture check out page 5 of this thread.
Belvoir Grill? Wrote:
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> Anybody have any pictures of the Belvoir Grill?
>
> I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still the
> remnants of the old cement pad there, but nothing
> more.
>
> Anybody remember when it was torn down?
>
> Any good stories?
Belvoir Grill? Wrote:
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> Anybody have any pictures of the Belvoir Grill?
>
> I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still the
> remnants of the old cement pad there, but nothing
> more.
>
> Anybody remember when it was torn down?
>
> Any good stories?
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
keith
()
Date: October 11, 2013 06:16PM
I don't know if there is here but does anyone have any pictures of Herndon During the 1970's very much want to see my hometown during that time :,( Constructions anything????
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
fxcograd
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Date: October 13, 2013 10:44AM
Belvoir Grill? Wrote:
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> Anybody have any pictures of the Belvoir Grill?
>
> I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still the
> remnants of the old cement pad there, but nothing
> more.
>
> Anybody remember when it was torn down?
>
> Any good stories?
OK- where are the remnants? somewhere close to the Hess station I am guessing?
Cool pic on page 5 - but have to admit I really don't remember it. FWIW there is a Wash Post article about the place from the early 90s but it looks like you have to pay for it. I guess I wasn't "notorious" so that's why I don't remember it.
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> Anybody have any pictures of the Belvoir Grill?
>
> I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still the
> remnants of the old cement pad there, but nothing
> more.
>
> Anybody remember when it was torn down?
>
> Any good stories?
OK- where are the remnants? somewhere close to the Hess station I am guessing?
Cool pic on page 5 - but have to admit I really don't remember it. FWIW there is a Wash Post article about the place from the early 90s but it looks like you have to pay for it. I guess I wasn't "notorious" so that's why I don't remember it.
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Posted by:
belvoir gorilla
()
Date: October 13, 2013 01:46PM
fxcograd Wrote:
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> Belvoir Grill? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Anybody have any pictures of the Belvoir Grill?
> >
> > I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still
> the
> > remnants of the old cement pad there, but
> nothing
> > more.
> >
> > Anybody remember when it was torn down?
> >
> > Any good stories?
>
> OK- where are the remnants? somewhere close to the
> Hess station I am guessing?
>
> Cool pic on page 5 - but have to admit I really
> don't remember it. FWIW there is a Wash Post
> article about the place from the early 90s but it
> looks like you have to pay for it. I guess I
> wasn't "notorious" so that's why I don't remember
> it.
Heading north on Route 1....after passing the Tulley gate of Ft Belvoir, there is a Burger King on the left then a tiny strip shopping center with a 7-11. The Belvoir Grill was next to that.
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> Belvoir Grill? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Anybody have any pictures of the Belvoir Grill?
> >
> > I drove down Route 1 today, and you can still
> the
> > remnants of the old cement pad there, but
> nothing
> > more.
> >
> > Anybody remember when it was torn down?
> >
> > Any good stories?
>
> OK- where are the remnants? somewhere close to the
> Hess station I am guessing?
>
> Cool pic on page 5 - but have to admit I really
> don't remember it. FWIW there is a Wash Post
> article about the place from the early 90s but it
> looks like you have to pay for it. I guess I
> wasn't "notorious" so that's why I don't remember
> it.
Heading north on Route 1....after passing the Tulley gate of Ft Belvoir, there is a Burger King on the left then a tiny strip shopping center with a 7-11. The Belvoir Grill was next to that.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Pentagon man
()
Date: October 14, 2013 12:35PM
pentagon 1960s
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Posted by:
Springfielder
()
Date: October 14, 2013 04:32PM
For some pentagon history and construction pics, check out page 14 of this thread.
Pentagon man Wrote:
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> pentagon 1960s
Pentagon man Wrote:
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> pentagon 1960s
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Springfielder
()
Date: October 14, 2013 04:42PM
Came across this Falls Church history--Igloo Village:
In October of 1941, Wallace Neff began construction on a community of twelve bubble houses in Falls Church, Virginia. The project was paid for by the federal government, and was used to house government workers. The neighborhood would eventually take on the nickname Igloo Village.
The process was called “airform.” First, a big slab of concrete was poured in the shape of a giant coin.
Next, they inflated a giant balloon in the shape of a grapefruit, with the flat side down. This balloon was tied down to the foundation using steel hooks.
After the balloon was inflated it was coated in a fine powder, then was covered with a magical substance called gunite. Gunite, a product of water and dry cement mix combined at a high pressure was shot out of a gun.
After the gunite dried the balloon was deflated and pulled out through the front door so it could be used again on the next house.
Two men with a balloon and a gunite machine could turn a bare patch of soil into a bubble house in less than 48 hours.
When the gunite dried it was more than twice as strong as regular concrete. Wallace Neff was so confident in his design that he would invite people to bash the walls of the bubble with the back side of an axe. The axe would just bounce off.
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In October of 1941, Wallace Neff began construction on a community of twelve bubble houses in Falls Church, Virginia. The project was paid for by the federal government, and was used to house government workers. The neighborhood would eventually take on the nickname Igloo Village.
The process was called “airform.” First, a big slab of concrete was poured in the shape of a giant coin.
Next, they inflated a giant balloon in the shape of a grapefruit, with the flat side down. This balloon was tied down to the foundation using steel hooks.
After the balloon was inflated it was coated in a fine powder, then was covered with a magical substance called gunite. Gunite, a product of water and dry cement mix combined at a high pressure was shot out of a gun.
After the gunite dried the balloon was deflated and pulled out through the front door so it could be used again on the next house.
Two men with a balloon and a gunite machine could turn a bare patch of soil into a bubble house in less than 48 hours.
When the gunite dried it was more than twice as strong as regular concrete. Wallace Neff was so confident in his design that he would invite people to bash the walls of the bubble with the back side of an axe. The axe would just bounce off.
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WingNut
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Date: October 14, 2013 04:50PM
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Posted by:
Springfielder
()
Date: October 14, 2013 05:23PM
Oh yes, Hillwood Square is an amazing story--strange, but amazing! Shame they couldn't keep this piece of history around. But I'm sure by today's standards, it just wasn't financially feasible. Probably cost less to just bulldoze the buildings.
Check out the old lady who just wouldn't leave! I believe she just recently decided it wasn't worth it anymore and moved out.
http://hillwoodsquare.com/original-purpose/
Photo from 1950.
Still trying to figure out exactly where Igloo Village was.
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Check out the old lady who just wouldn't leave! I believe she just recently decided it wasn't worth it anymore and moved out.
http://hillwoodsquare.com/original-purpose/
Photo from 1950.
Still trying to figure out exactly where Igloo Village was.
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Posted by:
Springfielder
()
Date: October 14, 2013 05:42PM
Apparently approximately 10 miles west of DC there used to be a place name Horseshoe Hill in Fairfax County and that's where Igloo Village was built. (Never heard of Horseshoe Hill!) Igloo Village was torn down in 1961 by a developer and replaced by an apartment complex.
Maybe someone else will have better luck in pinpointing the exact location.
Couple more pics of Igloo Village attached.
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Maybe someone else will have better luck in pinpointing the exact location.
Couple more pics of Igloo Village attached.
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Posted by:
blanche
()
Date: October 14, 2013 07:01PM
Pentagon man Wrote:
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> pentagon 1960s
The area in the top left where Washington Blvd and Shirley Highway (then I-395) intersected was the OLD Mixing Bowl before everything grew up outside the Beltway.
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> pentagon 1960s
The area in the top left where Washington Blvd and Shirley Highway (then I-395) intersected was the OLD Mixing Bowl before everything grew up outside the Beltway.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
oxhill
()
Date: October 14, 2013 09:19PM
Was just looking at this site about the battle of Ox Hill, got some good ol'-timey photos as well.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/oxhill/
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/oxhill/
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WingNut
()
Date: October 14, 2013 11:10PM
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Posted by:
lbss82
()
Date: October 15, 2013 03:20AM
Springfielder Wrote:
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> Apparently approximately 10 miles west of DC there
> used to be a place name Horseshoe Hill in Fairfax
> County and that's where Igloo Village was built.
> (Never heard of Horseshoe Hill!) Igloo Village was
> torn down in 1961 by a developer and replaced by
> an apartment complex.
>
> Maybe someone else will have better luck in
> pinpointing the exact location.
>
> Couple more pics of Igloo Village attached.
WOW, springfielder. That is an awesome find. Great research job!
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> Apparently approximately 10 miles west of DC there
> used to be a place name Horseshoe Hill in Fairfax
> County and that's where Igloo Village was built.
> (Never heard of Horseshoe Hill!) Igloo Village was
> torn down in 1961 by a developer and replaced by
> an apartment complex.
>
> Maybe someone else will have better luck in
> pinpointing the exact location.
>
> Couple more pics of Igloo Village attached.
WOW, springfielder. That is an awesome find. Great research job!
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Just Another Old Fart
()
Date: October 15, 2013 10:38AM
According to a 2007 Washington Post article, Igloo Village was located just off Lee Highway west of Falls Church. They were torn down for apartments, which have since been converted to condos, on the north side of Lee Highway before you reach the intersection with West Street. Below is a shot from Historic Aerials in which you can see the series of "two-bubble" houses along a side road off Lee Highway that no longer exists. A current shot of the area is below that.
Technically, Horseshoe Hill is just north of this site in the City of Falls Church proper. I presume, though, that the name must have been used in those days for the broader area around the hill.
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Technically, Horseshoe Hill is just north of this site in the City of Falls Church proper. I presume, though, that the name must have been used in those days for the broader area around the hill.
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Posted by:
WingNut
()
Date: October 15, 2013 10:48AM
Right behind Timberlane condos.
Very interesting.
Very interesting.
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Posted by:
WingNut
()
Date: October 15, 2013 10:48AM
And thanks!
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Posted by:
Springfielder
()
Date: October 15, 2013 08:29PM
Thanks! And I even looked at Historic Aerials and couldn't find it.
Sure wish they'd kept at least one of them.
Just Another Old Fart Wrote:
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> According to a 2007 Washington Post article, Igloo
> Village was located just off Lee Highway west of
> Falls Church. They were torn down for apartments,
> which have since been converted to condos, on the
> north side of Lee Highway before you reach the
> intersection with West Street. Below is a shot
> from Historic Aerials in which you can see the
> series of "two-bubble" houses along a side road
> off Lee Highway that no longer exists. A current
> shot of the area is below that.
>
> Technically, Horseshoe Hill is just north of this
> site in the City of Falls Church proper. I
> presume, though, that the name must have been used
> in those days for the broader area around the
> hill.
Sure wish they'd kept at least one of them.
Just Another Old Fart Wrote:
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> According to a 2007 Washington Post article, Igloo
> Village was located just off Lee Highway west of
> Falls Church. They were torn down for apartments,
> which have since been converted to condos, on the
> north side of Lee Highway before you reach the
> intersection with West Street. Below is a shot
> from Historic Aerials in which you can see the
> series of "two-bubble" houses along a side road
> off Lee Highway that no longer exists. A current
> shot of the area is below that.
>
> Technically, Horseshoe Hill is just north of this
> site in the City of Falls Church proper. I
> presume, though, that the name must have been used
> in those days for the broader area around the
> hill.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
eskimo joe
()
Date: October 15, 2013 09:42PM
Go to Google Maps and put in "7219 Beverly St, Annandale, VA". Click on the small photo at the left edge. Pan to the right to 7221 Beverly. There's your modern day Igloo House.
Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure out how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure out how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
newgatedenizen
()
Date: October 15, 2013 10:02PM
eskimo joe Wrote:
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> Go to Google Maps and put in "7219 Beverly St,
> Annandale, VA". Click on the small photo at the
> left edge. Pan to the right to 7221 Beverly.
> There's your modern day Igloo House.
>
> Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure out
> how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
Nice. Thanks.
http://goo.gl/maps/2jEXq
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> Go to Google Maps and put in "7219 Beverly St,
> Annandale, VA". Click on the small photo at the
> left edge. Pan to the right to 7221 Beverly.
> There's your modern day Igloo House.
>
> Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure out
> how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
Nice. Thanks.
http://goo.gl/maps/2jEXq
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Posted by:
Springfielder
()
Date: October 15, 2013 11:05PM
It's the Dome House! I remember reading about this years ago. The address is actually 7221 Beverly Street and it was built in 2002. Thanks!
http://annandaleva.blogspot.com/2012/09/wow-houses-dome-in-annandale-acres.html
newgatedenizen Wrote:
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> eskimo joe Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Go to Google Maps and put in "7219 Beverly St,
> > Annandale, VA". Click on the small photo at the
> > left edge. Pan to the right to 7221 Beverly.
> > There's your modern day Igloo House.
> >
> > Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure
> out
> > how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
>
>
> Nice. Thanks.
>
> http://goo.gl/maps/2jEXq
http://annandaleva.blogspot.com/2012/09/wow-houses-dome-in-annandale-acres.html
newgatedenizen Wrote:
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> eskimo joe Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Go to Google Maps and put in "7219 Beverly St,
> > Annandale, VA". Click on the small photo at the
> > left edge. Pan to the right to 7221 Beverly.
> > There's your modern day Igloo House.
> >
> > Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure
> out
> > how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
>
>
> Nice. Thanks.
>
> http://goo.gl/maps/2jEXq
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Posted by:
Springfielder
()
Date: October 15, 2013 11:08PM
Geez, sorry about that--the correct address was already listed. Hey, it's been a long day. Hate having to go back to work after a holiday weekend!
Springfielder Wrote:
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> It's the Dome House! I remember reading about this
> years ago. The address is actually 7221 Beverly
> Street and it was built in 2002. Thanks!
>
> http://annandaleva.blogspot.com/2012/09/wow-houses
> -dome-in-annandale-acres.html
>
>
>
> newgatedenizen Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > eskimo joe Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Go to Google Maps and put in "7219 Beverly
> St,
> > > Annandale, VA". Click on the small photo at
> the
> > > left edge. Pan to the right to 7221 Beverly.
> > > There's your modern day Igloo House.
> > >
> > > Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure
> > out
> > > how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
> >
> >
> > Nice. Thanks.
> >
> > http://goo.gl/maps/2jEXq
Springfielder Wrote:
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> It's the Dome House! I remember reading about this
> years ago. The address is actually 7221 Beverly
> Street and it was built in 2002. Thanks!
>
> http://annandaleva.blogspot.com/2012/09/wow-houses
> -dome-in-annandale-acres.html
>
>
>
> newgatedenizen Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > eskimo joe Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Go to Google Maps and put in "7219 Beverly
> St,
> > > Annandale, VA". Click on the small photo at
> the
> > > left edge. Pan to the right to 7221 Beverly.
> > > There's your modern day Igloo House.
> > >
> > > Sorry but I'm too internetz ztupidz to figure
> > out
> > > how to pull the pic off Google Maps.
> >
> >
> > Nice. Thanks.
> >
> > http://goo.gl/maps/2jEXq
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Posted by:
TJ73
()
Date: October 16, 2013 08:34AM
This is a picture of Falcon St in Annandale, taken in March 1960. The community was Crestwood Manor. This was taken soon after my parents bought their house.The second picture was taken in late April or early May after the street had been finished. Annandale seemed out in the middle of nowhere then - "the sticks" as my grandparents called it.
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Just Another Old Fart
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Date: October 16, 2013 10:58AM
Thanks, TJ73. I actually lived in one of those houses back in the day: same subdivision, different street. Those chimneys led to fireplaces in the middle of the floor plan that opened on two sides, one facing the living room and the other facing the dining room/kitchen. They were useless because the openings had no covers and were too small to equip with standard covers you could buy at the hardware store. If you tried to use the fireplace with two openings it sucked out all the heat in the house. You might have been able to fix it if you were willing to sink the money into custom covers, but no one I knew had done this so they basically just sat there and took up space. But looking past that flaw, it was still a good starter house on a nice lot.
While I'm at it, here's one more "bubble house" related pic. This is the crowd of gawkers parking along Lee Highway. Based on the topography the photo is facing east, which puts the Burlington Motel across the street from "igloo village" on the south side of Lee Highway.
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While I'm at it, here's one more "bubble house" related pic. This is the crowd of gawkers parking along Lee Highway. Based on the topography the photo is facing east, which puts the Burlington Motel across the street from "igloo village" on the south side of Lee Highway.
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Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: October 19, 2013 06:47AM
Stumbled on this old picture from the mid 20s. Maybe part of our history that we would like to forget but history nonetheless.
The Ballston Klan No. 6 gathered on their field
The Ku Klux Klan probably arrived in Northern Virginia in 1921, but the organization didn’t rise into prominence until March 1922 when four hundred members marched from Chain Bridge to Falls Church passing through Clarendon, Ballston, Cherrydale, and Rosslyn. The marchers carried signs saying “We are for upholding the law”. According to one report, Northern Virginia had about 60,000 KKK members in the twenties, which may have been as much as two-thirds of the state membership, with the largest regional chapter being the Ballston Klan No. 6. The Ballston chapter held regular parades with its own marching band, sponsored a youth baseball team, and owned a field for cross burnings and other ceremonies at the current site of Ballston Mall. Of course this was the second coming of the Klan, which had risen from the ashes of the Civil War in the south avenge perceived wrongs such as equal rights to blacks. The first KKK was a terrorist organization enforcing racial codes in the rural south, but the second KKK was an urban fraternal organization obsessed with preserving its own brand of Americanism. The new KKK worked to minimize the influence of the newer white ethnics of Catholic and Jewish faiths while continuing to fret about blacks attempting to gain equality. Beyond this, the Klan worked for moral causes, threatening bootleggers, gamblers, and home wreckers.
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The Ballston Klan No. 6 gathered on their field
The Ku Klux Klan probably arrived in Northern Virginia in 1921, but the organization didn’t rise into prominence until March 1922 when four hundred members marched from Chain Bridge to Falls Church passing through Clarendon, Ballston, Cherrydale, and Rosslyn. The marchers carried signs saying “We are for upholding the law”. According to one report, Northern Virginia had about 60,000 KKK members in the twenties, which may have been as much as two-thirds of the state membership, with the largest regional chapter being the Ballston Klan No. 6. The Ballston chapter held regular parades with its own marching band, sponsored a youth baseball team, and owned a field for cross burnings and other ceremonies at the current site of Ballston Mall. Of course this was the second coming of the Klan, which had risen from the ashes of the Civil War in the south avenge perceived wrongs such as equal rights to blacks. The first KKK was a terrorist organization enforcing racial codes in the rural south, but the second KKK was an urban fraternal organization obsessed with preserving its own brand of Americanism. The new KKK worked to minimize the influence of the newer white ethnics of Catholic and Jewish faiths while continuing to fret about blacks attempting to gain equality. Beyond this, the Klan worked for moral causes, threatening bootleggers, gamblers, and home wreckers.
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Posted by:
local geezer
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Date: October 20, 2013 04:38PM
Main st Fairfax date unknown.
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Notold
()
Date: October 20, 2013 05:51PM
I would say the above picture is circa 2012. It LOOKS old, and I really like the old-timey feel of it.
But you can clearly see what look like cars in the road, the street light is the exact same, the trees are the same height and shape, and so is the hedge on the right.
For a class trip in high school we went to Gettysburg and took similar photos, pretty neat exercise.
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But you can clearly see what look like cars in the road, the street light is the exact same, the trees are the same height and shape, and so is the hedge on the right.
For a class trip in high school we went to Gettysburg and took similar photos, pretty neat exercise.
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Posted by:
Sleepy Holla
()
Date: October 22, 2013 12:10PM
Some old Fairfax eye-candy...
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Posted by:
lbss82
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Date: October 23, 2013 05:01AM
Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> Some old Fairfax eye-candy...
Nice! The Fairfax Mr Donut was right behind penguin feather as I recall.
Found this pic of a former mister donut listed as 10955 lee highway but I cant place it. The only mister donut I remember was the one behind penngies.
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> Some old Fairfax eye-candy...
Nice! The Fairfax Mr Donut was right behind penguin feather as I recall.
Found this pic of a former mister donut listed as 10955 lee highway but I cant place it. The only mister donut I remember was the one behind penngies.
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Jacques Offe
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Date: October 23, 2013 08:36AM
lbss82 Wrote:
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> Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> > Some old Fairfax eye-candy...
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> Nice! The Fairfax Mr Donut was right behind
> penguin feather as I recall.
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> Found this pic of a former mister donut listed as
> 10955 lee highway but I cant place it. The only
> mister donut I remember was the one behind
> penngies.
That's it, right by Kamp Washington. After Mr Donut went away, Dunkin' Donuts opened up shop there, then they closed (that looks like when the pic was taken), then Dunkin' reopened again, then they closed again, and now they've reopened again in the new complex of shops there.
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> Sleepy Holla Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Some old Fairfax eye-candy...
>
>
> Nice! The Fairfax Mr Donut was right behind
> penguin feather as I recall.
>
> Found this pic of a former mister donut listed as
> 10955 lee highway but I cant place it. The only
> mister donut I remember was the one behind
> penngies.
That's it, right by Kamp Washington. After Mr Donut went away, Dunkin' Donuts opened up shop there, then they closed (that looks like when the pic was taken), then Dunkin' reopened again, then they closed again, and now they've reopened again in the new complex of shops there.
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
Ye Ole Woodson Man
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Date: October 23, 2013 12:43PM
42 years ago a skinny blonde shoulder lenght long haired 17 yr. old male youth went into Mr. Donut at Kamp Washington. Outside was parked a mid 60's Ford Fairlane 500 , Front end jacked high, rear end down low, with static straps curb feelers, baby moons, and dice hanging from the rear view mirror. The car had West Virginia license plates.
The youth walked in the glass door and saw two contruction workers with slicked
greased back high pompador hair cuts, cigerettes dangling from their lips. The beehived Rhinestone cats eye glasses wearing waitress had a coffee pot in hand about to refill their cups. She saw the youth and froze, the youth froze, the men turned on their stools, The youth slowly turned around and left and could clearly hear the loud laughing behind his back...Those were the days!!
The youth walked in the glass door and saw two contruction workers with slicked
greased back high pompador hair cuts, cigerettes dangling from their lips. The beehived Rhinestone cats eye glasses wearing waitress had a coffee pot in hand about to refill their cups. She saw the youth and froze, the youth froze, the men turned on their stools, The youth slowly turned around and left and could clearly hear the loud laughing behind his back...Those were the days!!
Re: Old pictures of Fairfax county, love em!
Posted by:
dead kid's ghost
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Date: October 23, 2013 01:29PM
It's the ghost of a boy they used to call Kid Charlemagne. His friend Steely Dan wrote a song about him after graduating from Annandale. Steely Dan later became a popular singer/songwriter. He wrote a popular song about Annandale High School that became a big hit back in the 70s.