old fairfaxian Wrote:
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> Have you guys seen this one before?


old fairfaxian-Thanks You...great shot of the sign.

Young Blanche's family would go to the Hot Shoppe at Bailey's Crossroad or the Cafeteria in the NASIF building on Sunday's after church.

If she ate her meal without much trouble it was off to the pony rides that were located across Columbia Pike from the HS.

And when we got home, Blanche's parents would take an "afternoon nap" but that is another story.

blanche Wrote:
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> Young Blanche's family would go to the Hot Shoppe
> at Bailey's Crossroad or the Cafeteria in the
> NASIF building on Sunday's after church.
>
> If she ate her meal without much trouble it was
> off to the pony rides that were located across
> Columbia Pike from the HS.
>
> And when we got home, Blanche's parents would take
> an "afternoon nap" but that is another story.

Did that"Pony Ride" have a small ferris wheel?

yes!

I was very young, and my parents lived in Annandale. They would take me to that pony ride, and I seem to remember a small ferris wheel. That was over 50 years ago.

Yes, It was Bernie's Pony Ring...many memories for children who later owned and rode horses. Here is a 50's pinterest shot from Nan Lozito Rosenberg.
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Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> Yes, It was Bernie's Pony Ring...many memories for
> children who later owned and rode horses. Here is
> a 50's pinterest shot from Nan Lozito Rosenberg.


Nice pic sleepy. I did a quick search and found this. What was a "mechanical" ride?
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Fran Conia Wrote:
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> Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> > Yes, It was Bernie's Pony Ring...many memories
> for
> > children who later owned and rode horses. Here
> is
> > a 50's pinterest shot from Nan Lozito
> Rosenberg.
>
>
> Nice pic sleepy. I did a quick search and found
> this. What was a "mechanical" ride?


The helicopter/ferris wheel/merry go round.

Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> Yes, It was Bernie's Pony Ring...many memories for
> children who later owned and rode horses. Here is
> a 50's pinterest shot from Nan Lozito Rosenberg.


Thanks for the pic of the pony ride. I am going go through my parents old pictures from that time, and see if there are any Pony Ride pics.

Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> > Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> > -----
> > > Yes, It was Bernie's Pony Ring...many
> memories
> > for
> > > children who later owned and rode horses.
> Here
> > is
> > > a 50's pinterest shot from Nan Lozito
> > Rosenberg.
> >
> >
> > Nice pic sleepy. I did a quick search and found
> > this. What was a "mechanical" ride?
>
>
> The helicopter/ferris wheel/merry go round.


Got ya, thanks!

Bernie's Amusements is still going strong.
I worked out at his place near Fairfax several times in the 90s and looked him up recently.
His business is still going.

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>
>
> The trestle connected the W&OD line with Potomac
> Yard. The elevated road bed of the track is now a
> walking path behind DelRay Animal Hospital.

Actually it carried the W&OD over Potomac Yard. The grade separation between the W&OD and Potomac Yard was a legacy of the original 1850s railroad construction when the W&OD's crossed over a small valley on a bridge, through which the highway, the railroad and the Alexandria Canal ran.

old fairfaxian Wrote:
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> Have you guys seen this one before?


Thank you for posting that. I remember we would eat there when we had to pick someone up from the train station in Alexandria.

The pony ride at Baileys had a slow ring and a faster ring. I do recall that there was a boat ride there as well. I have some slides that my folks took but I'm challenged when it comes to scanning them

Fhurdhi

edit by Cary: Pornography removed. User banned.



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Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> Looking around in the old FCPD stuff I saw this
> and thought it was interesting.


Heh, "filled with gas and oil."

It's been so long since I had to top off the oil in a car that I had forgotten that was a thing. My how cars have changed.

Lulzi Wrote:
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> Fhurdhi


Of the thousands of threads on this forum - Why do we have this crap on this thread?

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> > Fhurdhi
>
>
> Of the thousands of threads on this forum - Why do
> we have this crap on this thread?

Some people enjoy being jerks.

I flagged the post, but don't know how often the moderators check things.

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> > > Fhurdhi
> >
> >
> > Of the thousands of threads on this forum - Why
> do
> > we have this crap on this thread?
>
> Some people enjoy being jerks.
>
> I flagged the post, but don't know how often the
> moderators check things.

+1 About the only interesting thread on the site...Why can't these kids stay off our lawn...:-)

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> > > -----
> > > > Fhurdhi
> > >
> > >
> > > Of the thousands of threads on this forum -
> Why
> > do
> > > we have this crap on this thread?
> >
> > Some people enjoy being jerks.
> >
> > I flagged the post, but don't know how often
> the
> > moderators check things.
>
> +1 About the only interesting thread on the
> site...Why can't these kids stay off our
> lawn ? ...:-) (Corrected punctuation...senior moment)

Lulzi Wrote:
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> Fhurdhi
>
> edit by Cary: Pornography removed. User banned.


Thanks Cary.

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> >
> >
> > The trestle connected the W&OD line with
> Potomac
> > Yard. The elevated road bed of the track is now
> a
> > walking path behind DelRay Animal Hospital.
>
> Actually it carried the W&OD over Potomac Yard.
> The grade separation between the W&OD and Potomac
> Yard was a legacy of the original 1850s railroad
> construction when the W&OD's crossed over a small
> valley on a bridge, through which the highway, the
> railroad and the Alexandria Canal ran.



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This is supposed to be somewhere in Fairfax county. Who can identify it?
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Fran Conia Wrote:
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> This is supposed to be somewhere in Fairfax
> county. Who can identify it?


It looks like Pickett Road Shopping Center in the late 1960's before Fair City Mall was built in the early/mid 1970's.

I see the Dart Drug that would be in the Fair City Mall years later.

Can anyone here ID that whirlybird?
A much bigger challenge than any old Torino.

Sweet little chopper Wrote:
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> Can anyone here ID that whirlybird?
> A much bigger challenge than any old Torino.


It looks like it is on a stick mounted to a platform. The kiddies climb up small set of stairs, get into the copter, and the chopper goes up and down.

I think I flew(rode)one of these in my younger days.

causeican Wrote:
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>
> Now THAT, I’d like to see. Which small valley
> and highway; and exactly where did the Alexandria
> Canal run (where the railroad yard was?

The topography of the area changed with the construction of Potomac Yard. I don't know of any topographical maps of the area that predate Potomac Yard. The 1878 map of Alexandria (now Arlington) County shows the W&OD, then called the Washington & Ohio crossing the rail lines to DC and the canal, but there are no topographic features shown.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/1878_Alexandria_County_Virginia.jpg

There is at least one picture of the rail line showing the original bridge over the turnpike, railroad and canal in the distance, but I cannot locate a copy on the internet.

>This is supposed to be somewhere in Fairfax county. Who can identify it?

Ops Was beat to it..Dart Drug and the top of the Hot Shops Jr in background..National Bank of Fairfax edge of it to right..Id say 1973 or before.

Bernie's Rides was down a road also by Mantua in later years..Gotta be the Same Bernie..was down there 1 time many many moons ago. No rides thou..just rideing round FXCO..Looking for some party no doubt..! LOL..

DAJAX

Yes ,I see the stick,but it looks like a real minicopter.
Much too much complexity for a toy.

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> Yes ,I see the stick,but it looks like a real
> minicopter.
> Much too much complexity for a toy.

Enlarge the photo to 300% and you will see the details of the copter and the platform. I doubt that even in 1967 that a small helicopter would be operating so close to small children.

Is the Pickett Hot Shoppes, Jr. now Enstein Bagles (after being Roy Rogers for awhile)

or is it the other side of Picket, where the Mcdonald's is now. I'd say the McDonald's as Einstein faces 90 degrees different.



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phelpsmarc Wrote:
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> Is the Pickett Hot Shoppes, Jr. now Enstein Bagles
> (after being Roy Rogers for awhile)
>
> or is it the other side of Picket, where the
> Mcdonald's is now. I'd say the McDonald's as
> Einstein faces 90 degrees different.


The photographer was standing in front of Ross’ (then, Safeway) facing Picket and looking down, over the Picket Shopping Center with Dart Drug (now Chuck E Cheese) and Hot Shoppes Jr. You can see the apartments behind Dart Drug. The pony rides were in the Safeway parking lot close to Picket.
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Fran Conia Wrote:
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> This is supposed to be somewhere in Fairfax
> county. Who can identify it?

That’s a big kid riding that one pony. Poor pony.

Safeway was to the left of both Pickett photos..on the Dart Drug Side..Giant food was to the back of the photographers. The Pony Ride was the Giant side..Yes Hot Shoppes was where Roys and now Einstein's Is. That stack on the roof..was Part of a Logo for Pappy Parkers Fried Chicken..Maybe..the box it came in....upside down..LOL

DAJAX That's Turnpike Picket East across the street..Turnpike Pickett West was the Giant Side..

Where was Picket Inn with respect to those pictures? And was it there when that picture was taken?

Pickett Inn was very close to the Giant and Highs on that side..To the Photogs back..Movie theater in the back corner Barber Shop..Womans Hair Dresser Ben Franklin..Phillipsborn.. ABC store with Commonwealth Christian School Bus sticking out of it....LOL

DAJAX

I didn't say that the helicopter was operating.
Thanks for answering the question that was never asked.
All I'm trying to get at is the type of small helicopter that was put on the stick to create this ride.
Any help on this question would be appreciated.

Fran Conia Wrote:
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> This is supposed to be somewhere in Fairfax
> county. Who can identify it?


I think I see a light green VW bus parked on the side of the hot shoppes jr.

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> Fhurdhi
>
> edit by Cary: Pornography removed. User banned.


YAY!
Thanks Cary, this thread is a regional treasure.

supposed to be 1968.
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> supposed to be 1968.


Look at the old style 7-11 logo on the sign. 1968 works for me.

>supposed to be 1968.

Is that near Lake Barcroft Dam..The lil shopping center that's across from where Rosylan Auto Body was..??

DAJAX

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> supposed to be 1968.


Hard to tell but I think that might be Fairfax hardware on main street.

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> Fran Conia Wrote:
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> > This is supposed to be somewhere in Fairfax
> > county. Who can identify it?
>
>
> It looks like Pickett Road Shopping Center in the
> late 1960's before Fair City Mall was built in the
> early/mid 1970's.
>
> I see the Dart Drug that would be in the Fair City
> Mall years later.

And thats the Roy Rodgers thats now einstein bagels right?

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> Old Iron Wrote:
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> > Fran Conia Wrote:
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> > -----
> > > This is supposed to be somewhere in Fairfax
> > > county. Who can identify it?
> >
> >
> > It looks like Pickett Road Shopping Center in
> the
> > late 1960's before Fair City Mall was built in
> the
> > early/mid 1970's.
> >
> > I see the Dart Drug that would be in the Fair
> City
> > Mall years later.
>
> And thats the Roy Rodgers thats now einstein
> bagels right?

I think that is the Roy Rogers where some guy hit Roy Rogers in the face with a pie back in the 1970's.

Columbia Pike..?? Wrote:
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> >supposed to be 1968.
>
> Is that near Lake Barcroft Dam..The lil shopping
> center that's across from where Rosylan Auto Body
> was..??
>
> DAJAX


No DAJAX...too large for that I believe...the place your talking about was also across from the transmission place, No? They had a High's, not a 7-11.

I alerted the person whose name you bastardized when you posted images that he put on Facebook. He is not pleased. There were captions on those photos crediting the original source, the date, etc. Pretending to be someone else, or implying you are them is uncool.


Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Sad but historically significant picture of the
> frozen dairy bar. We called it the FDB when I was
> a kid. This was June of 97 and they tore the FDB
> down a couple days after this pic was taken. 2nd
> pic better days!

Awn Naan Y Mouse Wrote:
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> I alerted the person whose name you bastardized
> when you posted images that he put on Facebook.
> He is not pleased. There were captions on those
> photos crediting the original source, the date,
> etc. Pretending to be someone else, or implying
> you are them is uncool.
>
>
> Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> > Sad but historically significant picture of the
> > frozen dairy bar. We called it the FDB when I
> was
> > a kid. This was June of 97 and they tore the
> FDB
> > down a couple days after this pic was taken.
> 2nd
> > pic better days!


What?

Rockville. You might try actually reading the captions instead of making up stuff.

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> I got this one off a friend from facebook. I think
> it is 7 corners.

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> Rockville. You might try actually reading the
> captions instead of making up stuff.
>
> Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> > I got this one off a friend from facebook. I
> think
> > it is 7 corners.

I think I know who you might be referencing but he is a friend and I don't want to mention his name here because he has lots of personal info on facebook. I am a big fan of his band. Lots of pictures float back and forth from facebook and here and nobody really cares. Do you have any old pictures to share? Thanks for posting and I wish you all the best!

Yes, Mouse please post some pictures...help us keep this going.

If we could all adopt pie throwing as a chosen form of protest,it would be an easier world to live in.

This old pic of Kamp Washington courtesy of Chris Hershey.
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Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> This old pic of Kamp Washington courtesy of Chris
> Hershey.


You posted a photo on August 26th of the same intersection, but it was at a different angle.

Both photos have that group of people standing in the median strip, and the same cop leaning on the sign post.

Was there a reason these photos were taken?

>I think that is the Roy Rogers where some guy hit Roy Rogers in the face with a pie back in the 1970's.

Your right..It was the place..and Pie Guy was a Long Hair..smoked up a bit..LOL

And Sleepy I guess it was a Highs. I was in there once in a Blue Moon.

DAJAX..Ya ..One of the Long Hairs Smoked Up..that would not let me into "The Truckers Stop"..because I was.."Uncool Man".. Some.."Redneck Traits" Never Change..LOL!!

Old gas station later known as Fairfax Penguin Feather.
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Leslie Corrigan gave me this pic of the Amoco car wash in Annandale on 236 a couple doors down from Andys pizza and Arthur Treachers. 1980.
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Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> Leslie Corrigan gave me this pic of the Amoco car
> wash in Annandale on 236 a couple doors down from
> Andys pizza and Arthur Treachers. 1980.


Nice! I worked there for one summer, I think maybe 1979. Mr Cohen was the owner.

Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> Leslie Corrigan gave me this pic of the Amoco car
> wash in Annandale on 236 a couple doors down from
> Andys pizza and Arthur Treachers. 1980.


Nice! I worked there for one summer, I think maybe 1979. Mr Cohen was the owner.


I worked there too, summer '79. Mr. Cohen was the owner and Al Caffo was the manager. Al treated all of us kids like we were his own. I remember Al letting us top off our tanks and didn't care if your plate was odd or even. I also remember when the company came in to change the pumps so they could read $1.00 per gallon. The old mechanical ones topped out at 99 9/10. Good times for sure.

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> Old gas station later known as Fairfax Penguin
> Feather.


Sometime later on, this gas station became a Sinclair Station if I am not mistaken.

Sweet little chopper Wrote:
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> Can anyone here ID that whirlybird?
> A much bigger challenge than any old Torino.

I was on one of those choppers in Vietnam.

Not in the war or anything, was on vacation in the 90s and they had that ride thee.

Pfaltzgraff store. I still have some airline dishes from there.
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> Fairfax Dennys 1985. I am told this was located
> next to PJ skidoos. Anybody remember that?


I always liked going to that Denny's when I was a kid but it blew my mind how there were two Denny's within a mile of each other. Anybody know why there were two so close? They definitely co-existed for a good number of years. For some reason the Denny's next to P.J. Skiddoo's always seemed nicer than the one at the corner of Lee Hwy (Fairfax Blvd) and Chain Bridge Rd.

Speaking of restaurants in that corridor, anybody remember the Victorian Station restaurant or have pictures of it? It was approximately where the Freddie's and Hooter's are now on Lee Hwy (Fairfax Blvd). After it was Victorian station, I believe it became a Po Folks.
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dfnva Wrote:
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> Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> > Fairfax Dennys 1985. I am told this was located
> > next to PJ skidoos. Anybody remember that?
>
>
> I always liked going to that Denny's when I was a
> kid but it blew my mind how there were two Denny's
> within a mile of each other. Anybody know why
> there were two so close? They definitely
> co-existed for a good number of years. For some
> reason the Denny's next to P.J. Skiddoo's always
> seemed nicer than the one at the corner of Lee Hwy
> (Fairfax Blvd) and Chain Bridge Rd.
>
> Speaking of restaurants in that corridor, anybody
> remember the Victorian Station restaurant or have
> pictures of it? It was approximately where the
> Freddie's and Hooter's are now on Lee Hwy (Fairfax
> Blvd). After it was Victorian station, I believe
> it became a Po Folks.
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The Denny's at 123/50 used to be a Sambo's and changed to Denny's at some point during the mid to late 80s? Maybe the beginings of political correctness?

The Victoria Station restaurant became Champions Sports Bar in the early 90s.

dfnva Wrote:
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> Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> > Fairfax Dennys 1985. I am told this was located
> > next to PJ skidoos. Anybody remember that?
>
>
> I always liked going to that Denny's when I was a
> kid but it blew my mind how there were two Denny's
> within a mile of each other. Anybody know why
> there were two so close? They definitely
> co-existed for a good number of years. For some
> reason the Denny's next to P.J. Skiddoo's always
> seemed nicer than the one at the corner of Lee Hwy
> (Fairfax Blvd) and Chain Bridge Rd.
>
> Speaking of restaurants in that corridor, anybody
> remember the Victorian Station restaurant or have
> pictures of it? It was approximately where the
> Freddie's and Hooter's are now on Lee Hwy (Fairfax
> Blvd). After it was Victorian station, I believe
> it became a Po Folks

Was this the Fairfax Victoria station? It was posted a couple pages back but we were not sure of the location.
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Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> Old gas station later known as Fairfax Penguin
> Feather.


That’s not true, is it? I thought that corner gas station (which is really cool, by the way) bit the dust and Penguin Feather was up the hill (29N/50E) a smidgen.

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> Fairfax Fred Wrote:
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> > Old gas station later known as Fairfax Penguin
> > Feather.
>
>
> That’s not true, is it? I thought that corner
> gas station (which is really cool, by the way) bit
> the dust and Penguin Feather was up the hill
> (29N/50E) a smidgen.

It did become a Penguin Feather, but it wasn't there long. I was kinda funny to have the Mister Donut so close if someone had the munchies.

Party Daze Wrote:
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> causeican Wrote:
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> > Fairfax Fred Wrote:
> >
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>
> > -----
> > > Old gas station later known as Fairfax
> Penguin
> > > Feather.
> >
> >
> > That’s not true, is it? I thought that
> corner
> > gas station (which is really cool, by the way)
> bit
> > the dust and Penguin Feather was up the hill
> > (29N/50E) a smidgen.
>
> It did become a Penguin Feather, but it wasn't
> there long. I was kinda funny to have the Mister
> Donut so close if someone had the munchies.


Yes, I distinctly remember warning signs that were put up by penguin feather employees on the back of the building sayin that Mister Donut will tow your car if you park in their spaces and come into penguin feather. I think that is why PF moved after a couple years, lack of parking.

Fran Conia Wrote:
>
> Was this the Fairfax Victoria station? It was
> posted a couple pages back but we were not sure of
> the location.

Yes, that's Victoria Station in Fairfax. It was located at Lee Hwy. & Plantation Pkwy, where the CVS is now. The current address of the site is 10090 Fairfax Blvd.

That picture was taken on the east side of the building, looking North.

From the late 80's in the Woodlawn Shopping Ctr. at the 8700 block of Richmond Hwy/Rt. 1.

Back in the day they also had a High-Gear, Radio Shack, the 22309 Post Office, People's Drug, an A&P, etc.

(G.G.'s Pub only survived about 3 years ~ but was great)
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Little League dugout along Pole Rd. by Ft. Belvoir.

There are now green fields, a paved parking lot and a snack shop . . .
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Kasey Greene Wrote:
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> Little League dugout along Pole Rd. by Ft.
> Belvoir.
>
> There are now green fields, a paved parking lot
> and a snack shop . . .


55 gallon drum of toxic waste?

Fran Conia Wrote:
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> dfnva Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Fairfax Fred Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Fairfax Dennys 1985. I am told this was
> located
> > > next to PJ skidoos. Anybody remember that?
> >
> >
> > I always liked going to that Denny's when I was
> a
> > kid but it blew my mind how there were two
> Denny's
> > within a mile of each other. Anybody know why
> > there were two so close? They definitely
> > co-existed for a good number of years. For some
> > reason the Denny's next to P.J. Skiddoo's
> always
> > seemed nicer than the one at the corner of Lee
> Hwy
> > (Fairfax Blvd) and Chain Bridge Rd.
> >
> > Speaking of restaurants in that corridor,
> anybody
> > remember the Victorian Station restaurant or
> have
> > pictures of it? It was approximately where the
> > Freddie's and Hooter's are now on Lee Hwy
> (Fairfax
> > Blvd). After it was Victorian station, I
> believe
> > it became a Po Folks
>
> Was this the Fairfax Victoria station? It was
> posted a couple pages back but we were not sure of
> the location.

Cool pic -- thanks for sharing. I recall there was also a Victoria Station near the Red Lobster on Van Dorn St in Alexandria. I don't remember much about them except they had quite an interesting train motif inside.

I don't recall the Denny's being a Sambo's but I wonder, then, if the Denny's locations in Woodbridge on US-1 (which recently closed) and Manassas, which have similar architecture and floor plans to the Fairfax location, were also originally Sambo's? As far back as the early-to-mid 1980s, the Woodbridge location (on US 1) was a Denny's.

dfnva Wrote:
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> Fran Conia Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > dfnva Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Fairfax Fred Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > Fairfax Dennys 1985. I am told this was
> > located
> > > > next to PJ skidoos. Anybody remember that?
> > >
> > >
> > > I always liked going to that Denny's when I
> was
> > a
> > > kid but it blew my mind how there were two
> > Denny's
> > > within a mile of each other. Anybody know why
> > > there were two so close? They definitely
> > > co-existed for a good number of years. For
> some
> > > reason the Denny's next to P.J. Skiddoo's
> > always
> > > seemed nicer than the one at the corner of
> Lee
> > Hwy
> > > (Fairfax Blvd) and Chain Bridge Rd.
> > >
> > > Speaking of restaurants in that corridor,
> > anybody
> > > remember the Victorian Station restaurant or
> > have
> > > pictures of it? It was approximately where
> the
> > > Freddie's and Hooter's are now on Lee Hwy
> > (Fairfax
> > > Blvd). After it was Victorian station, I
> > believe
> > > it became a Po Folks
> >
> > Was this the Fairfax Victoria station? It was
> > posted a couple pages back but we were not sure
> of
> > the location.
>
> Cool pic -- thanks for sharing. I recall there was
> also a Victoria Station near the Red Lobster on
> Van Dorn St in Alexandria. I don't remember much
> about them except they had quite an interesting
> train motif inside.
>
> I don't recall the Denny's being a Sambo's but I
> wonder, then, if the Denny's locations in
> Woodbridge on US-1 (which recently closed) and
> Manassas, which have similar architecture and
> floor plans to the Fairfax location, were also
> originally Sambo's? As far back as the
> early-to-mid 1980s, the Woodbridge location (on US
> 1) was a Denny's.


I know for sure that the Denny's on route 234 in Manassas was a Sambo's and it changed to Denny's in the early 80s. I was poor back then and was living in a apartment right down the street from Sambo's.

dfnva Wrote:
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>
>
> Cool pic -- thanks for sharing. I recall there was
> also a Victoria Station near the Red Lobster on
> Van Dorn St in Alexandria. I don't remember much
> about them except they had quite an interesting
> train motif inside.
>


I went to the Victoria Station in San Diego in the early '80s. They had refurbished train cars set up as dinning rooms. The place was massive and it felt like you were walking into a real train station. I'm sure it cost my dad a weeks wages for our family of six to eat there!!!

dfnva Wrote:

> I don't recall the Denny's being a Sambo's but I
> wonder, then, if the Denny's locations in
> Woodbridge on US-1 (which recently closed) and
> Manassas, which have similar architecture and
> floor plans to the Fairfax location, were also
> originally Sambo's? As far back as the
> early-to-mid 1980s, the Woodbridge location (on US
> 1) was a Denny's.

There was a Sambo' at Rt 123 and Rt 50 that became a Denny's. There was a Denny's at Rt 50 and Rebel Run. - Circa 1980

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> There was a Sambo' at Rt 123 and Rt 50 that became
> a Denny's. There was a Denny's at Rt 50 and Rebel
> Run. - Circa 1980


"The Denny's at 123/50 used to be a Sambo's and changed to Denny's at some point during the mid to late 80s? Maybe the beginings of political correctness?"

Thanks for chiming in and adding to the conversation.

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> Long ago Wrote:
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> >
> > There was a Sambo' at Rt 123 and Rt 50 that
> became
> > a Denny's. There was a Denny's at Rt 50 and
> Rebel
> > Run. - Circa 1980
>
>
> "The Denny's at 123/50 used to be a Sambo's and
> changed to Denny's at some point during the mid to
> late 80s? Maybe the beginings of political
> correctness?"
>
> Thanks for chiming in and adding to the
> conversation.

Someone already stated that there was a Sambo's in Fairfax City, and the name changed to Denny's sometime in the 1980's. Why do you keep asking the same question?

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> >
> > >
> > > There was a Sambo' at Rt 123 and Rt 50 that
> > became
> > > a Denny's. There was a Denny's at Rt 50 and
> > Rebel
> > > Run. - Circa 1980
> >
> >
> > "The Denny's at 123/50 used to be a Sambo's and
> > changed to Denny's at some point during the mid
> to
> > late 80s? Maybe the beginings of political
> > correctness?"
> >
> > Thanks for chiming in and adding to the
> > conversation.
>
> Someone already stated that there was a Sambo's in
> Fairfax City, and the name changed to Denny's
> sometime in the 1980's. Why do you keep asking the
> same question?

No shit idiot. What do you think my post quoting 384h9c was about?

Herb Gordon's world of Dodge during the blizzard of 1966. Thanks to Chris Hershey for this image.
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I can't make out exactly what kind of car is parked directly in front of the dealership, but it looks like a 1959 or 1960 Chevy. The other cars are from the late 1940's. Is it possible this pic is earlier than 1966?

. . Some shots of another Herb Gordon snow issue:

http://wjla.com/news/local/gallery/photos-snow-causes-roof-collapse-at-volvo-dealer-in-silver-spring

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Officer Glenn Poe as a rookie Fairfax City, Va., police officer in 1968. In early 1969, he pulled a man from a burning car and likely saved his life. (City of Fairfax Police Department) (from Wash. Post)
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Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Pfaltzgraff store. I still have some airline
> dishes from there.


...and Fairfax Surf Shop in the background

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I see 11 VW mico-buses!

VW Bug spotted leaving Woodward and Lothrop.

Anybody remember this place in Merrifield? I sure dont. Image courtesy of Sue Bodnar.
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No memory of that at all...here is some web info. https://www.discogs.com/label/285077-American-Star-Recording-Studio

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Anybody remember this place in Merrifield? I sure
> dont. Image courtesy of Sue Bodnar.
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The name sounds familiar (?) but I can't place the building... From a quick google search though, now I see why, because I'd never been to Merrifield until the 90's.

"A recording studio located in the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. It was initially located in Merrifield, but relocated to Falls Church during the mid-1970s."

Sleepy Holla Wrote:
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> No memory of that at all...here is some web info.
> https://www.discogs.com/label/285077-American-Star
> -Recording-Studio


Now a Title-Max...shocking. https://www.titlemax.com/store/fairfax-va-3-title-loans/

Andy Ratlips Wrote:
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> Anybody remember this place in Merrifield? I sure
> dont. Image courtesy of Sue Bodnar.


Not only do I remember the recording studio, I remember Susan Bodnar as well. Haha. There can only be one.
She was my lab partner in Earth-Science class in Falls Church High School 1979-80. She's a good person.

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> > No memory of that at all...here is some web
> info.
> >
> https://www.discogs.com/label/285077-American-Star
>
> > -Recording-Studio
>
>
> Now a Title-Max...shocking.
> https://www.titlemax.com/store/fairfax-va-3-title-
> loans/



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> > info.
> > >
> >
> https://www.discogs.com/label/285077-American-Star
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> >
> > > -Recording-Studio
> >
> >
> > Now a Title-Max...shocking.
> >
> https://www.titlemax.com/store/fairfax-va-3-title-
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> > loans/
>
>
>


The building looks like it was a gas station a long time ago.

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> > > info.
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> > >
> >
> https://www.discogs.com/label/285077-American-Star
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> > >
> > > > -Recording-Studio
> > >
> > >
> > > Now a Title-Max...shocking.
> > >
> >
> https://www.titlemax.com/store/fairfax-va-3-title-
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> >
> > > loans/
> >
> >
> >
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>
> The building looks like it was a gas station a
> long time ago.


Looking through the historical imagery viewer it does not appear to have ever been a gas station. It is odd how it is set back from Lee Highway so far. I worked in Merrifield from 1989 to 1994 and I cannot recall ever noticing this building! I would cash my paychecks at the bank that used to be across the street, which I believe was a Nations Bank at the time.

Thanks for the research about that building. What made me think it was a retired gas station was the shape of the left side of the building, and the odd configuration of the large windows - Almost like there was bay doors there.

You brought up another interesting point, and that is how the building was set back off of the hiway. Like gas stations do.

Old Iron Wrote:
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> Thanks for the research about that building. What
> made me think it was a retired gas station was the
> shape of the left side of the building, and the
> odd configuration of the large windows - Almost
> like there was bay doors there.
>
> You brought up another interesting point, and that
> is how the building was set back off of the hiway.
> Like gas stations do.



I concur 100%

I think they sold tires. Then possible mattress store.

Old Iron Wrote:
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> Thanks for the research about that building. What
> made me think it was a retired gas station was the
> shape of the left side of the building, and the
> odd configuration of the large windows - Almost
> like there was bay doors there.
>
> You brought up another interesting point, and that
> is how the building was set back off of the hiway.
> Like gas stations do.


I does look like a gas station type building, and is about the same size also. Pretty small for a recording studio.
But, there was a gas station right next door, at the intersection with Gallows Road, in what is now a vacant lot. The studio was the second building on the left (heading west), after the gas station.