This lovely old photo was taken in 1941. You're looking at the old terminal (then the only terminal) at National Airport in Arlington, Virginia....
Lost History / 11.10.2016
Proposed Southside Freeway in Arlington
Here's an interesting proposal for the Southside Freeway in Arlington, which never came to be. This graphic is from The Washington Post printed on October 7th, 1960. That date, by the way, is when the famous Kennedy/Nixon...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 29.12.2015
1964 View of Rosslyn Skyline
This old photo is over 50 years old, showing what Rosslyn looked like from Georgetown in 1964. Source: Library of Congress...
This beautiful old photo shows the construction of Memorial Bridge looking from D.C. towards Arlington National Cemetery. The photo is dated May 15th, 1928. Looking east at construction on Arlington Memorial Bridge over...
Other Cool Stuff / 06.10.2015
Cool Photo of Aqueduct Bridge in 1910
This cool old photo of Aqueduct Bridge shows what it looked like 105 years ago. Bridge spanned the Potomac River from Georgetown to Rosslyn, Virginia and was demolished after construction of the Key...
This photo is something that probably wouldn't be shot today. At least, not easily, without military notification and support. So, enjoy this rare photo of the Pentagon as seen from above. 1940s. "Arlington...
One of our most popular posts ever was this one about the origin of Arlington's name. How about we dig a little deeper into a specific neighborhood in Arlington? As you can see below, Clarendon started as...
Now this is an incredible, detailed map of Virginia outside of Washington. Click on it for a much larger version. Civil War detailed map of part of Virginia from Alexandria to the Potomac...
Here is a photo looking at the Washington Monument from the vantage point of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. VIEW OF WASHINGTON MONUMENT FROM THE VICINITY OF CAPITAL OVERLOOK, 1932. - George Washington...
How cool is this old map of Arlington? It shows Arlington County as it looked in the 18th century. By the way, do you know why it's named Arlington? Arlington County in the...
Do you recognize this part of Arlington? You're looking down down N Courthouse Rd. From the cars in the photo, I'm guessing that this is sometime in the early 1990s. AERIAL VIEW OF...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 30.07.2014
Fascinating Photo of Washington and Lee High School in Arlington
Check out this amazing old photo of Washington & Lee High School in 1916 (according to the Library of Congress, though I'm sure that's mislabeled because construction didn't start until 1924 according to Wikipedia). If you didn't...
Rosslyn and Arlington weren't always great places to be, especially in the late 19th and early 20th century. Many parts were quite bleak, and worse, extremely...
Here is a map of the Carlin Springs subdivision in Alexandria, now Arlington County. Source: Library...