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Unrivaled Crystal House With Rent at $119 a Month

1960s, Arlington VA

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Not a bad deal. Two-bedroom for $175 per month back in 1963. This advertisement was in The Washington Post on November 22nd, 1963. The day Kennedy was in Dallas.

Crystal House advertisement

READ: For Sale: 460 Acres of Land on Rock Creek

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