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  • Live

    Make the most of Alexandria's outstanding quality of life with information and services of interest to residents.

    • Be Prepared

      Are you ready? Find resources and information to help residents, businesses and visitors to prepare for all types of emergencies, and to stay safe.

      • Flooding Preparedness
      • Snow and Ice Control
      • Hurricane Preparedness
      • Emergency Preparedness
      • Public Health Emergency
    • Community Life

      Learn more about pets and animals, schools and libraries, parks and farmers' markets, community gardens, and more.

      • Community Gardens
      • Farmers' Markets
      • Parks
      • Pets
      • Recreation
    • Get Involved

      There are many opportunities to get involved to help better the City of Alexandria. Opportunities include serving on a Board, Commission or Committee, providing input on a new City project or speaking at a City Council meeting.

      • Boards and Commissions
      • Civic Engagement Policy
      • City Academies
      • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
      • Speak at a Meeting
      • Volunteering
    • Getting Around

      Information on how to get to and through the City of Alexandria, including walking, biking, bus, rail, air, ridesharing, and more.

      • Bicycling in Alexandria
      • Bus and Rail
      • King Street Trolley
      • Parking in Alexandria
      • Street Maps
      • Taxis
      • Water Taxis
    • Historic Preservation

      Historic Alexandria is a treasure trove of early structures, artifacts, and records that creates a unique way of life for its citizens and provides enjoyment for thousands of people who visit this special community every year. The City continues to add resources to its collection of local and nationally designated historic districts.

      • Alexandria History
      • Board of Architectural Review
      • Historic Alexandria
      • Historic Districts
    • Licenses & Permits

      Find out whether a permit is required, the type of permit needed, fees involved, and what requirements are necessary for the activity you want to engage in Alexandria.

      • Building & Construction
      • Business Licenses
      • Health Permits
      • Marriage Licenses
      • Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
    • Parking

      Information about parking in the City of Alexandria, including parking options, enforcement, districts and permits.

      • Contest a Parking Ticket
      • Guest Parking Permits
      • Parking Permits
      • Parking Studies
      • Parking in Old Town
      • Pay a Parking Ticket
    • Public Health & Wellness

      Alexandria is committed to ensuring our residents thrive through physical, mental, and social health.

      • Aging & Adult Services
      • Domestic Violence
      • Environmental Health
      • Environmental Quality
      • Health Department
      • Health Clinics
      • Sexual Assault
      • Substance Abuse Prevention
      • Substance Abuse Services
      • Teen Pregnancy Prevention
      • Teen Wellness Center
      • Women's Initiatives
    • Public Safety & Courts

      Agencies and programs that help maintain our safety and overall quality of life. These links contain information about the City of Alexandria's law enforcement agencies and public safety organizations, courts and judicial system.

      • Fire Department
      • Police Department
      • Sheriff's Office
      • Circuit Court
      • Clerk of Circuit Court
      • General District Court
      • J&DR Court
      • Court Service Unit
    • Public Works

      Learn more about how the City maintains streets, sidewalks, bridges, and other infrastructure in the City.

      • Bridge Maintenance
      • Paving and Potholes
      • Sewer Maintenance
      • Street Sweeping
    • Real Estate & Taxes

      The City collects car and real estate taxes, maintains tax relief programs and assesses property values. Taxes can be paid in a variety of ways including online, by phone and by mail.

      • Payments
      • Personal Property/Car Tax
      • Real Estate Assessments
      • Real Estate Tax
      • Tax Guide
      • Tax Relief
    • Schools & Libraries

      Did you know that ACPS is one of the most diverse school systems in the country? Our students come from more than 80 different countries, speak more than 60 languages, and represent a myriad of ethnic and cultural groups. The Alexandria Library is an educational, user-oriented service institution providing free public access to recorded knowledge and ideas.

      • Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)
      • Alexandria Library
      • Child Care
      • Higher Learning
      • Out of School Time Programs
    • Social Services

      The City provides public assistance as a safety net for individuals and families, including help with homelessness prevention, food, rent, utilities, medical coverage and prescriptions, job training and placement assistance, and much more.

      • Aging & Adult Services
      • Child Care Assistance
      • Homeless Services
      • Housing Resources
      • Mentoring Programs
      • Military & Veteran Services
    • Trash & Recycling

      Find information on the City's refuse, recycling and yard waste collection programs.

      • Recycling
      • Refuse Collection
      • Yard Waste
    • Utilities

      The City of Alexandria does not operate any public utilities. The following companies are the primary providers of their respective service:

      • Cable TV (Comcast / Xfinity)
      • Drinking Water (Virginia American Water)
      • Electricity (Dominion Energy)
      • Natural Gas (Washington Gas)
      • Sewage/Water Treatment (Alex Renew)
      • Wired Telephone (Verizon)
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  • Play

    Whether you live here or are just visiting, Alexandria is a great place to shop, dine, take in the arts, get outdoors, and just have fun.

    • About Alexandria

      If you are looking for small-town charm and big-city amenities, Alexandria is the place to find them. Alexandria has a fascinating history, and many of its historic buildings are still preserved today. The City's many historic homes, churches, businesses, and museums allow residents and visitors alike to experience the past that makes it the charming town it is today.

      • Alexandria's History
      • Demographics & Statistics
      • Maps & GIS
      • Visit Alexandria
    • Arts & Culture

      Through engaging the community, encouraging participation, and facilitating access to arts and culture, the City builds a vibrant community for its residents, workers, and visitors.

      • City Concerts
      • City Events
      • Historic Property Rentals
      • Museums & Historic Sites
      • Office of Historic Alexandria
      • Office of the Arts
    • Entertainment

      Find events and activities, shops and restaurants, concerts and performances, arts and culture, historic attractions, parks and libraries, farmers' markets, and more.

      • City Concerts
      • City Events
      • Office of the Arts
      • Visit Alexandria: Things to Do
    • Getting Around

      Information on how to get to and through the City of Alexandria, including walking, biking, bus, rail, air, ridesharing, and more.

      • Bicycling in Alexandria
      • Bus & Rail
      • King Street Trolley
      • Parking in Alexandria
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      • Water Taxis
    • Museums & Historic Sites

      Alexandria is a desirable location to live, work and play. The City owns many of the premier historic sites in Alexandria and it is charged with the conservation, interpretation and promotion of these links to the past.

      • City Museums
      • Historic Sites & Attractions
      • Office of Historic Alexandria
    • Parks & Recreation

      Alexandria is an active community that offers more than 900 acres of parks and dedicated public space, and a wide variety of neighborhood and recreation centers, pools, dog parks, farmers' markets, waterfront activities and more.

      • Classes & Camps
      • Dog Parks
      • Facility & Park Rentals
      • Farmers' Markets
      • Marina & Waterfront Parks
      • ParkLink Interactive Map
      • Parks & Trails
      • Pools & Aquatics
      • Recreation Centers
      • Sports Leagues & Programs
    • Visit Alexandria

      Information about visiting Alexandria, including shopping, dining, attractions, accommodations, events listings and more. Plan your visit with an itinerary builder, interactive maps, hotel booking, online restaurant reservations and much more.

      • Group Tours
      • Meet in Alexandria
      • Plan Your Visit
      • Trip Planning Assistance
      • Visitor Center
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  • Services

    We are here to serve you. Browse the topics to the right to learn more about the programs and services we offer.

    • Alex311

      Connect with professional and knowledgeable staff for City service and information requests from every City department.

      • Missed Collection
      • Parking
      • Potholes
      • Street Cleaning
      • Trash & Recycling Containers
      • Trees
      • Yard Waste / Bulky Items Pickup
    • Animals

      What you need to know about animals, pets and wildlife in Alexandria.

      • Animal Adoption
      • Animal Control
      • Dog Parks
    • Buildings & Construction

      The City provides services to residents, businesses, contractors, and visitors needing permits for constructions and other developments.

      • Building Codes
      • City Code
      • Code Administration
      • Green Building
      • Land Use & Zoning
      • Permit Center
      • Permits & Land Use Applications
    • Environment

      "Green" initiatives, air quality, noise, water conservation, mosquito and rodent control.

      • Air Quality
      • Clean Waterways
      • Climate Change
      • Eco-City Alexandria
      • Green Building
      • Mosquito Control
      • Noise Control
      • Rodent Control
      • Stormwater Management
    • Jobs
      • City Government Jobs
      • Alexandria City Public Schools
      • Job Search Assistance (Workforce Development Center)
      • Collective Bargaining
    • Maps & GIS

      Geographic Information Systems (GIS) centrally manages, shares and analyzes information about locations through specialized mapping technology. This information increases transparency, improves many City technology applications and provides critical data to decision makers and the public.

      • Interactive Maps
      • Open Data
      • Standard Maps
    • Parks & Recreation

      Alexandria is an active community that offers more than 900 acres of parks and dedicated public space, and a wide variety of neighborhood and recreation centers, pools, dog parks, farmers' markets, waterfront activities and more.

      • Classes & Camps
      • Dog Parks
      • Facility & Park Rentals
      • Farmers' Markets
      • Marina & Waterfront
      • Parks & Trails
      • Pools & Aquatics
      • Recreation Centers
      • Sports Leagues & Programs
    • Property & Housing

      The City administers various housing-related programs and services.

      • Housing Master Plan
      • Landlord & Property Manager Resources
      • Maps & GIS
      • Office of Housing
      • Parcel Viewer
      • Real Estate Assessments
    • Public Health & Wellness

      Alexandria is committed to ensuring our residents thrive through physical, mental, and social health.

      • Aging & Adult Services
      • Emergency Mental Health Services
      • Environmental Health
      • Environmental Quality
      • Health Department
      • Health Clinics
      • Sexual and Domestic Violence Services
      • Substance Abuse Services
      • Teen Pregnancy Prevention
      • Teen Wellness Center
      • Women's Initiatives
    • Public Safety & Courts

      Agencies and programs that help maintain our safety and overall quality of life. These links contain information about the City of Alexandria's law enforcement agencies and public safety organizations, courts and judicial system.

      • Fire Department
      • Police Department
      • Sheriff's Office
      • Circuit Court
      • Clerk of Circuit Court
      • General District Court
      • J&DR Court
      • Court Service Unit
    • Public Works

      Learn more about how the City maintains streets, sidewalks, bridges, and other infrastructure in the City.

      • Bridge Maintenance
      • Paving & Potholes
      • Sewer Maintenance
      • Street Sweeping
    • Real Estate & Taxes

      The City collects car and real estate taxes, maintains tax relief programs and assesses property values. Taxes can be paid in a variety of ways including online, by phone and by mail.

      • Payments
      • Personal Property/Car Tax
      • Real Estate Assessments
      • Real Estate Tax
      • Tax Guide
      • Tax Relief
    • Social Services

      The City provides public assistance as a safety net for individuals and families, including help with homelessness prevention, food, rent, utilities, medical coverage and prescriptions, job training and placement assistance, and much more.

      • Aging & Adult Services
      • Child Care
      • Children & Families
      • Discrimination & Disabilities
      • Gang & Youth Violence Prevention
      • Homeless Services
      • Housing Assistance
      • Human Rights
      • Job Search Assistance (Workforce Development Center)
      • Mentoring Programs
      • Military & Veteran Services
    • Trash & Recycling

      Find information on the City's refuse, recycling and yard waste collection programs.

      • Recycling
      • Refuse Collection
      • Yard Waste
    • Transportation

      Information on how to get to and through the City of Alexandria, including walking, biking, bus, rail, air, ridesharing, and more.

      • Bicycling in Alexandria
      • Bus & Rail
      • King Street Trolley
      • Parking in Alexandria
      • Street Maps
      • Taxis
      • Transportation Planning
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  • Business

    Ideally located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., Alexandria is nationally recognized as one of the best places to live and do business on the east coast. Learn how we can help you start or relocate your business in Alexandria, and access resources for existing businesses and commuters.

    • Business Resources

      The City provides services and resources to help existing businesses expand within the City and promotes recruiting new businesses in Alexandria.

      • Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP)
      • Alexandria Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
      • BIPOC Small Business Program
      • Doing Business with the City
      • New Business Guide
      • Public-Private Partnerships
    • Jobs

      Alexandria offers wide range of job opportunities and services. Work for City government or City Public Schools, find out about an internship opportunity or learn about workforce development and career training options.

      • City Government Jobs
      • Job Search Assistance (Workforce Development Center)
      • Collective Bargaining
    • Licenses & Permits

      Find out whether a permit is required, the type of permit needed, fees involved, and what requirements are necessary for the activity you want to engage in Alexandria.

      • APEX Permitting & Land Use System
      • Business Licenses
      • Business Outdoor Program & Permits
      • Health Permits
      • Permit Center
      • Zoning Information
    • Real Estate & Taxes

      The City collects car and real estate taxes, maintains tax relief programs and assesses property values. Taxes can be paid in a variety of ways including online, by phone and by mail.

      • Business License Tax
      • Business Personal Property Tax
      • Lodging Tax
      • Meal Tax
      • Payments
      • Real Estate Assessment Search
      • Real Estate Assessments
      • Sales Tax
    • Transportation

      Information on how to get to and through the City of Alexandria, including walking, biking, bus, rail, air, ridesharing, and more.

      • Getting Around
      • Vehicle Registration
      • GO Alex Commuter Resources
      • Parking in Alexandria
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  • Government

    Learn more about Alexandria's accountable, effective, and well-managed government.

    • City Council

      The Alexandria City Council is composed of a Mayor and six Council members who are elected at-large for three-year terms. The Mayor, who is chosen on a separate ballot, presides over meetings of the Council and serves as the ceremonial head of government.

      • City Council Calendar
      • Communicate with City Council
      • Council Assignments
      • Meeting Dockets & Video
      • Speak at a Meeting
    • Boards & Commissions

      The City of Alexandria has a strong commitment to citizen participation as evidenced by the number of citizen boards and commissions established by City Council. These bodies compose a formal system through which citizens can advise City Council on all major issues affecting the City.

      • Meeting Dockets & Video
      • Apply for a Board or Commission
      • Boards & Commission Calendar
      • Boards & Commission Vacancies
      • Board of Architectural Review
      • Board of Zoning Appeals
      • Planning Commission
      • Park & Recreation Commission
      • Transportation Commission
    • Departments & Agencies

      View a list of City departments, offices and other agencies, and learn about their role in the organization.

      • City Government Departments & Offices
      • Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
      • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
      • Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)
      • Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP)
      • Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA)
      • Alexandria Transit Company (DASH)
      • Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA)
      • Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
      • Visit Alexandria (Official Tourism Site)
    • Public Safety & Courts

      Information about the City of Alexandria's law enforcement agencies and public safety organizations, courts and judicial system.

      • Police Department
      • Fire Department
      • Sheriff's Office
      • Courts
      • Office of Emergency Management
      • Emergency & Customer Communications
      • Community Policing Review Board
    • Elected Officials

      Alexandria voters elect a Mayor and City Council and three local officers, as well as state and federal representatives.

      • City Council
      • Clerk of Circuit Court
      • Commonwealth's Attorney
      • Sheriff
      • Voting in Alexandria
    • Get Involved

      There are many opportunities to get involved to help better the City of Alexandria. Opportunities include serving on a Board, Commission or Committee, providing input on a new City project or speaking at a City Council meeting.

      • Boards & Commissions
      • City of Alexandria Academy Programs
      • Civic Engagement Policy
      • Speak at a Meeting
      • Volunteering
    • Transparency

      The City government acts with integrity in an open process, and provides timely access to clear, trustworthy information, presented and employed by all parties from the beginning to the end of the process, including the reasoning that leads to and supports the policy conclusion.

      • Operating Budget & Capital Improvement Program
      • Meeting Dockets & Video
      • Performance Analytics
      • Alexandria's Strategic Plan
      • Race & Social Equity
      • Community Policing Review Board
      • Collective Bargaining
      • City Code
      • Open Data
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  • Projects & Plans

    Much of our work involves creating and improving infrastructure and planning for the future. Learn more about major projects and plans here, and how you can get involved!

    • Arts & Culture

      Information about arts, culture and historic projects in the City.

      • Arts & Culture Master Plan
      • Public Art Implementation Plan
    • Development

      Information about commercial and residential development projects in the City.

      • Landmark/Van Dorn Area Planning
      • North Potomac Yard Implementation / Virginia Tech Innovation Campus
      • Potomac River Generating Station Redevelopment
    • Environmental

      Information about environmental and "green" projects in the City.

      • 500 Block N. Pitt St. Sewer Separation Project
      • Flood Action Alexandria
      • Franklin St. Sewer Relocation Project
      • Holmes Run Trail Repairs
      • Lucky Run Stream Restoration
      • Oronoco Outfall Remediation Project
      • Wheeler Ave. Sanitary Sewer Pipe Relining
      • Windmill Hill Park Project - Phase II
    • Neighborhoods

      Information about neighborhood projects in the City.

      • Alexandria West Planning
      • Duke Street and West Taylor Run Project
      • Eisenhower Avenue Metrorail Station Pedestrian Crossing Improvements
      • King-Callahan-Russell Intersection Improvement Project
      • Mount Vernon Avenue North Complete Streets
    • Parks & Recreation

      Information about parks and recreation projects in the City.

      • Beauregard Street Multi-Use Trail Project
      • Bicycle Parking
      • Eugene Simpson Park Renovation Projects
      • Joseph Hensley Park Renovation
      • Old Cameron Run Trail Project
      • Robinson Terminal South Update: Historic Ship Stabilization
    • Public Facilities

      Information about public facilities projects in the City.

      • Alexandria Waterfront
      • King Street-Old Town Metro Access Improvement Project
      • Municipal Broadband
      • Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Project
    • Social Services

      Information about social services projects and plans in the City.

      • Aging and Adult Services
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      • The Partnership to Prevent & End Homelessness
    • Transportation

      Information about transportation projects and plans in and around the City.

      • Adaptive Traffic Signal Control
      • Alexandria Mobility Plan
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      • Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Project
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Out of the Attic Archive

“Out of the Attic” has appeared in the Alexandria Times newspaper since 2007. Each week, the column focuses on the story behind an historic image or an aspect of Alexandria's history.
Page updated on March 30, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Historic Alexandria

  • What's New
    • This Week in Historic Alexandria
  • Historic Alexandria
  • City Museums
    • Alexandria Archaeology Museum
    • Alexandria Black History Museum
    • Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum
    • Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
    • Freedom House Museum
    • Friendship Firehouse Museum
    • Gadsby's Tavern Museum
    • Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
  • Plan your Visit
    • Group Visits
    • Visit City Museums
    • Visit Other Historic Sites
      • African American Heritage Park
      • Alexandria Union Station
      • Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
      • Lloyd House
      • Murray-Dick-Fawcett House
    • More Historic Attractions in Alexandria
    • Self-Guided Tours
    • Visit Alexandria
  • The History of Alexandria
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    • African American History
    • Women's History
    • Discovering the Decades
    • Historic Alexandria Quarterly
    • Out of the Attic
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“Out of the Attic” is published each week in the Alexandria Times newspaper. The column began in 2007 as “Marking Time” and explored Alexandria’s history through collection items, historical images and architectural representations. Within the first year, it evolved into “Out of the Attic” and featured historical photographs of Alexandria. The column now focuses on a variety of historic topics.

These articles appear with the permission of the Alexandria Times and were authored on behalf of the Office of Historic Alexandria by Amy Bertsch, Public Information Officer (2007-2012), Lance Mallamo, Director (2012 - 2017), and by Daniel Lee, Historian, and other staff (2017 - present).

Click on the column headers to sort the list, or enter any term in the search box.

Articles
Publication Date Title Street Address Property Name Topics
2023/03/30 Vola Lawson: Alexandria's modern City manager     Women's history, city government, Parkfairfax
2023/03/23 "A League of Their Own’ in Alexandria Monroe St Simpson Field Women's history, baseball, sports
2023/03/16 Alexandria and the Silent Sentinels     Women's History, Suffragists, National Women's Party, Occoquan Workhouse
2023/03/09 Lillie Finklea: modern Alexandria preservationist Washington St, S, 1001 Contraband and Freedmens Cemetery Preservation, cemetery, African American history, Women's History
2023/03/02 Nursing education at Alexandria Hospital   Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria Infirmary Health, hospital, nursing, Women's History
2023/02/23 Alexandria Black History Museum reopens Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum African American history
2023/02/16 African American history in the 800 block of Duke Street Duke St, 800   Annie B. Rose, African American history
2023/02/09 Cornerstone rededication at G.W. Masonic Memorial Callahan Dr, 101 George Washington Masonic National Memorial National Historic Landmark, Masons
2023/02/02 African American heritage along the waterfront   Waterfront African American history, heritage trail, signage
2023/01/26 The fastest sport on ice   Potomac River Winter sports, ice boat racing, frozen river
2023/01/19 Alexandria War Memorial Updated Callahan Dr, 110 Alexandria Union Station World War I, African American history, military history
2023/01/12 Martin Luther King Day in Alexandria     African American history, Martin Luther King, holiday
2023/01/05 Ice Wells in Alexandria Royal St, N 134 Gadsby's Tavern Ice
2022/12/22 Christmas and Camp Braddock Rd, W, 4301 Fort Ward Christmas, Thomas Nast
2022/12/15 Freedom House Museum: A treasure worth visiting Duke St, 1315 Freedom House Museum Save America's Treasures grant, Alexandria Slave Penn, Franklin and Armfield, historic preservation
2022/12/08 Kwanzaa: Celebrating cultural identity and principles     Kwanzaa, holiday, African American
2022/12/01 Signor Blitz at The Lyceum Washington St, S, 201 The Lyceum Magic, Entertainment
2022/11/24 Thanksgiving in 1853     Holidays
2022/11/17 The return of cider     Virginia Cider Week
2022/11/10 “Sister” Elizabeth Kenny: Veteran, bush nurse, pioneer     Nursing, polio, vaccine, physical therapy
2022/11/03 An early civil rights petition     Civil War, African American history, cemetery
2022/10/27 The Bicentennial Project: A collection of ghost stories     Ghost stories, Halloween, Bicentennial
2022/10/20 Preserving Privies     Historic Preservation, Archaeology
2022/10/13 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Tenants and Workers United     Tenants and Workers United, Arlandria-Chirilagua, Hispanic Heritage Month
2022/10/06 Robert Prettyman and the Friendship Firehouse's hose carriage St. Asaph St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Hose reel carriage, Fire Prevention
2022/09/22 Hope and remembrance in Alexandria     African American History, ACRP
2022/09/15 Alexandria and the Constitution     History, Constitution
2022/09/08 Pushing back against D.C. Rule     History, retrocession
2022/09/01 Alexandria's other labor titan     Women's history, labor history
2022/08/25 Connecting with history     EJI, ACRP, Alexandria Community Remembrance Project, Equal Justice Initiative, McCoy, Thomas, lynching, pilgrimage
2022/08/18 Samuel Tucker's 1939 library sit-in Wythe St., 902 Alexandria Black History Museum Robinson Library, Samuel Tucker, 1939 Sit-in, Civil Rights, African American history
2022/08/11 Making archaeology accessible Union St, N, 105 Alexandria Archaeology Museum privies, stewardship, documentation, sinkhole
2022/08/04 Alexandria’s suction pumper fire engine Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Friendship Firehouse, Firefighting, conservation
2022/07/28 Benjamin Thomas Was Innocent     Lynching, African American history
2022/07/21 GW High School: Now a state landmark Commonwealth Ave, 1520 GW High School Education, segregation, National Register
2022/07/14 Alexandria and the Marquis St Asaph St, S, 301 Lafayette House Marquis de Lafayette
2022/07/07 Spring Gardens and Alexandria (Part II)   Spring Gardens Entertainment
2022/06/30 Spring Gardens and Alexandria’s First July 4th Celebration   Spring Gardens Entertainment, Independence Day
2022/06/23 Rev. Pauli Murray and her ties to Alexandria     LGBTQ+, gender equality, Civil Rights, African American history, Virginia Theological Seminary, women's history, National Organization for Women
2022/06/16 Juneteenth: A celebration 154 years in the making     Juneteenth, African American History
2022/06/09 Alexandria and the Star Spangled Banner     Flag
2022/06/02 Alexandria's Sister City Caen     Caen, Normandy, D-Day, World War II
2022/05/26 Caring for Alexandria's merchant fleet     Historic Preservation Month, historic ships, waterfront, Ben Brenman Park,
2022/05/19 Freedom House Museum to reopen Duke St, 1315 Freedom House Museum Historic Preservation Month, African American history
2022/05/12 Murray-Dick-Fawcett House at 250 Prince St, 517 Murray-Dick-Fawcett House Historic Preservation Month, Murray-Dick-Fawcett
2022/05/05 Celebrating Historic Preservation Month in Alexandria     Historic Preservation Month, Friendship, Murray-Dick-Fawcett, Archaeology, ships
2022/04/28 Preservation easements: The Lord Fairfax House Cameron St, 607 Lord Fairfax House Historic Preservations, easements, city commissions
2022/04/21 Lynching of McCoy Condoned By Alexandrians     Lynching, Joseph McCoy, African American history
2022/04/14 'Alexandria Hospital: Women Mobilize the Community'   Alexandria Hospital Alexandria Hospital, Julia Johns, Board of Lady Managers, TWIG, exhibition
2022/04/07 Alexandria's early social net Monroe Ave, 100 block Almshouse Soup house, social services, poor
2022/03/24 A woman ahead of her time   Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett
2022/03/17 Women fundraise for healthcare   Alexandria Hospital Alexandria Hospital, Julia Johns, Board of Lady Managers
2022/03/10 The needlework sampler in women's history Washington St., S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum museum collection, embroidery, women's history, Mary Muir sampler
2022/03/03 Education Pioneer Sarah A. Gray     African American, education, women's history, Parker-Gray School, Hallowell School
2022/02/24 John R. Bell: Chief steward of the USS Maine     African American, military, naval
2022/02/17 Ferdinand T. Day: A remarkable Alexandrian     African American, education, Living Legends
2022/02/10 Celebrating African American Olympians     African American, sports
2022/02/03 The founder of Virginia's Black History Month     Carter Woodson, African American
2022/01/27 Alexandria's first street light: part 2     Electric street lights, infrastructure, Portner Brewery
2022/01/20 Alexandria's first electric street lights     Electric street lights, infrastructure
2022/01/13 The MLK - Moss Kendrix Connection     African American, public relations, museum collection
2022/01/06 The Knickerbocker Storm of 1922     Snow, natural disasters
2021/12/16 Christmas of the 1880s and 90s in Alexandria     Christmas
2021/12/09 The history of Kwanzaa     Kwanzaa, African American
2021/12/02 Virginia’s Restored Government and Alexandria Cameron St at Royal   Civil War, historic marker
2021/11/25 Virginia’s first Thanksgiving     Thanksgiving
2021/11/18 Alexandria and Bakeries Lee St, S    
2021/11/11 The Alexandria Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Callahan Dr, 110 Alexandria Union Station World War I, historic marker
2021/11/04 Alexandria's first African American mayoral candidate     African American history, politics, mayor, city council
2021/10/28 The Alexandria Dukes, part 2     Baseball 
2021/10/21 Alexandria Archaeology: a study in urban archaeology   Alexandria Archaeology Museum Virginia Archaeology Month, archaeobotany, Hotel Indigo Site, ship
2021/10/07 The Alexandria Dukes, part 1     Baseball
2021/09/30 The power of neighboring in Chirilagua   Chirilagua Hispanic Heritage Month, Arlandria
2021/09/23 Domingo Sarmiento's visit to Washington     Domingo Sarmiento, education, Hispanic Heritage Month, Argentina, Chile, Latin America
2021/09/09 Willard Scott and Alexandria     Entertainment, news, celebrity
2021/09/02 Benjamin Hallowell: Early Alexandria educator     Education, abolitionist, Lyceum, Lloyd House
2021/08/26 New marker dedicated to Suffragists St. Asaph, S, at Prince   Suffragists, Alexandria Heritage Trail marker
2021/08/19 Alexandria and iron working Royal St, S, 500 Alexandria Iron Works Industry, Jamieson, 
2021/08/12 The steamboat race of 1875     Steamboat, transportation, Potomac
2021/07/29 Gladys Davis: a life of service to Alexandria Wythe Street, 902 Robinson Library Alexandria Public Library, segregation, African American history, Alexandria Black History Museum
2021/07/22 The first city pools     Swimming pools, recreation, segregation
2021/07/15 The schooner 'Enterprise'     Shipping, trade, waterfront
2021/07/08 Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Washington St, S, 1001  Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial American Civil Rights Network, African American history, USCT
2021/07/01 Reflecting on the National Anthem     Independence Day, 4th of July, John Gadsby
2021/06/24 Mapping gay space in Northern Virginia     Gay Guides, LGTBQ+, Pride Month
2021/06/17 Juneteenth in Alexandria     Juneteenth, African American history
2021/06/10 Early Alexandria and refrigeration Royal St, N 134 Gadsby's Tavern summer, John Wise, City Tavern, ice well, ice cream
2021/06/03 "Female Impersonators" entertain at the Capitol Theatre Queen St, 1101 Capitol Theatre African American theatre, LGBTQ+
2021/05/27 From Grantville to Petersburg to The Berg     African American neighborhood, The Berg. Earl Lloyd
2021/05/20 Uptown: From 1796 Platt to National Historic District     African American neighborhood, Uptown, Parker-Gray Historic District
2021/05/13 'Colored Rosemont'     African American neighborhood, Colored Rosemont, Lincoln Lodge, 1352 Madison St
2021/05/06 The Fort: Out of the Civil War and back again Braddock Rd, W, 4301 Fort Ward Museum and Historic Park African American neighborhood, The Fort
2021/04/29 Hayti: One of Alexandria's first African American neighborhoods Royal St, S   African American neighborhood, Hayti, George Seaton
2021/04/15 Alexandria's first vaccine drive     Public Health, vaccination, rabies
2021/04/08 The forgotten ubiquity of the Zouaves     Civil War 
2021/04/01 The first Daylight Savings Time      
2021/03/25 Women’s History Month and preserving historic Alexandria     Annie B. Rose, Rebecca Ramsey Reese, Women's history, historic preservation
2021/03/18 Oral Histories during Women's History Month     Oral History, Women's history
2021/03/11 Hannah Griffith: the making of a businesswoman (Part II) Royal St, N 134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Women's history, Alexandria Coffee-House
2021/03/04 Hannah Griffith: the making of a businesswoman (Part I) Royal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Women's history, Alexandria Coffee-House, "deputy husband"
2021/02/25

Preserving the present: Documenting the City's response to the killing of George Floyd

Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum African American, racial equity, Black Lives Remembered Collection, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Historic Alexandria Collections Online
2021/02/18 A jolly evening with the general at Duvall's Tavern Cameron St, 305 Duvall's Tavern  George Washington
2021/02/11 Celebrating an Alexandria Legacy: Ben Holt Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum African American musician, opera, Black History Month, museum collection
2021/02/04 Travel guides for safe motoring Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum Green Book, Moss Kendrix, African American, tourism, museum collection, Black History Month
2021/01/28 The presidents and the George Washington Masonic Memorial Callahan Dr, 101 George Washington Masonic National Memorial Calvin Coolidge
2021/01/21 The day the grandstand collapsed on a U.S. president     Rutherford B. Hayes, Birthnight
2021/01/14 The Moss Kendrix Collection at the Black History Museum Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum Moss Kendrix, advertising, archives, conservation 
2021/01/07 From Alexandria to the White House Crown View Drive, 514 Gerald R. Ford House Gerald Ford, Betty Ford, president
2020/12/24 Commercialization of Christmas in Alexandria     Holiday, Alexandria Gazette 
2020/12/17 Advent and Alexandria     Advent, Christmas, holidays
2020/12/10 Hanukkah in 20th Century Alexandria     Hanukkah, holidays, Jewish
2020/11/26 Thanksgiving's grudging acceptance in Alexandria     Thanksgiving
2020/11/19 Popular science, fall weather and Alexandria     weather, barometers, Gazette, Lardner
2020/11/12 Alexandria's uneven relationship with baseball King St , at Harvard St Baggett Stadium Civil War, sports
2020/11/05 The Veterans Reserve Corps Braddock Rd, W, 4301 Fort Ward Museum and Historic Park Invalid Corps, Union Army, Civil War
2020/10/22 Pharmacy and the Stabler family Fairfax St, S. 105-7 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Pharmacy, business, Stabler, Hartshorne
2020/10/15 A closer look at the Black Baptist Cemetery Holland Lane, 500 African American Heritage Park African American, cemetery, Shiloh, Mann
2020/10/08 Fire Prevention Week and Alexandria Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum  NFPA, fire fighting, City Hall 
2020/10/01 An Introduction to Casa Chirilagua -- Part 2   Case Chirilagua El Salvador, Chirilagua, Arlandria
2020/09/24 An introduction to Casa Chirilagua   Casa Chirilagua El Salvador, Chirilagua, Arlandria
2020/09/17 City Hall's last century King St, 301 City Hall Architecture, renovation
2020/08/27 The student-athletes of Parker-Gray High School Madison St, 1207  Parker-Gray School African American education, segregation, athletes, basketball, Alexandria African American Hall of Fame
2020/08/20 Parker-Gray schools: elementary, middle and high (part 2) Madison St, 1207 Parker-Gray School African American education, segregation
2020/08/13 Parker-Gray schools: elementary, middle and high (part 1) Madison St, 1207 Parker-Gray School African American education, segregation
2020/08/06 Benjamin Thomas and Emmett Till     African American, Benjamin Thomas, Emmett Till, lynching, Equal Justice Initiative, racial equity, by Percy White
2020/07/30 The Lyceum, Reopened Again Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Lyceum, renovations 
2020/07/23 Civil War PPE     Civil War, armored vest
2020/07/16 The early days of bicycles in Alexandria     Bicycles, bike, recreation, transportation, clothing, advertisements, Alexandria Gazette 
2020/07/09 Alexandria's first museum King St, 301 City Hall Alexandria Washington Lodge, masonic, museum, Lyceum
2020/07/02 The French Quarter Cafe King St, 808 The French Quarter Cafe LGBTQ, liquor laws, lawsuit
2020/06/25 The remarkable visibility of Hannah Nokes     Transgender woman, African American, LGBTQ
2020/06/18 The Appomattox Washington St, S at Prince   Civil War, Confederate statue, United Daughters of the Confederacy
2020/06/11 The proud Alexandria resident     Bruce Scott, LGBTQ, Pride Month, labor law
2020/05/28 Parkfairfax: Alexandria's other 1940s treasure    Parkfairfax Nixon, Ford, National Historic District
2020/05/21 The Ramsey Homes: The two stories  Wythe St Ramsey Homes Public housing, African American Defense Workers, Fabcrete
2020/05/14 Two superstar architects and their buildings Union St., S; Quaker Lane N 514 Ford Plant, Goodman home  Albert Kahn, Charles Goodman
2020/05/07 The 'Green Book' in Alexandria Gibbon St, 724 and 803  J.T. Homes Tourist Home; J.A. Barrett Tourist Home  Green Book, segregation, travel, African American history 
2020/04/30 The Robert H. Robinson Library Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum Library, Civil Rights, Segregation, African American History
2020/04/23 Alexandria's first documented lynching Cameron and Lee streets   African American history, Equal Justice Initiative, Alexandria Community Remembrance Project, Joseph McCoy, lynching
2020/04/16 Alexandria's early public transportation     Alexandria Passenger Railway company, horse-drawn cars, public transportation
2020/04/09 The Freedom House Museum Duke St, 1315 Freedom House Museum Slave Pen, Franklin & Armfield, African-American History, Historic Preservation
2020/04/02 'Wrought, Knit, Labors, Legacies' King St Waterfront Park Art, sculpture, African American
2020/03/26 #HistoricALX2U     Education, activities, at home
2020/03/19 St. Patrick's Day in Alexandria     Irish, parade, celebration
2020/03/12 Annie B. Rose served where needed     Annie B. Rose, African American, civic leader
2020/03/05 Honoring women of the Civil War     Civil War, women, soldiers, Red Cross,  
2020/02/27 George Washington's Birthday in Alexandria     Holiday, George Washington, Celebration
2020/02/20 Parker-Gray's NBA pioneer     African American, Earl Lloyd, Basketball
2020/02/13 Alexandria celebrates George Washington     Celebration, George Washington, parade, Gadsby's Tavern
2020/02/06 Moss Kendrix: pioneer, trailblazer, visionary     African American business, advertising
2020/01/30 Alexandria's postmaster and the American West     Nicolas Trist, postmaster, Westward expansion
2020/01/23 MLK Day is a day on not a day off     Martin Luther King, Jr., Lillian Patterson, Gwen Day-Fuller
2020/01/16 The George Washington Memorial Parkway Washington St The George Washington Memorial Parkway Transportation, highways 
2020/01/09 The bright lights of Alexandria, continued Mount Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School Stadium President Kennedy, campaign rally
2020/01/02 The bright lights of Alexandria Mount Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School Stadium Joe Namath, Kena Temple Shriner's Circus
2019/12/19 The Germans of Alexandria: part two King St, 518-524    German immigration, Lutherans, Jews, Adam Lynn, Isaac Schwartz
2019/12/12 The history of Kwanzaa     Kwanzaa, holiday
2019/12/05 Saint Nicholas and German immigration to Alexandria King St, 522-524   German immigration, Christmas
2019/11/21 Thanksgiving in Early Alexandria     Thanksgiving, holiday
2019/11/14 Alexandria and Cider     Cider Festival
2019/11/07 Civil War veteran's organizations Braddock Rd, W, 4301 Fort Ward Museum and Historic Park Civil War, Grand Army of the Potomac, United Confederate Veterans
2019/10/31 That Pitt Street ghost again Pitt St, S 228 St. Paul's Churchyard Female Stranger, ghosts, Gadsby's Tavern
2019/10/24 A long history of healthcare firsts Washington St, S, 277 Alexandria Hospital  Health, hospital
2019/10/17 The Alexandria Stoneware Manufactory Wilkes St, 601 Wilkes Street Pottery Swann, Milburn, Smith, manufacturing, Jarbour
2019/10/10 The Sun Fire Company     Fire fighting, Friendship Fire Company
2019/10/03 Julio Duran: The role of Impacto     Hispanic Heritage Month, publisher 
2019/09/26 The Mount Vernon Cotton Factory, cont. Washington St, S, 515 Mount Vernon Cotton Factory Factory, industry, prohibition, Portner's Brewery
2019/09/19 The Mount Vernon Cotton Factory Washington St, S, 515 Mount Vernon Cotton Factory Factory, industry, Civil War
2019/09/12 The day the hurricane came to Alexandria     Weather, storm, disaster, Cedar Keys Hurricane, Third Baptist Church, 124 S. Fairfax St, 1896.
2019/09/05 All aboard at Alexandria Union Station Callahan Dr, 110 Alexandria Union Station Railroad, transportation, historic preservation Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Southern Railway and Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad. 
2019/08/29 Alexandria's role in the labor movement Oronoco St, 614 Lee-Fendall House John L. Lewis, AFL/CIO, labor, strike
2019/08/22 Before there was a Target at Potomac Yard   Potomac Yard  Alexandria and Washington Railroad, Transportation, Civil War
2019/08/08 The Equal Justice Initiative in Alexandria     African American history, lynchings, Equal Justice Initiative, Joseph McCoy, Benjamin Thomas
2019/08/01 Alexandria and ice cream     Gadsby's Tavern Museum Ice Well, Louis Beeler, Christian Schafer, Brengle's Ice Cream Saloon, Bossart's Ice Cream Saloon
2019/07/25 Above the Apothecary: What the customers didn't see Fairfax St, S, 105-107 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum  Pharmacy, historic preservation
2019/07/18 A look back at Alexandria's 200th birthday celebration Union St, S, 501 Windmill Hill Park Commemorations, Bicentennial, theatre, theater
2019/07/04 Alexandria's July 4 celebrations     Warwick Village, Independence Day, Frank Hume
2019/06/27 Alexandria's Emancipation Day celebrations     Magnus L. Robinson, Juneteenth, African American, Black History
2019/06/20 Sullivan's Miracle Concrete Block Press Alexandria Ave, E, 205   Construction, residential, Del Ray, Slaymaker
2019/06/13 The Rodgers Suction Engine Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Firefighting equipment
2019/06/06 Alexandria's Sister City Caen     D-Day, Normandy, France
2019/05/30 Prism, Prism: Light through a lens Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Jones Point Lighthouse, Fresnel Lens
2019/05/23 A local family's involvement with Friendship Firehouse Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum E.E. Downham, Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company, firefighting
2019/05/16 Historic Easements in Alexandria     Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission
2019/05/09 The history behind Alexandria's Freedom House Duke St, 1315 Freedom House Museum African American, Slave Pen
2019/05/02 If walls could talk Prince St, 517 Murray-Dick-Fawcett House Historic Preservation
2019/04/25 Alexandria's Union Station, a historic hub  Callahan Drive, 110 Alexandria Union Station Transportation, Railroad, National Register
2019/04/18 Powerful labor leader lived in Alexandria Oronoco St, 614 Lee-Fendall House John Lewis, United Mine Workers of America
2019/04/11 Phrenology at Lyceum Hall Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum Phineas T. Buell, Nelson Sizer, lectures, The Lyceum Company
2019/04/04 The 1858 Prettyman hose reel carriage Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Firefighting, conservation
2019/03/28

More than 20 years of baseball at Baggett’s Field

King St and Commonwealth Baggett's Field Baseball, recreation
2019/03/21 Alexandria's first woman registered voter Prince St, 907   Women's History, vote, suffrage, Dolly Peyton Shepperson
2019/03/14 Remembering two Alexandria trailblazers     Women's History, Vola Lawson, Patsy Ticer
2019/03/07 Virginia’s first Prince Hall Masonic Lodge Oxford Ave, E Prince Hall Masonic Lodge African-American history, Hayti, S. Royal Street
2019/02/28 Remembering Eudora Lyles Fayette St, N   Parker-Gray High School, Inner-City Civic Association, urban renewal, housing issues, African-American history
2019/02/21 Columbia Firehouse St. Asaph St, S, 109  Columbia Firehouse Fire fighting
2019/02/14 Samuel Tucker's 1939 library sit-in Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum Robinson Library, Samuel Tucker, 1939 Sit-in, Civil Rights, African American history
2019/02/07 The tradition of George Washington's Birthnight Ball Royal St, N, 134  Gadsby's Tavern Museum George Washington, Birthnight Ball, dancing, entertainment
2019/01/31 Alexandria was part of the sordid history of lynchings   Alexandria Black History Museum African American history, lynchings, EJI, Equal Justice Initiative, Joseph McCoy, Benjamin Thomas
2019/01/24 Novelty and attractions at the Lyceum Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Magicians 
2019/01/17 Martin Luther King Day: Past to present Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum Martin Luther King
2019/01/10 The Alexandria Post Office: A history of more than stamps     Post office, Postmaster Daniel Bryan
2019/01/03 The romance of a stamp Prince St, 517 Murray-Dick-Fawcett House Philately, postage, James Wallace Hooff, Janett Brown
2018/12/20 Christmas and the Civil War     Christmas, Civil War, Harper's Weekly
2018/12/13 The Alexandria-Scotland Connection     Scotland, Dundee, Sister Cities
2018/12/06 "Our Alexandria" dollhouse collection offers glimpse at black history   Alexandria Black History Museum Dollhouses, black history 
2018/11/29 More about early movie theaters in Alexandria     Reed, Ingomar, Shirley-Duke, Foxchase, movies, cinema, theater
2018/11/22 Moving pictures in Alexandria: the early years     Reed, Ingomar, Nicholodeon, Richmond, movies, cinema, theater
2018/11/15 Early Thanksgiving in Alexandria     Thanksgiving
2018/11/08 An Alexandrian in France at the end of the Great War     World War I, Anna Lewis Jones, American Red Cross, nurse, Christmas
2018/11/01 The orphaned "doughboy" who found a home in Alexandria     World War I, Joseph Koffler, Jewish soldier, Koffler's Market, 529 Oronoco Street
2018/10/25 The Great Fire of Alexandria Royal St, S Green's Furniture Factory Fire fighting, 1827
2018/10/18

The female stranger and her hold on Alexandria

Pitt St, S, 228 St. Paul's Churchyard Female Stranger, ghosts, Gadsby's Tavern
2018/10/11 Leadbeater Drug Corporation was a family business Fairfax St, S, 105-107 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Apothecary, pharmacy, John Leadbeater
2018/10/04 October is Archaeology Month     Archaeology, ships, waterfront
2018/09/27 The day that shook Alexandria     Earthquakes
2018/09/20 An early history of Alexandria's Waterfront   The Waterfront Prehistory, waterfront
2018/09/13

America’s first protest singers: The Hutchinson Family

Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Lyceum Hall, Music, Hutchinson Family
2018/09/06

What I did this summer: Travelogues at the Lyceum

Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum The Lyceum Company, Lectures, travel
2018/08/30 Weather observations at the Alexandria Museum King St, 301 Market Square Alexandria museum, Mountford, Market Hall, weather
2018/08/23 A colonial garden: one-stop shopping Fairfax St, S, 121 Carlyle House Gardens, Carlyle House
2018/08/16 Alexandria's electric railway     Transportation, railroad, Mount Vernon
2018/08/09 Collingwood Beach: an early African American resort    Collingwood Beach Frederick Douglass, African American, recreation
2018/08/02 Look Sharp: Uniforms of the Friendship Fire Company Alfred St, S, 107  Friendship Firehouse Museum Fire company, uniforms
2018/07/26 A park fit for a president   George Washington Park Shuter's Hill, George Washington Masonic National Memorial, President Taft
2018/07/19 Wayne's three sisters Wayne Ave, 1405-1409 Cottage Park Del Ray, residential
2018/07/12 Get to know Del Ray Mount Vernon Ave, 2000-2008 John Carpenter's Stores Commercial, business 
2018/07/05 Jefferson, Hamilton and an Alexandria overnight stay Royal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Thomas Jefferson, City Hotel
2018/06/28 Pistols and dressing gowns     Dueling, John Gadsby, John Randolph, Henry Clay
2018/06/21 Virginia barbecue: a slice of history     Barbecue, food
2018/06/14 Fort Ward: Preserving a local landmark Braddock Rd, W, 4301 Fort Ward Museum and Historic Park Fort Ward, historic preservation
2018/05/31 Caring for masonry buildings     Masonry, historic preservation, building techniques
2018/05/24 Historic Alexandria, brick by brick      Masonry, historic preservation, building techniques 
2018/05/10 Our national historic landmarks     Christ Church, Gadsby's Tavern, George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Franklin and Armfield Office, Freedom House Museum, Gerald Ford House, historic preservation, Old Town
2018/05/03 National Register historic districts in Alexandria     Historic Districts, Historic Preservation, Rosemont, Fairlington, Parkfairfax, Old Town, Old and Historic District, Uptown/Parker-Gray, Town of Potomac
2018/04/26 Sprucing up The Lyceum Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Renovation, historic preservation
2018/04/18 Women performing at The Lyceum Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Entertainment, women, musicians
2018/04/12 Play ball: Evidence of baseball in 19th-century Alexandria King St, 300 and 500 blocks   Baseball, archaeology
2018/04/05 The saga of Belle the Houdini fire horse     Relief Hook and Ladder company, fire fighting, fire company
2018/03/29 Matriarchal Mysteries: The Carlyle House Fairfax St, N, 121 Carlyle House Sarah "Sally" Fairfax, African-American
2018/03/22 Julia Wheelock: teacher, sister, nurse, author Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Civil War hospital, women's history
2018/03/15 Reese led early preservation efforts Royal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Historic preservation, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Ramsay House, Christ Church, Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, Rebecca Ramsay Reese, women's history
2018/03/08 "Nation's first woman lawyer" lived in Alexandria     Margaret Brent, women's history
2018/03/01

Alexandrian Charles Freemont West: sports hero and doctor

    African American, sports, football, medicine 
2018/02/22 The Washington Birthnight Ball, for George in Perpetuity Royal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum George Washington, Birthnight Ball
2018/02/15 Origins of an Alexandria Tradition Royal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum George Washington, Birthnight Ball
2018/02/08 Alexandria's Own: Magnus Robinson     Black History, African American, education, The National Leader, The Weekly Leader
2018/02/01 The Presidents' Day storm of 1979     Storm, Snow
2018/01/25 Alexandria's ice well was a cutting edge amenity Royal St, N, 134  Gadsby's Tavern Museum Ice, City Tavern
2018/01/18 Thomas Jefferson's 1801 Inauguration Royal St, N,134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Charles Simms
2018/01/11 The history behind celebrating MLK in Alexandria Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum Martin Luther King, Jr;  African American, Black History Month
2018/01/04 Alexandria Canal culvert St Asaph St, N ,900 block Alexandria Canal Spa Spring, canal
2017/12/21 A Christmas evolution     Christmas, advertising, commerce
2017/12/14 A look back at Christmas in the 1920s     Christmas
2017/11/16 The origins of the Dixie Pig restaurant Powhatan St Dixie Pig Restaurant
2017/11/09 The origins of Alexandria     John Alexander, Belhaven
2017/10/26 When Old Town had numerous factories Queen St, N, 200 block Field Lumber Yard  factory, business
2017/10/19 Flooding in Alexandria, Past and Present   Potomac River flood, storm, disaster, Hunting Creek, waterfront
2017/09/28 Soldiers Rest compound formed a small Civil War city Duke St and Fayette St Soldiers' Rest Civil War
2017/09/21 Mount Ida property served as residence, convent and school Russell Rd Mt Ida Housing convent, school, education
2017/09/14 Carr's innovations at Yates Gardens Royal St, S Yates Gardens Housing, architecture, Carr, development
2017/08/31 Interior influences at Yates Gardens Royal St, S Yates Gardens Housing, architecture, Carr, development, interior design
2017/08/24 Yates Gardens developer was a typesetter turned builder Royal St, S Yates Gardens Housing, architecture, Carr, development
2017/08/17 Yates Gardens design and cohesiveness were carefully planned Royal St, S Yates Gardens Housing, architecture, Carr, development
2017/08/10 Yates Gardens dates to Yeates the gardener Royal St, S Yates Gardens Housing, gardens, Civil War, development
2017/07/27 Robert Townsend Hooe Warehouse and Store Duke St, 2 Hooe Warehouse Robinson Terminal South, archaeology
2017/07/13 Athenaeum has a long and varied history Prince St, 201 Athenaeum Bank of the Old Dominion, Civil War hospital
2017/07/06 The discovery on Gibbon Street Gibbon St at S Pitt St   Municipal fire well, cistern, water pump
2017/06/29 Janney's invention saved lives of rail yard workers     Eli Janney, rail yard
2017/06/15 Ramsay House finally becomes city's visitor center King St, 221 Ramsay House Historic preservation
2017/06/08 Preservation in Alexandria gets off to a slow start King St, 221 Ramsay House  Historic preservation
2017/06/01 Alexandria's first foray into preservation King St, 221 Ramsay House Historic preservation
2017/05/18 Historic tree located in Old Town Washington St, N, 220 The Lloyd House Tree
2017/05/11 Alexandria cotton mill that became a Civil War torture chamber Washington St, N, 515 Mount Vernon Cotton Factory Civil War, prison
2017/05/04 Union seized and used churches as Civil War hospitals based on ideology Washington St, S, 115 Washington Street Methodist Church Hospital Civil War, Union Hospitals, church
2017/04/27 Revisiting another Civil War era hospital King St, 622-626 Washington Hall Hospital Civil War, Union Hospitals
2017/04/13 Hallowell Hospital utilized during Civil War Washington St, N, 200 block  Old Hallowell Hospital Civil War, Union Hospitals, Hallowell, school 
2017/03/30 Rebel homes, confiscated for Union wounded Washington St, N, 414 Grosvenor Hospital Civil War, Union hospitals, Lee-Fendall House
2017/03/23 Two homes key in Alexandria's Contraband history Washington St, S, 321-323 Contrabands Hospital Civil War, Union hospitals, Contrabands
2017/03/16 The Lyceum: From salon of learning to makeshift hospital Washington St, S, 201  Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Civil War, Union hospitals, Hallowell
2017/03/09 How a church became a Civil War hospital Washington St, S, 212 Downtown Baptist Church Civil War, Union hospitals, church
2017/03/02 The racial divide of local Civil War medicine Duke St, 1315 L'Ouverture Hospital Civil War, Union hospitals, medicine, African American, U.S. Colored Troops
2017/02/23 The little mysteries along Alexandria's streets     Signs, plaques, downspouts
2017/02/09 A temporary bridge across the Potomac     World War II, Long Bridge, Marbury Point, North Old Town
2017/01/26 From D.C. jail to Alexandria slave bazaar St. Asaph St, N 401 Alexandria Jail Slavery, Anti-Slavery Society, abolition, Alexandria jail
2017/01/19 The center of Alexandria's slave trading operations Duke St, 1315 Franklin and Armfield Slave Pen Slavery, Anti-Slavery Society, abolition
2017/01/12 A key Potomac River slave trading port     Slavery, Anti-Slavery Society, abolition
2017/01/05 A 19th century society formed against slavery     Anti-Slavery Society, slavery, abolition
2016/12/15 A small slice of automotive history King St, 1100 Aero Chevrolet Car dealership, Camaro Z-28, Hugh Heishman
2016/12/08 The city's slow recovery after World War 1     Great Depression, early 20th century, historic preservation, municipal improvements, 1935 aerial view of King Street
2016/11/24 The long road back to prosperity Washington St   Parade, Tercentennial, 150th anniversary
2016/11/17 World War II and redevelopment in the west Braddock Rd and King St Bradlee Shopping Center Menokin, Morven, Torthorwald, Shirley Highway, Fairlington, Aerial photo
2016/11/10 A view of Alexandria's crossroads Braddock Rd and King St  Bradlee Shopping Center Aerial photo, King Street, Braddock Road, Quaker Lane, Seminary Road, Annexation, Fairlington, Menokin, Cassius Lee, Episcopal High School, Rosenwald school, Oakland Baptist Church, Minnie Howard School, T.C. Williams High School, Bradlee Shopping Center
2016/10/27 The Port City takes its moniker as downtown takes shape     1748 map, tobacco warehouse, Ralph's Gut, Rolling Road
2016/10/20 A growing city's growing water supply St. Asaph St, N, 107 Alexandria Water Company Public health, water supply
2016/10/13 Alexandria's favorite son takes the oath of office Washington S, N, 118 Christ Church George Washington, inauguration, Friendship Fire Company
2016/10/06 Another 19th century city panorama     Map, panorama, Palmatary, Lee Corner, Mount Vernon Cotton Mill, Lee-Fendall House
2016/09/29 A Civil War landmark destroyed by fire

 

King St and S Pitt

Marshall House Hotel Civil War, Ellsworth, Jackson, fire
2016/09/22 Multimodal transportation in 20th century Alexandria     Transportation, George Washington Memorial Parkway, car barn, railroad
2016/09/08 The expansion west and its impact on street names     Street names
2016/09/01 What's in a street name?     Street names
2016/08/25 Getting streets ahead on city planning     1748 plat map, street names
2016/08/04 A fine home with a long history Duke St, 601 Dulaney House Residence, architecture, Benjamin Dulaney
2016/07/21 A tavern and bath house ahead of its time Cameron St, 405   Tavern, bath house, Thomas Shields, Frederick Shuck
2016/07/07 When Alexandria had a jockey club Franklin St, 814 Jockey club Sports, horse racing, race track, Gadsby's Tavern, John Carlyle, Elisha Cullen Dick, George Washington
2016/06/30 A multipurpose City Hall for an evolving city King St, 301 City Hall Adolf Cluss, Architect
2016/06/23

The city almshouse that became a baseball field

Monroe Ave Simpson Field Maskell C. Ewing map, Almshouse, Simpson Field 
2016/06/16 The south of the city starts to grow      Maskell C. Ewing map
2016/06/09

All roads lead to, and around, Alexandria

    Maskell C. Ewing map, roads, transportation 
2016/06/02 The “Red Architect” and his role shaping City Hall King St, 301  City Hall  Adolf Cluss, Architect
2016/05/26 Alexandria struggles as part of the nation’s capital      Maskell C. Ewing map, Alexandria Canal, Retrocession
2016/05/19 A photographic documentation of Jones Point’s evolution   Jones Point, Virginia Shipyard Virginia Shipbuilding Company, waterfront, George William Harris, Martha Ewing, Photography, Gunston Hall, Betsy Bell
2016/05/12 A local photographer who started young   Jones Point, Virginia Shipyard Virginia Shipyard, waterfront, George William Harris, Photography 
2016/05/05 A World War 1 era photographic documentation of the city   Jones Point, Virginia Shipyard Virginia Shipyard, waterfront, Andrew J. Russell, Francis Benjamin Johnston, Harris and Ewing, Photography
2016/04/28 Gone from the city, but not forgotten     James O'Leary, waterfront
2016/04/21 A notable waterfront family has an impact on the Port City     James O'Leary, waterfront, The Chicago, The Reliant
2016/04/14 Old habits die hard in post-Civil War Alexandria Royal St, S, 404 George Seaton House Civil War, Reconstruction, African American, Contrabands, George Seaton
2016/04/07 The effects of emancipation in Alexandria     Civil War, Reconstruction, voting, African American
2016/03/31 The struggle begins for post-Civil War freedoms     Civil War, Reconstruction, African American
2016/03/24 Civil War heralded a shift in Alexandria's societal norms King St, 400 block   Civil War, Reconstruction, African American
2016/03/17 A post-Civil War population explosion     Reconstruction, Civil War, Contrabands, Freedmen's Bureau, African American
2016/03/10 Alexandrians struggled before and after the war Union St, S   Reconstruction, Civil War, waterfront warehouses
2016/03/03

Some of those who helped rebuild the city's economy 

  Portner's Brewery, Warfield's Drugstore  Robert Portner, Edgar Warfield, Reconstruction, Civil War
2016/02/24 The economic recovery from Civil War begins     Civil War, Reconstruction, Gen. John Schofield
2016/02/17 An occupied city and the misfortunes of war Fairfax St, N,121 Mansion House Hospital Civil War, Occupation, James Green
2016/02/11 From Del Ray to Monterey Pop     The Mamas and the Papas
2016/02/04

Two Port City musicians with flowers in their hair

    The Mamas and the Papas, Scott McKenzie, Philip Blondheim 
2016/01/28 At GW High School, some California dreamin’ Commonwealth Ave, 1520   Mama Cass, The Mamas and the Papas, George Washington High School
2016/01/21 From grand old homestead to local bank Duke St, 700   Jonathan Janney
2016/01/14 Before the Doors, and possibly after  Mt Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School Jim Morrison, The Doors
2016/01/07 Jim Morrison and the Alexandria Arena St Asaph St, N, 801 Alexandria Arena Roller Rink, Jim Morrison, The Doors
2015/12/17 A look to the north of Civil War Alexandria     Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, Civil War
2015/12/10 A commemoration of the 1855 fire King St, 100 block Dowell China Shop Fire, Friendship Firehouse
2015/12/03 The fight for property rights after the Civil War     Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, Francis L. Smith, Freedmen's Cemetery, Arlington Cemetery, Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington House
2015/11/26 A blessing and a meal with a future pope     Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant, Parkfairfax
2015/11/19 The firehouse steeple brought down by weather Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, architect Robert Mills
2015/11/12 The German descent upon Alexandria King St   Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, Civil War, German immigration
2015/11/05 A Civil War print of the Union-occupied city   Market Square  Marshall House, Civil War, Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View
2015/10/29 Alexandria’s Evolution as Seen by an Illustrator     Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, Civil War
2015/10/22 A hotel important in peace and war Fairfax St, N, 121 Carlyle House Founding of Alexandria, French and Indian War, Civil War 
2015/10/15 The Civil War's beginnings in Alexandria Callahan Dr, 101 Shuter's Hill Fort Ellsworth, Civil War
2015/10/08 The desire for streetcars in Alexandria   Del Ray Del Ray, street car, transportation
2015/10/01 Del Ray's love of cookie-cutter homes DeWitt Ave, 2707  Emmanuel Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church Del Ray, Churches 
2015/09/24 The growth of education in Del Ray Mount Vernon Ave Mount Vernon School Del Ray, George Washington High School, education
2015/09/17 City growth brings a need for city education Mount Vernon Ave Mount Vernon School Del Ray, St. Elmo, education
2015/09/10 New roadways to a new capitol city Mount Vernon Ave Del Ray St. Elmo, street car suburb
2015/09/03 The West End finally joins Alexandria Duke St  West End West End neighborhood, annexation
2015/08/27 The wild West End Duke St West End West End neighborhood
2015/08/20 The road to Alexandria's commercial success Commerce St Ting Moi Laundry Building Business
2015/08/13 From military barracks to an unsanitary military hospital Callahan Dr, 101 Shuter's Hill Slough Barracks, Civil War hospital
2015/08/06 The West End emerges West End West End West End neighborhood
2015/07/30 The history of Alexandria's own beef industry King St Hooff's Meadow Slaughterhouse
2015/07/23 The West Family and the city's West End West End West End West End neighborhood
2015/07/16 A gem of a house on Prince Street Prince St, 517 Murray-Dick-Fawcett House Residential
2015/07/09 A renovated City Hall for expanding city services King St, 301 City Hall City Hall in the 1960s
2015/07/02 Expansion of City Hall to reflect changing uses in new century King St, 301 City Hall City Hall in 1907
2015/06/25 City Hall, but not as we know it King St, 301 City Hall City Hall
2015/06/11 A Masonic influence at City Hall King St, 301 City Hall Architect Adolf Cluss
2015/05/28 Rebuilding the devastated City Hall King St, 301 City Hall Market House
2015/05/21 A devastating fire brings sweeping changes King St, 301 City Hall Market Square, fire
2015/05/14 The Port City's first seat of government King St, 301 City Hall Latrobe, Court House, City Hall
2015/05/07 The origins of Alexandria's most famous building King St, 301 City Hall 1749 map, Market Square
2015/04/30 A dyed-in-the-wool Alexandrian King St, 400-402 Gregory Buildings Urban renewal
2015/04/23 The local origin story of Robert E. Lee Cameron St, 611 General Henry Lee House Robert E. Lee, Henry Lee
2015/04/16 A city decimated by the Civil War Duke St, 1000 Rail Barns Civil War, railroad
2015/04/09 A model Alexandrian for the Model T coupe     Ford Motor Company, Ramey
2015/04/02 A temporary home for a revolutionary hero St. Asaph St, S, 301 Lawrason House Lafayette
2015/03/26 A Civil War photographer who died in destitution   Waterfront Civil War, photography, James F. Gibson
2015/03/19 The evolution of Volusia from the Civil War into the 20th century Duke St, 4513 Volusia Civil War, Aerial photograph 1937, Felix Richards
2015/03/12 Amidst the hustle and bustle, a piece of Civil War history Duke St, 4513 Volusia Civil War, Aerial photograph 1937, Felix Richards
2015/03/05 A replacement bridge over the Potomac Capital Beltway Wilson Bridge Roads
2015/02/19 Concrete solutions to growing traffic congestion George Washington Memorial Parkway   Roads
2015/02/12 A direct route to George Washington's home George Washington Memorial Parkway   Roads
2015/02/05 All dried up   Cameron Run Hunting Creek
2015/01/29 Finding the right location for the Port City     Map
2015/01/15 Expanding power for an expanding city Slater's Lane Potomac Electric Power Company Public utility
2015/01/08 A historic property with a bright future Washington St, N, 329 Old Leadbeater House Residence
2014/12/18 A part of the Port City is relocated to New York City Royal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Aerial photography, 1919, Gadsby's Tavern Museum
2014/12/11 A vital waterfront property in peace and war Union St, N, 105 Torpedo Factory Aerial photograph, 1919, Alexandria Naval Torpedo Station
2014/12/04 The long history of Lloyd House Washington St, N, 201 The Lloyd House Aerial photograph, 1919, Lloyd House
2014/11/20 A home for Alexandria's criminals St Asaph St at Princess St Alexandria Jail Aerial photograph, 1919, Alexandria Jail
2014/11/13 Taking inventory of Market Square King St, 301 Market Square Aerial photograph, 1919, Market Square
2014/11/06 Viewing the Port City from on high     Aerial photograph, 1919
2014/10/30 A place for the wounded in Civil War Alexandria Pendleton St at N. Payne St Sickel Hospital Civil War, Photography
2014/10/23 Rolling on the river Union St Railroad Wharf Civil War, Photography
2014/10/16 The true cost of war Wilkes St Alexandria National Cemetery Civil War, Photography
2014/10/09 Photography on the front lines   Government Hay Barns Civil War, Photography
2014/10/02 A view of war Princess at N. Lee St U.S. Fire Department Civil War, Photography
2014/09/25 A tailored piece of property on South Royal Street Royal St, S, 113   Urban renewal
2014/09/18 Under a football field, a reminder of Alexandria's past Mount Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School Bicentennial
2014/09/11 Forming one of Alexandria's most iconic parkways Washington St   Roads
2014/09/04 Dedication of memorial marks end of long journey for cemetery Washington St, S, 1001 Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial African American history
2014/08/28 Remembering the British invasion of Alexandria     War of 1812
2014/08/21 An unlocked corner of Alexandria's history Washington St, S, 520 Demaine's Funeral Home Funeral home
2014/08/14 The evolution of Market Square King St, 301 Market Square Urban renewal
2014/08/07 A military mansion St. Asaph St, S, 209 Slough Headquarters Civil War
2014/07/31 The short golden age of streetcars Franklin St at S. Royal St   Streetcars
2014/07/24 Levity in a time of war Lee St, S at Franklin Battery Rodgers Civil War
2014/07/17 A bland building with rich commercial history King St, 420 Samuel Miller Building Urban renewal
2014/07/10 From Russia with love     Civil War, Russian frigate
2014/07/03 A long time home for man's best friend Oronoco St, 614 Lee-Fendall House Museum
2014/06/26 King Street's victims of urban renewal King St, 416-418 The Kennedy Buildings Urban renewal
2014/06/19 Local railroad tycoon once set sail, sort of Jones Point Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation Shipbuilding
2014/06/12 Friendship Fire Company's suction pump Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Museum, Firehouse
2014/06/05 The many transformations of the Alexandria High School Columbus St, S, 218 St. John's Academy School
2014/05/29 A place of learning and a place of healing Queen St, 601-603 Brockett School, Queen Street Hospital Civil War Hospital; School
2014/05/22 A building where a President and Chief Justice once stood Fairfax St, N, 200 Wise's Tavern Tavern
2014/05/15 Capitol Theatre once served as sole black movie theatre Queen St, 1101 Capitol Theatre Theater; African American
2014/05/08 From opulent home to military hospital and back again Wolfe St, 510 Wolfe Street Hospital Civil War Hospital
2014/05/01 A dyed-in the wool Alexandrian King St, 400-402 Gregory Buildings Urban renewal
2014/04/24 From cutting edge to obsolete in a decade: Hotel George Mason Washington St, S, at Prince, NE corner George Mason Hotel Hotel
2014/04/17 The road to Alexandria's commercial success Commerce St Ting Moi Laundry Building Business
2014/04/10 When Johnny Bull came to town     War of 1812
2014/04/03 Alexandria's role in the Poor People's Campaign     Civil Rights
2014/03/27 A Port City suffragette     Suffragist, Caroline Hallowell Miller
2014/03/20 Alexandria's Invincible woman Seminary Rd at N. Howard Vaucluse Civil War, Constance Fairfax Cary Harrison
2014/03/13 A champion of Alexandria's most underserved residents     Civil Rights, Annie B. Rose
2014/03/06 The first lady of Alexandria Crown View Drive, 514 Gerald R. Ford House Betty Ford
2014/02/27 Admiring the determination of black refugees in Civil War-era Alexandria Washington St, S, 1001  Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial African American history
2014/02/20 Recalling the final resting place for escaped slaves Washington St, S, 1001 Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial African American history
2014/02/13 What happened to one of Washington's local watering holes? King St, 301 Arell's Tavern Tavern
2014/02/06 The house that George didn't build Cameron St, 508 George Washington Townhouse Residence
2014/01/30 A victim of urban renewal King St, 503-507 First National Bank Urban renewal
2014/01/23 Tracing the history of the 'Gilpin Map'     Map
2014/01/16 Odd Fellows Hall served as Alexandria's rationing headquarters during WWII Columbus St, N, 218 Odd Fellows Hall Club
2014/01/09 A church for presidents Washington St, N, 118 Christ Church Church
2013/12/26 King Street at Christmastime King St   King Street
2013/12/19 Looking at the history of the Janney House Duke St, 404 Janney House Residence
2013/12/05 From rural to urban: the West End's rapid transformation Shirley Highway   Roads
2013/11/26 National Fruit Product Co. goes up in flames Wythe St, 1100 block National Fruit Product Company Business
2013/11/21 Tracing the rise of Alfred Street Baptist Church Alfred St, S, 301 Alfred Street Baptist Church Church, African American
2013/11/14 How the Civil War paved the way for Beulah Baptist Church Washington St, S, 320 Beulah Baptist Church Church, African American
2013/11/07 Notorious local slave dealer had hand in Solomon Northup's kidnapping Duke St, 1315 Alexandria Slave Pen African American history, Slavery
2013/10/31 King Street of yesteryear King St, 600 block   King Street
2013/10/24 The silent sentinel of North Washington Street Washington St, N, 515 Mount Vernon Cotton Factory Business
2013/10/17 A city home to architecture of 'no equal' Prince Street, 100 and 200 blocks   Residence
2013/10/10 Alexandria's lost oasis Washington St, S Broomilaw Point Parks
2013/10/03 Unique example of architecture sacrificed for urban renewal King St, 312   Urban renewal
2013/09/26 The real-life Long John Silver Swift's Alley   Pirate
2013/09/19 The long road to public use for The Lyceum Washington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Museum, Civil War Hospital
2013/09/12 How a bank building became a hotel and Civil War hospital Fairfax St, N, 133 Bank of Alexandria Civil War Hospital; bank; hotel
2013/09/05 City's first mayor considered Washington a close friend Prince St, 200 Robert Townsend Hooe House Residence
2013/08/29 Prominent resident hit hard by Panic of 1819 King St, 532 Adam Lynn, Jr. Silver Shop Silversmith
2013/08/22 The rise and fall of an early Alexandrian King St., 518-520 Adam Lynn, Jr. House Residence
2013/08/15 Storied stadium wasn't always a ball field Monroe Ave, E, 426 Eugene Simpson Memorial Stadium Parks
2013/08/08 Return to 'The Blue Door' Wolfe St, 708   Residence
2013/08/01 New Woman' captures city's historic buildings Wolfe St, 708   Photography
2013/07/25 Post-war shopping center gave Arlandria its name Mount Vernon Ave at S. Glebe Arlandria Shopping Center Retail
2013/07/18 From paperboy to politician Fairfax St, S, 111 James Randall Caton House Residence
2013/07/10 Testing facility led the way to railway improvements Henry St, S, 409 Southern Railway System Headquarters Railroad
2013/07/03 Got milk? Alexandria did Pitt, N, at Princess Alexandria Dairy Business
2013/06/27 Home of early mayor saved just in the nick of time Pitt St, S, 700 Taylor-Fraser House Residence
2013/06/20 Innovative school served local black students Washington St, S, 418 Lancastrian School School, African American
2013/06/13 Towering ode to first president finally completed Callahan Dr, 101 George Washington Masonic National Memorial Museum
2013/06/06 Alexandria's tribute to George Washington takes shape Callahan Dr, 101 George Washington Masonic National Memorial Museum
2013/05/30 After devastating fire, Alexandria's Masons rebuild in grand fashion Callahan Dr, 101 George Washington Masonic National Memorial Museum
2013/05/23 After the war, Alexandrians flocked to shopping centers Powhatan St Powhatan Shopping Center Retail
2013/05/16 Curtains closed on Virginia Theatre after 29-year run First St, 601 Virginia Theatre Theater
2013/05/09 Del Ray's one-time love of cookie-cutter homes DeWitte Ave, 2707 Emmanuel Temple Church
2013/05/02 Bidding adieu to Vaucluse Seminary Rd at N. Howard Vaucluse Residence
2013/04/27 Alexandria architect leaves his mark Quaker Lane, N, 514 Charles Goodman House Residence
2013/04/18 The Old Club served up fine dining in a city hungry for choices Washington St, S, 555 Old Club Restaurant
2013/04/11 From trash to ash Payne St, S, 801 Incinerator Public building
2013/04/04 Tracking the history of Alexandria Union Station Callahan Dr, 110 Alexandria Union Station Railroad
2013/03/28 HoJo's made inroads in Alexandria for a time Washington St, N, 825 Howard Johnson's Restaurant
2013/03/21 Early fast-food joints made North Washington Street home Washington St, N, 828 Little Tavern Restaurant
2013/03/14 When polar bears overlooked North Washington Street Washington St, N, 901 Beck's Frozen Custard Restaurant
2013/03/07 Before hotels, magnate dabbled in restaurants Washington St, N, 905 Hot Shoppes Restaurant
2013/02/28 Alexandria's descent into the slave trade Duke St, 1707 Bruin Slave Pen African American history; Slavery
2013/02/21 Port City's short-lived bid to become 'children's capitol of the nation' Jones Point   Parks
2013/02/14 The mysterious origins of the seminary post office Seminary Rd, 3737 Seminary Road Post Office Public building
2013/02/07 Love blossoms on Lee Corner Princess St, 607   Lee
2013/01/31 Life with the Lees Princess St, 609   Lee
2013/01/24 From byway to highway Shirley Highway   Roads
2013/01/17 Highway project fueled West End early development Shirley Highway   Roads
2013/01/10 A jack of all trades Washington St, N, 515 Mount Vernon Cotton Factory Business
2013/01/03 Storied home lost in 1960s urban renewal Royal St, S, 109   Urban renewal
2012/12/20 When ‘Broadway Joe’ came to town Mount Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School Joe Namath, Football
2012/12/13 An Alexandrian's day of infamy     World War II
2012/12/06 Lloyd House becomes home to Alexandria's history Washington St, N, 220 The Lloyd House Residence
2012/11/29 'George Washington Bathed Here!' Washington St, N, 220 The Lloyd House Residence
2012/11/22 Old Town home's similarity to Gadsby's Tavern no surprise Washington St, N, 220 The Lloyd House Residence
2012/11/15 California dreamin' rock stars once called Alexandria home Mount Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School School
2012/11/08 Old Town home housed several notable residents King St at N Washington St John Gordon House Residence
2012/11/01 Calling all Alexandrians Mount Vernon Ave, 1306 C&P Telephone Building Business
2012/10/25 Historic photograph captures the signs of the time King St, 300 block, north side   Urban Renewal
2012/10/18 When 'Carpenter Gothic' was the rage in Alexandria Prince St and S Washington St   Architecture, residence
2012/10/11 Old Town fountain didn't hold water with residents Cameron St and N Royal St   Fountain
2012/10/04 From Confederate soldier to prosperous shopkeeper King St and N Pitt St Warfield Building Shopping
2012/09/27 Edmund Jennings Lee House Washington St, N,426 Edmund Jennings Lee House Residence
2012/09/20 There were lords among us in Alexandria Cameron St, 607 The Lord Fairfax House Residence
2012/09/13 Savvy marketing to a motorized society Patrick St, S, 701 Gateway Market Shopping
2012/09/06 Funerals, jockeys, horses and George Washington Franklin St, 815 Alexandria Jockey Club Social club
2012/08/30 The parkway that never was     Roads
2012/08/23 The magnificence of First and Citizens Bank National Bank King St and S Saint Asaph St First and Citizens National Bank Bank
2012/08/16 Home to one of Edward R. Murrow's 'boys' Pegram St, N, 1226 Eric Severeid House Residence, Severeid
2012/08/09 The Union Army's bread and butter Princess St and S Fayette St   Civil War, bakery
2012/08/02 Friendship Fire Co. celebrates 238-year anniversary Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Fire fighting
2012/07/26 Alexandria's floral companies in full bloom Fayette St, N, 114   Business
2012/07/19 Summering with the Washingtons -- yes, those Washingtons Franklin St Arch Hall Residence
2012/07/12 Next-door neighbors and nothing alike King St, 322-324   Architecture
2012/07/05 A home's history at 213 S. Pitt St. Pitt St, 213   Residence
2012/06/28 Child labor laws were too late for Alexandria Glass employees Montgomery St Alexandria Glass Company Child labor
2012/06/21 Stockades built by escaped slaves bolstered Union cause Duke St   Civil War
2012/06/14 Silver shop shined and then faded in downtown King St, 318   Silversmith, John Adam
2012/06/07 The life and lessons of the Alexandria Academy Washington St, N, 311 Alexandria Academy School
2012/05/31 Duke Street home witnessed city's booms and busts Duke St, 210 Dr Craik House Residence, Dr. Craik
2012/05/24 Painting the history of a hard-nosed union leader Oronoco St, 614 Lee-Fendall House John Lewis, union leader
2012/05/17 The Royal: Alexandria's informal seat of power for more than a century Royal St, N, 109 The Royal Restaurant Restaurant
2012/05/10 Explore Huntley Meadows Park, a former Mason home Harrison Lane, 6918 Historic Huntley (Fairfax County) Residence, Mason
2012/05/03 AAA historic signs point back to the early motoring craze Wolfe St, 500 block   Roads
2012/04/26 The Woodrow Wilson Bridge: What's in a name?   Woodrow Wilson Bridge Roads
2012/04/19 Cassius Lee's summer home found itself at center of war Braddock Rd and King St Menokin Residence, Lee
2012/04/12 The USS Alexandria: from seaworthy to scrap metal     USS Alexandria, shipbuilding
2012/04/05 Timberman's Drug Store Washington St, N, 106 Timberman's Drug Store Shopping
2012/03/29 Hayman's anchored the fashion hub of Northern Virginia King St, 526-530 Hayman's Department Store Shopping
2012/03/22 The history of Hunting Towers on the Potomac's banks Washington St, S, 1200-1204 Hunting Towers Apartment building
2012/03/15 The mysterious '57' monument Wheeler Ave, north side   Monument
2012/03/08 Strawberry fields, but not forever Duke St and Fendall Ave Strawberry Hill Residence
2012/03/01 Establishing Ivy Hill Cemetery King St, 2823 Ivy Hill Cemetery Cemetery
2012/02/23 The 'megastructure' at Northern Virginia Community College Beauregard St, N Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus School
2012/02/16 Where's the beef? On the corner of Cameron and Henry Cameron St and N Henry St Armour Meat Plant Industry
2012/02/09 The Swann-Daingerfield mansion along Prince Street Prince St., 706 Swann-Daingerfield House Residence
2012/02/02 Before a private residence, 415 Prince St. headquartered a wartime government Prince St, 415 Bank of Potomac Bank
2012/01/26 Montgomery Ward and the ‘Spirit of Progress’ King St, 906-908 Montgomery Ward Department Store Shopping
2012/01/19 Before CVS and Diversions: Fairlington Centre in 1950 Quaker Lane, N and Fern St Fairlington Centre Shopping
2012/01/12 Stale beer: Alexandria's sudsy history Duke St, west of Diagonal Rd Shuter's Hill Brewery Brewery, Shuter's Hill
2012/01/05 The Hugo Black House Lee St, S, 619 Hugo Black House Residence, Hugo Black
2011/12/22 Meigs Lodge and the Alexandria National Cemetery Wilkes St, 1450 Meigs Lodge Civil War, cemetery
2011/12/15 An 'unusually attractive' art deco structure on Washington Street Washington St, S, at Prince St Virginia Public Service Co Architecture
2011/12/08 The order of the Knights of Pythias Cameron St, 319 Knights of Pythias Social club
2011/12/01 Hill House, aka Shadow House Washington St, S, 617 Hill House Shadow House
2011/11/22 Baggett Stadium, an early stage for local athletes King St, at Harvard St Baggett Stadium Sports, baseball
2011/11/17 Once the best place for thieves to make a buck (or several) King St, 320 Alexandria Pawnbrokers Shopping
2011/11/10 Ever wonder where Wonder Bread began? On Lee Street. Lee St, N, 200 block   Civil War, bakery
2011/11/03 When the police force got too big for its britches Pitt St, N, 400   Police
2011/10/27 Home, home on the Union's fortress Callahan Dr, 101 Fort Ellsworth Civil War, Shuter's Hill, George Washington National Masonic Memorial
2011/10/20 Tiny tots and busy bees Richards Lane and Malcolm Place   School
2011/10/13 Friendship and fires have gone hand in hand for 173 years  Alfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse Museum Firehouse
2011/10/06 Pave Harlow House, put up a parking lot Alfred St, N, 100 block Harlow House Residence
2011/09/29 The best fruit, 'segars' and military training around Duke St and S Columbus St, southeast corner St. John's Academy School
2011/09/22 The simple estate of a Confederate veteran and physician Fairfax St, S, 113-115 Bedford Brown Building Civil War
2011/09/15 Flooding is an old problem in Alexandria Four Mile Run Four Mile Run Flooding
2011/09/08 Reed Theater: from community venue to X-rated movie house King St, 1700 block Reed Theater Movie theater
2011/09/01 Torpedo Factory was Alexandria's foray into the defense industry Union St, N, 105 Torpedo Factory World War I, World War II
2011/08/25 Soldiers' Rest: a respite for troops of the Civil War Duke St Soldiers' Rest Civil War
2011/08/18 Iron mill ornamented the White House, Masonic Temple before becoming Safeway Royal St, S, 500 Alexandria Iron Works Industrial
2011/08/11 Shared Street, varied histories St. Asaph St, S, 209-211   Residence
2011/08/04 Zion Church's anti-establishment past Lee St, S, 714 Zion Church Church
2011/07/28 Old firehouse still provides community service Patrick St, N. 115 Reliance Fire Company Firehouse
2011/07/21 How sweet it is: from military HQ to bank to bakery King St, 520 Provost Marshal's Office Civil War
2011/07/14 Gerald and Betty Ford once called Alexandria home Crown View Drive, 514 Gerald R. Ford House President Ford, Betty Ford
2011/07/07 The Hydraulion Engine House Royal St, N, 209 Hydraulion Engine House Firehouse
2011/06/30 The center of Alexandria's wholesale district King St, 100 Corn Exchange Commerce
2011/06/23 Alexandria's mom-and-pop grocery stores     Grocery stores
2011/06/16 Capitol Theatre once served as City's sole black movie theater Queen St, 1101-1103 Capitol Theatre African American movie theater
2011/06/09 Despite popular design, local octagon home fell on hard times King St Octagon house Residence
2011/06/02 Designed to teach girls, it now houses a design school Prince St, 1001 Lee School for Girls School
2011/05/26 Arch Hall: from Alexandria to Fairfax to street name Franklin St, 815 Arch Hall Residence
2011/05/19 Michelbach House and Mount Ida Russell Rd, 2400 block Mount Ida Michelbach House, Mount Ida
2011/05/12 Before being hanged for treason, Mary Surratt was educated here Duke St and S. Fairfax St, southwest corner Academy for Young Ladies School, Dr. Murphy House
2011/05/05 Electricity was overrated at West End School Duke St West End School School, George Washington National Masonic Memorial
2011/04/28 Walking through history with the Paff Shoe Company Fairfax St, S, 200 Green Steam Furniture Paff Shoe Company
2011/04/21 510 Wolfe Street: deserted and reclaimed Wolfe St, 510 Vowell-Smith House Residence
2011/04/14 Odd Fellows Hall, home of secret societies Columbus St, S, 411 Odd Fellows Hall Social club
2011/04/07 Lighting the Way for $400 a Year Jones Point Jones Point Lighthouse Jones Point
2011/03/31 Colross: Made in Alexandria, remade in New Jersey Oronoco St, 1100 Colross Residence
2011/03/24 Journey's End on Virginia Avenue Virginia Ave, 4 Journey's End Residence
2011/03/17 Electric railway created streetcar suburbs   Washington, Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway Streetcar
2011/03/10 The Lloyd House: from Lee family fame to educational institution Fontaine St, 400 Belmont Farm St. Stephen & St. Agnes School
2011/03/03 Cameron Station: From depot to dogs to development Duke St Cameron Station Military
2011/02/24 A Changing of hands at the French-Lawler House Washington St, S, 517 French-Lawler House Residence
2011/02/17 Maury Elementary School's bumpy road Russell Rd, 600 Maury Elementary School School
2011/02/10 Woodies on Washington Street Washington St, N, 615 Woodward & Lothrop Department store
2011/02/03 'An Artistic Little' Rosemont Station Commonwealth Ave Rosemont Station Streetcar, Rosemont
2011/01/27 Early motoring along Washington Street Washington St   Motoring
2011/01/20 St. Paul's Church and a rebel reverend Pitt St, S, 228 St. Paul's Church Church
2011/01/13 Alexandria coroner's body of work Braddock Rd, W, 1500 Wheatley Funeral Home Coroner, Funeral home
2011/01/06 Mighty Midget Kitchens     Restaurants
2010/12/16 The controversial John L. Lewis and the Lee-Fendall House Oronoco St, 614 Lee-Fendall House John L. Lewis
2010/12/09 Mount Ida, spared from Union occupation Charles Alexander Ct, 305 Mount Ida North Ridge, St. Mary's Academy, residence, school
2010/12/02 Catching Fire: West Marine and Salvage Company   Western Marine and Salvage Co Marine salvage, ships, World War I
2010/11/23 An obstruction for some, a gem for others Fairfax St, N, 121 Braddock House Carlyle House, Green's Mansion House, hotel, Civil War hospital, bank
2010/11/18 National Fruit Products Company burns Wythe St, 1100 block National Fruit Product Company Cider vinegar mill, White House Brand, fire
2010/11/11 Mount Vernon and George Mason Schools Commonwealth Ave, 2901 Mount Vernon School George Mason School, education
2010/11/04 From hogs to Hitler's advisor, Bush Hill saw it all Eisenhower Ave, 4800 block Bush Hill Civil War, World War II, Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstane
2010/10/28 Hallowell-Carlin House Washington St, N, 215 Hallowell-Carlin House Charles Creighton Carlin, William H. Taft, Civil War hospital
2010/10/21 The dawn of public transit Washington St, S, 100 block   AB&W bus line, transportation
2010/10/14 The inception of Parkfairfax Preston Rd Parkfairfax World War II housing, Parkfairfax Historic District
2010/10/07 Old Town's red light district of the past Lee St, N, 300 block   Police, red light district
2010/09/30 The Bluemont Branch Russel Rd Bluemont Branch Railroad
2010/09/23 A unique example of American architecture on Fairfax Street Fairfax St, N, 209-211 Jonah Thompson House Residence, school, Hallowell's Alexandria Female Seminary, St. Mary's Academy
2010/09/16 Alexandria City Hall King St, 301 City Hall Market, government
2010/09/09 Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Fairfax St, N, at Princess St AL&H Railroad Railroad, train station, Civil War, Quartermaster Department; Alexandria, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad.
2010/09/02 Lyles-Crouch during desegregation St Asaph St, S, 530 Lyles-Crouch School Education, school, desegregation, Wilkes Street School, Silk factory
2010/08/26 Mount Auburn Mt. Vernon Ave, at Sanborn Pl Mount Auburn Residence, aerial photograph
2010/08/19 Citizens National Bank Building King St, at St. Asaph St Citizens National Bank Bank
2010/08/12 Bellevue and berries Slater's Lane Bellevue Residence
2010/08/05 Unfit for murderers St. Asaph St, N, 400 block Alexandria Jail Jail, Charles Bullfinch, architect
2010/07/29 George Washington Park Callahan Dr, 101 George Washington Park Shuter's Hill, George Washington National Masonic Memorial, residences
2010/07/22 306 North Washington Street Washington St, N, 306   Residence, Xaverian Brothers School for Boys
2010/07/15 Alexandria was always a little scrappy Mill Rd, 2324 Alexandria Scrap Junkyard
2010/07/08 7-Eleven Store No. 55 Glebe Rd, W, 1 7-Eleven Store No. 55 People's Choice AME Zion Church, Freedom Way Missionary Baptist Church, Civil unrest
2010/07/01 Warwick, a destination for Independence Day Landover St, 2900 block Warwick Village Indepence Day celebration
2010/06/24 Old Dominion Glass Company Montgomery St, 200 block Old Dominion Glass Company Industry, glass factory
2010/06/17 Do-Nut Dinette Mount Vernon Ave, 4121 Do-Nut Dinette Restaurant
2010/06/10 Establishing St. Joseph Church Columbus St, N, 711 St. Joseph's Catholic Church Church, African American
2010/06/03 Battery Rodgers Lee St, S at Franklin Battery Rodgers Civil War, Defenses of Washington
2010/05/27 D.C. Boundary Markers King St, 2932 D.C. Boundary Marker District of Columbia, boundary stones, DC
2010/05/20 Franklin and Armfield Office Duke St, 1315 Alexandria Slave Pen Slavery, Civil War prison, Franklin & Armfield; Price, Birch & Company
2010/05/13 Little Country Church Quaker Lane, N Little Country Church Church
2010/05/06 Lynhaven Community Reed Ave, E Lynhaven Housing, Lynhaven neighborhood
2010/04/29 711 Prince Street Prince St, 711   Residence
2010/04/22 Lee-Jackson School Duke St, at S Quaker Ln Lee Jackson School School, Education
2010/04/15 Stone’s Motel King St, west of Shirley Highway Stone's Motel Motel, Patton's Motel, Quality Courts
2010/04/08 Aspinwall Hall Seminary Rd, 3737 Aspinwall Hall School, education, Virginia Theological Seminary, Civil War hospital
2010/04/01 Alexandria High School Cameron St, at N West St Alexandria High School School, education
2010/03/25 Odd Fellows Hall Columbus St, N, 218 Odd Fellows Hall Social club, Muirs Court townhouses, St. John's Academy, school, Civil War
2010/03/18 Old Lincolnia Road Van Dorn Street Old Lincolnia Road Transportation, roads
2010/03/11 Richmond Theater King St, 801 Richmond Theater Entertainment, movies, bowling, billiards, school
2010/03/04 Banner Laundry Oronoco St, 909 Banner Laundry Laundry
2010/02/25 Kennedy campaign visit Mount Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School Stadium John F. Kennedy campaign, Lyndon Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, school
2010/02/18 515 North Washington St. Washington St, N, 515 Mount Vernon Cotton Factory Industry, Civil War
2010/02/11 Knickerbocker storm in Alexandria King St, 400 block   Knickerbocker Storm, snow
2010/02/04 Pendleton Street Center Wythe St, 901 Pendleton Street Center Recreation, African American, USO, World War I, Segregation
2010/01/28 The Alexandria Armory Royal St, S, 200 block Armory Spanish American War, World War I
2010/01/21 Alexandria: Always a dog town     Dog catcher, government, Animal Welfare League
2010/01/14 R.E. Lee Camp Hall Prince St, 806 R.E. Lee Camp Hall Civil War, Prince Street Hospital, museum, Confederacy
2010/01/07 Alexandria plane crash Monroe Ave Simpson Field transportation, plane crash
2009/12/22 Hoffman Sugar House Washington S, N, 200 block Hoffman Sugar House Hallowell School, Sugar refinery, business, slave labor
2009/12/17 Fort Ward Home for Convalescents  Braddock Rd, W, 4400 Lynn House Fort Ward Home, Lynn House, Christian Science convalescent home
2009/12/10 Carver Theater Queen St, 1120 Carver Theater Entertainment, African American movie theater, Antioch Church
2009/12/03 Shirley-Duke Duke St, 4513 Shirley Duke Shopping Center Shopping, housing, Foxchase
2009/11/24 First City Pools Cameron St   Swimming pool, segregation
2009/11/19 Mount Vernon Ave Theaters Mount Vernon Ave, 2402 and 3707 The Palm and the Vernon Theaters Entertainment, movies, Del Ray
2009/11/12 Alexandria Golf Club Callahan Dr, 101 Alexandria Golf Club Shuter's Hill, George Washington Park, George Washington National Masonic Temple
2009/11/05 508 Wolfe Street Wolfe St, 508 Agudas Achim Synagogue Synagogue, Wolfe Street Hospital, Civil War, Social Club
2009/10/29 Alexandria Courthouse  Columbus St, N, 300 block Alexandria Courthouse Courthouse
2009/10/22 Health Crusaders on Mount Vernon Avenue Mount Vernon Ave Colasanto Center (Del Ray Artisans) Jefferson District Welfare Center, Public Health, Del Ray Artisans
2009/10/15 Old Virginia House King St, at Peyton St Virginia House Hotel Old Virginia House, tornado, Negro Men's Business League, African American hotel
2009/10/08 George Washington High School Stadium Mount Vernon Ave, 1005 George Washington High School Stadium Joe Namath, sports stadium, school
2009/10/01 The Durr Home Seminary Road, 4018 Durr Home Residence, architecture, Lyndon Johnson, Jessica Mitford
2009/09/24 Restored Virginia's Capital Royal St, N, 138   Civil War, Restored Virginia government
2009/09/17 Beachcombers Restaurant Prince St, 0 Beachcombers Restaurant Restaurant, waterfront
2009/09/10 Briggs Aeroplane St. Asaph St, N, at Pendleton St   Brigg's Aeroplane, War War I, seaplanes, airplanes
2009/09/03 Early Years of Appomattox Prince St, at S. Washington St Appomattox statue Civil War, confederate statue, art
2009/08/27 Cameron Valley Construction Duke St, 3000-3200 blocks Cameron Valley World War II housing, public housing
2009/08/20 Landmark Center Duke St, 5801 Landmark Shopping Center Shopping
2009/08/13 Bank of Del Ray Mount Vernon Ave Bank of Del Ray Bank, Del Ray
2009/08/06 Great Blizzard of 1899 King St   Storm
2009/07/30 Trinity Second Meeting House Washington St, S, 100 block Trinity Second Meeting House Church
2009/07/23 West End Chicken Farming     Chicken farming
2009/07/16 Potomac Town Hall and Firehouse Windsor Ave, E, 202 Potomac Town Hall Town of Potomac, Fire Department, Del Ray
2009/07/09 Brown's Mill Wheeler Ave, 3610 Brown's Mill Mill
2009/07/02 The Doniphan Building Columbus St, N, 101 Doniphan Building Apartment building, office building
2009/06/25 Columbia Firehouse St. Asaph St, S, 109 Columbia Firehouse Firefighting
2009/06/18 Rural Lincolnia Little River Turnpike, near I-395 interchange Lincolnia Lebanon Union Church, farming
2009/06/11 Still Busters St Asaph St at Princess St   Prohibition, Police, Jail
2009/06/04 Seminary Hill Stakeout Seminary Road   Journalism, Justice Hugo Black
2009/05/28 414 North Washington Street Washington St, N, 414   Civil War, Grosvenor House Hospital, Anthony Cazenove, Leadbeater
2009/05/21 Upper King Street King St Upper King Street Business, shopping
2009/05/14 Volusia Duke St, 4513 Volusia Fox Chase Shopping Center, slaves, plantation
2009/05/07 Key Motel Duke St, 6022 Key Motel Motel
2009/04/30 Old Custom House and Post Office Prince St at St. Asaph Old Custom House Customs House, Post Office
2009/04/23 201 North Fairfax Street Fairfax St, N, 201 Wise's Tavern Tavern
2009/04/16 Fruit Growers Express Quaker Lane, S Fruit Growers Express Railroad,, business, Dash Bus
2009/04/09 Taylor-Fraser House Pitt St, S, 109 Taylor-Fraser House Residence, architecture
2009/04/02 Shuman's Bakery King St, 516 Shuman's Bakery Bakery, business
2009/03/26 Early Construction of the Masonic Memorial Callahan Dr, 101 George Washington Masonic National Memorial Memorial, Masons, Shuter's Hill
2009/03/19 Old Dominion Bank Prince St, 201 Old Dominion Bank Bank
2009/03/12 Old Alexandria Hospital Washington St, S, 277 Alexandria Hospital Health, hospital
2009/03/05 Old Presbyterian Graveyard Fairfax St, S, 323 Old Presbyterian Cemetery Cemetery, church
2009/02/26 Alexandria Home Bakery Henry St, S, 500 block Alexandria Home Bakery Bakery, business
2009/02/19 George Washington Bicentennial Royal St, S, 309 St. Mary's Church George Washington Bicentennial, church
2009/02/12 George Mason Hotel Washington St, S, at Prince, NE corner George Mason Hotel Hotel
2009/02/05 Braddock Cannon Braddock Rd, at Russel Rd Braddock Cannon French and Indian War, Braddock, monument
2009/01/29 Lincoln's Railroad Car Duke St, at S. Alfred St USMRR Lincoln train car, railroad, Civil War
2009/01/22 Traffic Training West St, N, at Queen St Jefferson School Traffic training, Education
2009/01/15 War Village in Alexandria King St, 3210 Chinquapin Village World War II housing
2009/01/08 First National Bank King St, 503-507 First National Bank Bank
2008/12/22 Westminster Building Prince St, 521-523 Westminster Building  
2008/12/18 Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation Jones Point Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation Industry, ship building
2008/12/11 213 South Pitt Street Pitt St, S, 213   Residence, architecture
2008/12/04 Ford Plant Union St, S, at Fords Landing Way Ford Plant Industry, automobile factory
2008/11/25 Mushbach House Washington St, N, 418 Mushbach House Residence, architecture
2008/11/20 Robinson Library Wythe St, 902 Robinson Library Alexandria Black History Museum, Library, Civil Rights, African American
2008/11/13 Jarbour Jar     David Jarbour, African American, Wilkes Street Pottery, stoneware
2008/11/06 Temple Trailer Village Telegraph Rd, near Duke St Temple Trailer Village Trailer park, housing
2008/10/30 Soldiers' Cemetery and Protest Wilkes St Alexandria National Cemetry Civil War, African American, Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
2008/10/23 Belle Pre Bottle Company Belle Pre Way, 1111 Belle Pre Bottle Company Industry, glass company
2008/10/16 Cameron Mills and Farm Telegraph Road near Cameron Run Cameron Mills and Farm Farm, mill
2008/10/09 Alexandria Almshouse Monroe Ave, E, at Route 1 Almshouse Social services, almshouse
2008/10/02 Alexandria Roller Rink St. Asaph St, N, 807 Alexandria Roller Rink Entertainment
2008/09/25 Reliance Homes Duke St, 3700 block Reliance Homes Residence, architecture
2008/09/18 Lannon's Opera House King St, 500-508 Lannon's Opera House Entertainment
2008/09/11 Reality TV      
2008/08/28 Shuter's Hill Callahan Dr, 101 Shuter's Hill Civil War, NY44th
2008/08/21 Hayman's Flood Sale Mount Vernon Ave near Four Mile Run Hayman's Department Store Shopping, flood
2008/04/17 Torthorwald Fairlington Torthorwald Residence
2008/04/10 Seminary School King St, 3300 block St. Asaph Race Track Horse racing, entertainment
2008/04/03 The Potomac Police Department Windsor Ave, E, 202 Potomac Town Hall  
2008/02/21 Luna Park Four Mile Run area Luna Park Amusement park, entertainment
2007/12/27 Prehistoric Points Washington St., S, 1001 Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Prehistoric, cemetery, African American
2007/12/20 Rare ceramic pitcher on display Braddock Rd, W, 4301 Fort Ward Museum and Historic Park Ellsworth Pitcher, Civil War
2007/12/06 Cloud's Mill Cloud’s Mill Way and N. Paxton St. Cloud's Mill Mill
2007/11/22 Alexandria’s bands     Entertainment
2007/11/15 Abolitionist accessories Wythe St, 902 Alexandria Black History Museum African American, slavery, Abolition
2007/10/18 An elk presides over Prince Street Prince St, 318 Elk Club Social club
2007/10/11 Poison Bottle Fairfax St, S., 105-107 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Apothecary, poison bottle
2007/10/04 October is Archaeology Month Union St, N., 105 Alexandria Archaeology Museum Archaeology, Lafayette, ceramics
2007/09/27 WAVES played major role in war at home Washington St, N., 220 The Lloyd House World War II, WAVES
2007/09/13 Jamestown exhibition at the Lyceum Washington St, S., 201 Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum Jamestown, Eyler collection
2007/09/06 Alexandria Canal Tide Lock Canal Center Plaza Alexandria Canal Canal, commerce
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