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An Amazing Look at Del Ray in 1921 and Today

Take a look at an amazing map of Del Ray north of Alexandria from 1921 and compare it to a map of the same area today. See how much has changed!
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Check out this old map of Del Ray north of Alexandria from back in 1921. It’s amazing to see how undeveloped the area was. The yellow structures are wood frame buildings and the pink ones are brick.

1921 map of Del Ray
1921 map of Del Ray

Here’s a map of the same area today.

[googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Del+Ray,+Alexandria,+VA&aq=0&oq=del+ray,&sll=38.804835,-77.046905&sspn=0.024246,0.040941&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Alexandria,+Virginia&ll=38.804835,-77.046921&spn=0.011384,0.020471&t=m&z=14&output=embed]

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