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The Village at Shirlington opened as Shirlington Shopping Center in 1944, and was the first large shopping center to open in the Washington, D.C. suburbs and one of the earliest in the United States. It is located along Campbell Avenue (formerly South 28th Street) at the intersection of Shirley Highway and Quaker Lane / Shirlington Road in ...
The center was built in 1959 on what was once the Galbraith farm between Tremont Road and Northwest Boulevard in Upper Arlington, a suburban city founded in 1918. [3] In 1963, Les Wexner borrowed $5,000 from his aunt to open the first Limited store – the first of what is now a billion-dollar retailing empire, L Brands. [1]
Swanson Middle School is located at the intersection of Patrick Henry Drive and Washington Boulevard in Westover. Built in 1939, Swanson is part of the Arlington Historic District and is the oldest operating junior high in Arlington. [28] Originally a 7-9th grade school, it currently serves 6-8th grade students.
An aerial view of Rosslyn in Arlington County. This is a list of neighborhoods in Arlington County, Virginia.Under Virginia law, towns may be incorporated within counties; however, the state does not permit the creation of any new incorporated towns within a county that has a population density greater than 1,000 persons per square mile.
As of 2004, the total mileage of (primary) state highways in Arlington County was 39.66 (59 km). Arlington County is one of only two counties in Virginia which maintain its own roads (with the exception of primary state highways, including U.S. Highways and Interstates), the other being Henrico County outside the state capital of Richmond ...
Map from 1900 by Howell & Taylor, showing Clarendon in Arlington, VA. First platted in 1900 at the top of a hill on the Georgetown-Falls Church Road (now Wilson Boulevard), Clarendon evolved into Arlington County's original "downtown" after the arrival of electric trolleys in 1896.
Seven Corners Shopping Center was the first major shopping center to open in suburban Washington, D.C. It is located in Seven Corners , Fairfax County, Virginia . [ 1 ] At its opening in 1956, it was the largest regional shopping center in Virginia.
Arlington Town Square is a retail and apartment development located in Arlington Heights. [1] Arlington Town Square was developed as part of a significant building boom associated with the redevelopment of Downtown Arlington Heights. It is home to national retail and restaurant chains, along with local, independent business.