Hecht's, Tysons corner, 1971 Grange meeting, Fairfax, 1940 Nabisco delivery truck, Fairfax, 1942
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Emmett, they are online here: https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/?st=gallery but due to ongoing copyright issues surrounding parts of the collection, many are still not online (such as all the Fairfax editions). But there is progress; for Falls Church there is a 1929 and 1946 edition online, and full sets of Alexandria from 1885 (!), 1907, 1921, and 1941.... looking at the changes bet
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Sanborn fire insurance maps provide information on the construction materials of buildings of a particular time period and are great reference materials. Here's some from Falls Church, circa 1946.
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Ev7gn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd say then that a million deaths are a million > tragedies. Being happy, or not caring, about > someone else's tragedy because you also suffered > is sick - whether its Christians or Muslims. The > inhumanity of this society blows my mind. Is it > these electronic devices? What is it that allows > people
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unmistakable Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Muslims are slaughtering people massively TODAY. > What happened with Christians 500 years ago isn't > relevant to security concerns of today. > > OK? You don't have to go back 500 years. Did I say that Muslim killers are innocent? Check out the death toll in England over the last 50 years from terror
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"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic." If your "contribution" consists of divisive rhetoric and this absurd assertion that compassion for this girl brutal murder should be diminished because, well, "9-11", well I have no words. That blather isn't constructive. It's worse than doing nothing.
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How many were killed by that crazy Jesus cult? The conquest of America, by Christians, from 1492 to 1691 killed 34 million people alone. Plenty of Muslim ideology-inspired killings Of course. The lines are often blurred as to how much religion is the cause of the killing. For instance, race, and poverty were the chief issues of the Chinese Dungan Revolt of the 1860s, not the Muslim religion.
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ALL cars over 25 years old don't need emissions testing, whether they are antique tagged or not. I have some antique cars in parts or in the process of long-term restoration, so it would be a burden to pay yearly registration fees for something that is not on the road or rarely on the road. Thus the need for antique tags with permanent registrations. Inspection is done by the owner, one who k
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on empty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ANY car that is over 25 years old count (and the > correct math is 1992 for this year). > > So technically yes, that 1990 honda accord or that > 1983 Plymouth Horizon or that 1989 Chevy Cavailer > can get those tags... ANY car made before 1992 CAN > get antique tags on it if the owner so chooses. >
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Thanks. Front Royal, or maybe the Southern States on 11324 Tidewater Trail, Fredericksburg VA (540-373-3631). Nothing in Fairfax, apparently. The ethanol-free gas will work in the dual-fuel Coleman stoves in a pinch, without costing $15 per gallon, and it will be optimal for lawn mowers and such as well. I'll bring an empty container or two with me if I'm out in those parts anyway.
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Fox News Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Try google.com bing.com yahoo.com Try getting a life and not spending your every waking moment (when you aren't shitting or stuffing your stupid maw) on Fairfax Underground.
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Looking for a station that sells low-odor, stable petroleum ether without additives for Coleman stoves that run on gasoline. Preferably without the anti-knock, octane-boosting additives. At the very least one that sells gas without ethanol, for use in lawn equipment.
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Whatever. Some might say the dangerous intruder is already indside. The VP, the House speaker, and the Sect. of State can fill the Presidential office should something happen to the President. The White House didn't even have any fence at all in the 1800s. This isn't a banana republic. The executive mansion should not be a fortress. Let the Secret Service deal with it, but really, what hap
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NOVA ph Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you keep looking inside the unit you may find > the true maker's tag and not that of the store > (that is indeed now out of business). It may be > metal, a sticker, or heat-burnt into the wood. > Probably Thomasville, or one of the other North > Carolina furniture makers of that era. Colony > House
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Slant top desks and secretaries were made in much the same style for two centuries. Sometimes it is difficult to pin down when it was made I have one, no bookcase on top, solid mahogany with a carved serpentine front, each drawer and top have individual locks with a skeleton key, has claw feet. Probably 1920s, but could be 1940s. I'd love to have an Art Deco one from the the 1900. On yours
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Subway serves us such a small portion of meat the even if it was 50% arsenic it wouldn't hurt you. Onion skin paper is thicker than the deli slices spread out on the nasty bread.
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You would need permission to take something off of park land, even it is, or seems to be abandoned. Put in a query to the parks department. Is it just the conduit, or the actual wire? Heavy gauge copper line of that length, in a heap and covered in overgrowth, is going to be a bear to pull out. It will be worth money. Old plastic conduit filled with mud and acorn husks and mouse skeletons is
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Leftist.Gorilla Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry about your penis, OP... Reading comprehension, Leftist! OP identifies as a "concerned housewife"... though I guess that could be a guy. NOVA is overpriced. There's plenty of good advice on online gun sites regarding the best guns for your application. For example are you going to carry it concealed or
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Dmv Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Take the tag number and money to the DMV. Pay a > fee and they'll give you registered owner's info > since it's public info. Wrong. It would contradict DMV policy. You would have to find an employee willing to lose his job and possibly face prosecution for taking a bribe.
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Over the last 30 years I've ridden motorcycles to work every day and have an absolute blast. Much faster than driving a car. You don't get cut off on a bike. If a car swerves into your lane just bang the throttle and quickly move to the far side of your lane, and the cut-off car is no longer in front of you.
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Plus he was awesome in the movie "Men in Black".
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TestTest Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...How do you all let things slide? Maybe I'm just a bitch but this area is getting to me. That's easy. You're human.... pull a few boneheaded maneuvers of your own on occasion. You will lose the moral authority to judge others and be philosophical, bemused even, by the actions of others. It will roll off you like wa
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I'm looking for the "insane shit" part. He doesn't use his turn signal, but then cars at 0:06, 0:19, 0:25, etc don't either. You sweep across two lanes at the 0:20 to 0:22 mark. There does not seem to be any audio. How do we know that you weren't the one doing the threatening? The part at the end with the employees laughing off your tale is the best part. 'Just had to regale them with your
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Does anyone have a photo of the old ice skating rink in Falls Church?
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091801807.html So Fairfax County police will investigate and send their report to the Commonwealth's attorney. Don't expect an impartial investigation, any admission of culpability, or any consequences for the officer from Fairfax. Getting even the name of the officer involved will be like pulling teeth. In the case of Ashl
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Framusroggins Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Two pizzas and the soda is what? $25? You gave > him better than 20%. He has no business being > unhappy. This. You tip the same as a server in a restaurant who takes your order and tends your table for the entire meal. You pay the price of the order, plus 20% of that total for the tip, plus taxes, pl
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The.Internet Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is..."scouting"? For the small minority of scoutmasters who like "educating" little boys it's a sexual euphemism. For the rest it is building a skill set that includes outdoor skills of navigation, etc. As for the transgender kids, they were always there. They just kept their mindset buttoned down and unde
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Today's digital cameras make it easy for just about anyone to make good photos if they have at least some eye for composition. Check with the photography teacher at your nearest NVCC campus for a recommendation of a student who wants to do portraits and events as well as take photo classes.
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In the tank there is a standpipe called an overflow tube. Should the refill valve fail, water that falls into it goes into the bowl. As the tank refills, a small ancillary jet shoots water into this tube to refill the bowl. If you partially pinch off or redirect this water the bowl will only partially refill evert time the tank refills. Experiment!
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It pretty good, considering where it comes from. The reports are here: https://www.fcwa.org/water/water.htm Remember that not all Fairfax water is treated at the same plant, to wit: "Fairfax Water draws raw water from two primary sources: the Potomac River and the Occoquan Reservoir, which is fed by the Occoquan River. The four facilities that treat your water feed an i
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