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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 April 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM

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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).

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Articles
Publication DateTitleStreet AddressProperty NameTopics
2025/04/10Jane A. Crouch: Teaching for the elevation of her race  Women's history, African American history, Education
2025/04/03Alexandria's electric railway  Public transportation
2025/03/27Alexandria women and D.C.’s Central High School  Women's History Month, education
2025/03/20Mid-19th century women’s fashion in Alexandria  Women's History Month, fashion, shoes
2025/03/13Women’s Civil War history in AlexandriaBraddock Road, W, 4301Fort Ward MuseumWomen's History Month, Civil War
2025/03/06Sarah A. Gray: a legacy of equity in education  Education, African American History, Women's History
2025/02/27The Alexandria Archaeological Commission at 50Union St, N, 105Alexandria Archaeology MuseumArchaeological Commission, anniversary
2025/02/20Fishtown: an Alexandria institutionOronoco St African American History
2025/02/13Why did Washington have two birthdays?  George Washington, holidays
2025/02/06Resisting Jim Crow segregation on buses  Segregation, African American History, transportation
2025/01/30Alexandria's Armory HallRoyal St, S, 208Armory Tot LotAlexandria Light Infantry, USO
2025/01/23Fun ideas for a frozen Potomac  Potomac, ice, sports
2025/01/16Alexandria’s Martin Luther King Day tradition  Martin Luther King, African American History
2025/01/09The President’s Day storm of 1979  Snow storm, fire
2024/12/19Celebrating the MarquisSt. Asaph St, S, 301Lawrason HouseLafayette
2024/12/12Holiday celebrations with Historic Alexandria  Holidays, Christmas, Kwanzaa
2024/12/05Alexandria’s Scottish heritage  Scottish merchants, Christmas Walk, Dundee Sister City
2024/11/28Virginia's first Thanksgiving  Holiday, Thanksgiving
2024/11/21Alexandria and Thanksgiving  Holiday, Thanksgiving
2024/11/14Virginia Cider Week: a modern, historic tradition  Virginia Cider Week, festival
2024/11/07The Pendleton Street USOPendleton StUSO 
2024/10/31Halloween in Alexandria  Holiday, Halloween, ghosts
2024/10/23Edgar Allan Poe’s Alexandria connections  Edgar Allen Poe, Alexandria Theatre
2024/10/17Alexandria and Indigenous Peoples' Day  Prehistory, Native American, Archaeology
2024/10/10Marquis de Lafayette: A hero’s returnSt. Asaph St, S, 301Lawrason HouseLafayette
2024/10/03Celebrating Virginia Archaeology monthUnion St, N, 105Alexandria Archaeology MuseumArchaeology Month
2024/09/26Tenants and Workers United: An Alexandria fixture  Hispanic Heritage Month, Mural by Mas Paz
2024/09/19Alexandria’s own: Magnus Robinson  African American History
2024/09/12Friendship Fire Company celebrates 250 yearsAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFirefighting, 250th Anniversary, Friendship Fire Company, volunteers
2024/09/05Contrabands and Freedmen Memorial marks 10th anniversaryWashington St, S, 1001Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
Memorial
African American History, Civil War, Cemetery
2024/08/29Alexandria’s British occupation, 1814  War of 1812
2024/08/22Reminder of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad Hooff's Run BridgeRailroad, US Military Railroad, Orange & Alexandria
2024/08/08Benjamin Thomas’ Homegoing: Grieving and protest Shiloh Baptist ChurchBenjamin Thomas, lynching, ACRP
2024/08/01Fighting fire with friendship for 250 YearsAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFirefighting, festival, Friendship Fire Company
2024/07/25Alexandria and the Veterans Reserve Corps  Civil War, disability, prosthesis
2024/07/18The Fairfax Resolves  Alex275, celebration, history, George Mason
2024/07/11Happy 275th Birthday, Alexandria  Alex275, celebration, Exhibit, Mapping Alexandria, oral history
2024/07/04The first Independence Day  Fourth of July, Celebration
2024/06/27Mapping Alexandria: Stories of a Changing City The LyceumExhibit, Alex275, map, oral history
2024/06/20Legacy of the French Quarter CaféKing, 808French Quarter CaféPride Month, gay bar, LBGTQ+
2024/06/13Alexandria reflects, rejoices on Juneteenth  Juneteenth, Emancipation Day, African American History, Frederick Douglass
2024/06/06Alexandria's National CemeteryWilkes, S,1450Alexandria National CemeteryMemorial Day, United States Colored Troops, Civil War veterans
2024/05/30D-Day, 80 years later  World War II, veterans, Alexandria-Caen Sister Cities, commemoration
2024/05/23A message from the pastKing, 1304 Childhood, historic preservation
2024/05/16Joseph Pierce: a Chinese-American soldier in Civil War Alexandria  ANHPI Heritage Month, Chinese, immigration, immigrant, Civil War
2024/05/09Preserving the 600 block of North Pitt StreetPitt, N, 601 Historic Preservation, The Berg, African American neighborhood
2024/05/02People saving Alexandria’s places  Historic Preservation
2024/04/25A national pastime and Alexandria  Baseball, sports, recreation
2024/04/18Stepping up by stepping into the past  Joseph McCoy, ACRP, lynching, remembrance
2024/04/04Alexandria's 275th Anniversary  Alex275, Anniversary, Commemoration, Celebration
2024/03/28The case of Abbie Williams  Women's History Month, African American history, midwifery, public health
2024/03/21Jane Martin, freedom seeker  African American history, Women's History Month, freedom
2024/03/14The Hibernian Society in Alexandria  Hibernian Society, Irish community, St. Patrick's Day holiday
2024/03/07Julia Johns and the Alexandria Infirmary  Infirmary, hospital, Board of Lady Managers, Lyceum exhibit, Women's History Month
2024/02/29Celebrating Women’s History Month in ALX  Women's History Month
2024/02/22The Seminary School: Alexandria’s Rosenwald School The Seminary SchoolRosenwald School, African American History, Segregation, Education
2024/02/15The President who opposed celebrating Washingtons BirthdayRoyal Street, N, 134Gadsby's TavernJohn Adams, Birthnight Ball
2024/02/08Alexandria and the Poor People's Campaign  Poor People's Campaign, African American History, Martin Luther King, Jr.. Mule Train
2024/02/01Book launch kicks off Black History Month  Emancipation, African American history, Audrey Davis, Black History Month
2024/01/25A look at Cloud's Mill in Alexandria Cloud's MillAbijah Janney, David Lupton, Peter Saunders, Mordecai Miller, John McPherson, Phineas Janney, James Cloud, Edward Delahay. Cornelius Jacobs, Holmes Run, Quakers, Tridelphia Mill
2024/01/11Martin Luther King Day, past and present  Martin Luther King
2024/01/04Enforcing prohibition in ALX  Prohibition
2023/12/2119th-century New Year’s Eve and Day in Alexandria  New Year's Eve, Holidays, Watch Night, slavery, African American history
2023/12/14Hanukkah in Alexandria  Hanukkah, Chanukah, Holidays
2023/12/07Kwanzaa celebrates cultural identity Alexandria Black History MuseumKwanzaa, Holidays
2023/11/30Christmas and the Civil War Fort WardChristmas, Holidays, Civil War
2023/11/16The return of cider  Alexandria Cider Festival
2023/11/09From Alexandria to the Meuse-Argonne  World War I, African American History, Plaque
2023/11/02U.S. Colored Troops: a history and legacy in Alexandria  USCT, African American History, Freedmen Cemetery, Civil War
2023/10/26Ghosts of Alexandria's Past  St. Paul's Churchyard, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Halloween, ghost stories, Female Stranger
2023/10/19James Pollard Espy: the Storm KingWashington St, N, 201The LyceumScience, lecture, weather
2023/10/12How fires were fought in the 1850sAlfred St, S, 107Friendship FirehouseFire fighting
2023/10/05Exploring our city's archaeology  Virginia Archaeology Month
2023/09/28The Return of the Alexandria Forum  The Alexandria Forum
2023/09/21Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month  Hispanic Heritage Month, Oral History
2023/09/14Alexandria's response on 9/11  Fire Department, Emergency, 9/11, Pentagon
2023/09/07Parker-Gray anniversary celebrates Brig. Gen. Leo A. Brooks, Sr.  Parker-Gray High School, Brig. Gen. Leo A. Brooks, Sr., Alexandria African American Hall of Fame
2023/08/31From Alexandria into space  Astronauts
2023/08/24After almost 50 years,it was time for an upgradeFairfax St, N, 121Carlyle HouseFire suppression, historic buildings, conservation, facilities management
2023/08/17The Olde Colony Motor Lodge and Conference CenterWashington St, N, and First StOlde Colony Motor
Lodge
Hotel, tourism
2023/08/10An intersection with the pastWashington St, N, and Cameron George Washington Memorial Parkway, historic buildings
2023/08/03A tradition and a new reminderSt. Asaph St, N, 401Old Alexandria JailBenjamin Thomas, lynching, ACRP
2023/07/27Friendship Fire CompanyAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFirefighting, public safety
2023/07/20730 KPIK AM Alexandria  Radio
2023/07/13Alexandria's birthday (sort of)  History, auction of lots
2023/07/06Before Marriott: Hot ShoppesWashington St., N, 905Hot ShoppesRestaurants
2023/06/29The Dry July 4  Independence Day, Temperance, Prohibition
2023/06/22The man behind James Bland Housing James Bland HomesPublic housing, African American history, Parker-Grey Historic District, music
2023/06/15Juneteenth in Alexandria Douglass CemeteryJuneteenth, African American history
2023/06/08Pride Month profile: Adam Ebbin  Pride Month, LGBTQ+, State Senator Adam Ebbin
2023/06/01The Return of D-Day to Alexandria  World War II, women spies
2023/05/25Alexandria Archaeology Museum’s new lookUnion St., N., 105Alexandria Archaeology MuseumPreservation Month, archaeology, museum, exhibition
2023/05/18Contrabands and Freedmen CemeteryWashington St, S, 1001Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialPreservation, cemetery, African American history
2023/05/11Alexandria's historic districts Old and Historic District, Parker-GrayPreservation Month, BAR
2023/05/04Celebrating Preservation Month in Alexandria Gadsby's Tavern, Murray-Dick-Fawcett HousePreservation Month
2023/04/27Silas Green from New Orleans came to town  African American history, entertainment
2023/04/20The lynching of Joseph McCoy  Joseph McCoy, ACRP, lynching, remembrance
2023/04/13Play a role in preserving Alexandria’s history  Easements, Historic Preservation
2023/04/06The Northern Lights and Alexandria: a very brief history  Northern Lights, science
2023/03/30Vola Lawson: Alexandria's modern City manager  Women's history, city government, Parkfairfax
2023/03/23"A League of Their Own’ in AlexandriaMonroe AveSimpson FieldWomen's history, baseball, sports
2023/03/16Alexandria and the Silent Sentinels  Women's History, Suffragists, National Women's Party, Occoquan Workhouse
2023/03/09Lillie Finklea: modern Alexandria preservationistWashington St, S, 1001Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialPreservation, cemetery, African American history, Women's History
2023/03/02Nursing education at Alexandria Hospital Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria InfirmaryHealth, hospital, nursing, Women's History
2023/02/23Alexandria Black History Museum reopensWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumAfrican American history
2023/02/16African American history in the 800 block of Duke StreetDuke St, 800 Annie B. Rose, African American history
2023/02/09Cornerstone rededication at G.W. Masonic MemorialCallahan Dr, 101George Washington Masonic National MemorialNational Historic Landmark, Masons
2023/02/02African American heritage along the waterfront WaterfrontAfrican American history, heritage trail, signage
2023/01/26The fastest sport on ice Potomac RiverWinter sports, ice boat racing, frozen river
2023/01/19Alexandria War Memorial UpdatedCallahan Dr, 110Alexandria Union StationWorld War I, African American history, military history
2023/01/12Martin Luther King Day in Alexandria  African American history, Martin Luther King, holiday
2023/01/05Ice Wells in AlexandriaRoyal St, N 134Gadsby's TavernIce
2022/12/22Christmas and CampBraddock Rd, W, 4301Fort WardChristmas, Thomas Nast
2022/12/15Freedom House Museum: A treasure worth visitingDuke St, 1315Freedom House MuseumSave America's Treasures grant, Alexandria Slave Penn, Franklin and Armfield, historic preservation
2022/12/08Kwanzaa: Celebrating cultural identity and principles  Kwanzaa, holiday, African American
2022/12/01Signor Blitz at The LyceumWashington St, S, 201The LyceumMagic, Entertainment
2022/11/24Thanksgiving in 1853  Holidays
2022/11/17The return of cider  Virginia Cider Week
2022/11/10“Sister” Elizabeth Kenny: Veteran, bush nurse, pioneer  Nursing, polio, vaccine, physical therapy
2022/11/03An early civil rights petition  Civil War, African American history, cemetery
2022/10/27The Bicentennial Project: A collection of ghost stories  Ghost stories, Halloween, Bicentennial
2022/10/20Preserving Privies  Historic Preservation, Archaeology
2022/10/13Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Tenants and Workers United  Tenants and Workers United, Arlandria-Chirilagua, Hispanic Heritage Month
2022/10/06Robert Prettyman and the Friendship Firehouse's hose carriageSt. Asaph St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumHose reel carriage, Fire Prevention
2022/09/22Hope and remembrance in Alexandria  African American History, ACRP
2022/09/15Alexandria and the Constitution  History, Constitution
2022/09/08Pushing back against D.C. Rule  History, retrocession
2022/09/01Alexandria's other labor titan  Women's history, labor history
2022/08/25Connecting with history  EJI, ACRP, Alexandria Community Remembrance Project, Equal Justice Initiative, McCoy, Thomas, lynching, pilgrimage
2022/08/18Samuel Tucker's 1939 library sit-inWythe St., 902Alexandria Black History MuseumRobinson Library, Samuel Tucker, 1939 Sit-in, Civil Rights, African American history
2022/08/11Making archaeology accessibleUnion St, N, 105Alexandria Archaeology Museumprivies, stewardship, documentation, sinkhole
2022/08/04Alexandria’s suction pumper fire engineAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFriendship Firehouse, Firefighting, conservation
2022/07/28Benjamin Thomas Was Innocent  Lynching, African American history
2022/07/21GW High School: Now a state landmarkCommonwealth Ave, 1520GW High SchoolEducation, segregation, National Register
2022/07/14Alexandria and the MarquisSt Asaph St, S, 301Lafayette HouseMarquis de Lafayette
2022/07/07Spring Gardens and Alexandria (Part II) Spring GardensEntertainment
2022/06/30Spring Gardens and Alexandria’s First July 4th Celebration Spring GardensEntertainment, Independence Day
2022/06/23Rev. 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
2022/06/16Juneteenth: A celebration 154 years in the making  Juneteenth, African American History
2022/06/09Alexandria and the Star Spangled Banner  Flag
2022/06/02Alexandria's Sister City Caen  Caen, Normandy, D-Day, World War II
2022/05/26Caring for Alexandria's merchant fleet  Historic Preservation Month, historic ships, waterfront, Ben Brenman Park,
2022/05/19Freedom House Museum to reopenDuke St, 1315Freedom House MuseumHistoric Preservation Month, African American history
2022/05/12Murray-Dick-Fawcett House at 250Prince St, 517Murray-Dick-Fawcett HouseHistoric Preservation Month, Murray-Dick-Fawcett
2022/05/05Celebrating Historic Preservation Month in Alexandria  Historic Preservation Month, Friendship, Murray-Dick-Fawcett, Archaeology, ships
2022/04/28Preservation easements: The Lord Fairfax HouseCameron St, 607Lord Fairfax HouseHistoric Preservations, easements, city commissions
2022/04/21Lynching of McCoy Condoned By Alexandrians  Lynching, Joseph McCoy, African American history
2022/04/14'Alexandria Hospital: Women Mobilize the Community' Alexandria HospitalAlexandria Hospital, Julia Johns, Board of Lady Managers, TWIG, exhibition
2022/04/07Alexandria's early social netMonroe Ave, 100 blockAlmshouseSoup house, social services, poor
2022/03/24A woman ahead of her time Barrett LibraryKate Waller Barrett
2022/03/17Women fundraise for healthcare Alexandria HospitalAlexandria Hospital, Julia Johns, Board of Lady Managers
2022/03/10The needlework sampler in women's historyWashington St., S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceummuseum collection, embroidery, women's history, Mary Muir sampler
2022/03/03Education Pioneer Sarah A. Gray  African American, education, women's history, Parker-Gray School, Hallowell School
2022/02/24John R. Bell: Chief steward of the USS Maine  African American, military, naval
2022/02/17Ferdinand T. Day: A remarkable Alexandrian  African American, education, Living Legends
2022/02/10Celebrating African American Olympians  African American, sports
2022/02/03The founder of Virginia's Black History Month  Carter Woodson, African American
2022/01/27Alexandria's first street light: part 2  Electric street lights, infrastructure, Portner Brewery
2022/01/20Alexandria's first electric street lights  Electric street lights, infrastructure
2022/01/13The MLK - Moss Kendrix Connection  African American, public relations, museum collection
2022/01/06The Knickerbocker Storm of 1922  Snow, natural disasters
2021/12/16Christmas of the 1880s and 90s in Alexandria  Christmas
2021/12/09The history of Kwanzaa  Kwanzaa, African American
2021/12/02Virginia’s Restored Government and AlexandriaCameron St at Royal Civil War, historic marker
2021/11/25Virginia’s first Thanksgiving  Thanksgiving
2021/11/18Alexandria and BakeriesLee St, S  
2021/11/11The Alexandria Veterans of Foreign Wars MemorialCallahan Dr, 110Alexandria Union StationWorld War I, historic marker
2021/11/04Alexandria's first African American mayoral candidate  African American history, politics, mayor, city council
2021/10/28The Alexandria Dukes, part 2  Baseball 
2021/10/21Alexandria Archaeology: a study in urban archaeology Alexandria Archaeology MuseumVirginia Archaeology Month, archaeobotany, Hotel Indigo Site, ship
2021/10/07The Alexandria Dukes, part 1  Baseball
2021/09/30The power of neighboring in Chirilagua ChirilaguaHispanic Heritage Month, Arlandria
2021/09/23Domingo Sarmiento's visit to Washington  Domingo Sarmiento, education, Hispanic Heritage Month, Argentina, Chile, Latin America
2021/09/09Willard Scott and Alexandria  Entertainment, news, celebrity
2021/09/02Benjamin Hallowell: Early Alexandria educator  Education, abolitionist, Lyceum, Lloyd House
2021/08/26New marker dedicated to SuffragistsSt. Asaph St, S, at Prince Suffragists, Alexandria Heritage Trail marker
2021/08/19Alexandria and iron workingRoyal St, S, 500Alexandria Iron WorksIndustry, Jamieson, 
2021/08/12The steamboat race of 1875  Steamboat, transportation, Potomac
2021/07/29Gladys Davis: a life of service to AlexandriaWythe St, 902Robinson LibraryAlexandria Public Library, segregation, African American history, Alexandria Black History Museum
2021/07/22The first city pools  Swimming pools, recreation, segregation
2021/07/15The schooner 'Enterprise'  Shipping, trade, waterfront
2021/07/08Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialWashington St, S, 1001 Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialAmerican Civil Rights Network, African American history, USCT
2021/07/01Reflecting on the National Anthem  Independence Day, 4th of July, John Gadsby
2021/06/24Mapping gay space in Northern Virginia  Gay Guides, LGTBQ+, Pride Month
2021/06/17Juneteenth in Alexandria  Juneteenth, African American history
2021/06/10Early Alexandria and refrigerationRoyal St, N 134Gadsby's Tavernsummer, John Wise, City Tavern, ice well, ice cream
2021/06/03"Female Impersonators" entertain at the Capitol TheatreQueen St, 1101Capitol TheatreAfrican American theatre, LGBTQ+
2021/05/27From Grantville to Petersburg to The Berg  African American neighborhood, The Berg. Earl Lloyd
2021/05/20Uptown: 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
2021/05/06The Fort: Out of the Civil War and back againBraddock Rd, W, 4301Fort Ward Museum and Historic ParkAfrican American neighborhood, The Fort
2021/04/29Hayti: One of Alexandria's first African American neighborhoodsRoyal St, S African American neighborhood, Hayti, George Seaton
2021/04/15Alexandria's first vaccine drive  Public Health, vaccination, rabies
2021/04/08The forgotten ubiquity of the Zouaves  Civil War 
2021/04/01The first Daylight Savings Time   
2021/03/25Women’s History Month and preserving historic Alexandria  Annie B. Rose, Rebecca Ramsey Reese, Women's history, historic preservation
2021/03/18Oral Histories during Women's History Month  Oral History, Women's history
2021/03/11Hannah Griffith: the making of a businesswoman (Part II)Royal St, N 134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumWomen's history, Alexandria Coffee-House
2021/03/04Hannah Griffith: the making of a businesswoman (Part I)Royal St, N, 134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumWomen's history, Alexandria Coffee-House, "deputy husband"
2021/02/25Preserving the present: Documenting the City's response to the killing of George FloydWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumAfrican American, racial equity, Black Lives Remembered Collection, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Historic Alexandria Collections Online
2021/02/18A jolly evening with the general at Duvall's TavernCameron St, 305Duvall's Tavern George Washington
2021/02/11Celebrating an Alexandria Legacy: Ben HoltWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumAfrican American musician, opera, Black History Month, museum collection
2021/02/04Travel guides for safe motoringWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumGreen Book, Moss Kendrix, African American, tourism, museum collection, Black History Month
2021/01/28The presidents and the George Washington Masonic MemorialCallahan Dr, 101George Washington Masonic National MemorialCalvin Coolidge
2021/01/21The day the grandstand collapsed on a U.S. president  Rutherford B. Hayes, Birthnight
2021/01/14The Moss Kendrix Collection at the Black History MuseumWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumMoss Kendrix, advertising, archives, conservation 
2021/01/07From Alexandria to the White HouseCrown View Drive, 514Gerald R. Ford HouseGerald Ford, Betty Ford, president
2020/12/24Commercialization of Christmas in Alexandria  Holiday, Alexandria Gazette 
2020/12/17Advent and Alexandria  Advent, Christmas, holidays
2020/12/10Hanukkah in 20th Century Alexandria  Hanukkah, holidays, Jewish
2020/11/26Thanksgiving's grudging acceptance in Alexandria  Thanksgiving
2020/11/19Popular science, fall weather and Alexandria  weather, barometers, Gazette, Lardner
2020/11/12Alexandria's uneven relationship with baseballKing St , at Harvard StBaggett StadiumCivil War, sports
2020/11/05The Veterans Reserve CorpsBraddock Rd, W, 4301Fort Ward Museum and Historic ParkInvalid Corps, Union Army, Civil War
2020/10/22Pharmacy and the Stabler familyFairfax St, S. 105-7Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary MuseumPharmacy, business, Stabler, Hartshorne
2020/10/15A closer look at the Black Baptist CemeteryHolland Lane, 500African American Heritage ParkAfrican American, cemetery, Shiloh, Mann
2020/10/08Fire Prevention Week and AlexandriaAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse Museum NFPA, fire fighting, City Hall 
2020/10/01An Introduction to Casa Chirilagua -- Part 2 Case ChirilaguaEl Salvador, Chirilagua, Arlandria
2020/09/24An introduction to Casa Chirilagua Casa ChirilaguaEl Salvador, Chirilagua, Arlandria
2020/09/17City Hall's last centuryKing St, 301City HallArchitecture, renovation
2020/08/27The student-athletes of Parker-Gray High SchoolMadison St, 1207 Parker-Gray SchoolAfrican American education, segregation, athletes, basketball, Alexandria African American Hall of Fame
2020/08/20Parker-Gray schools: elementary, middle and high (part 2)Madison St, 1207Parker-Gray SchoolAfrican American education, segregation
2020/08/13Parker-Gray schools: elementary, middle and high (part 1)Madison St, 1207Parker-Gray SchoolAfrican American education, segregation
2020/08/06Benjamin Thomas and Emmett Till  African American, Benjamin Thomas, Emmett Till, lynching, Equal Justice Initiative, racial equity, by Percy White
2020/07/30The Lyceum, Reopened AgainWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumLyceum, renovations 
2020/07/23Civil War PPE  Civil War, armored vest
2020/07/16The early days of bicycles in Alexandria  Bicycles, bike, recreation, transportation, clothing, advertisements, Alexandria Gazette 
2020/07/09Alexandria's first museumKing St, 301City HallAlexandria Washington Lodge, masonic, museum, Lyceum
2020/07/02The French Quarter CafeKing St, 808The French Quarter CafeLGBTQ, liquor laws, lawsuit
2020/06/25The remarkable visibility of Hannah Nokes  Transgender woman, African American, LGBTQ
2020/06/18The AppomattoxWashington St, S at Prince Civil War, Confederate statue, United Daughters of the Confederacy
2020/06/11The proud Alexandria resident  Bruce Scott, LGBTQ, Pride Month, labor law
2020/05/28Parkfairfax: Alexandria's other 1940s treasure  ParkfairfaxNixon, Ford, National Historic District
2020/05/21The Ramsey Homes: The two stories Wythe StRamsey HomesPublic housing, African American Defense Workers, Fabcrete
2020/05/14Two superstar architects and their buildingsUnion St., S; Quaker Lane N 514Ford Plant, Goodman home Albert Kahn, Charles Goodman
2020/05/07The 'Green Book' in AlexandriaGibbon St, 724 and 803 J.T. Homes Tourist Home; J.A. Barrett Tourist Home Green Book, segregation, travel, African American history 
2020/04/30The Robert H. Robinson LibraryWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumLibrary, Civil Rights, Segregation, African American History
2020/04/23Alexandria's first documented lynchingCameron St and Lee St African American history, Equal Justice Initiative, Alexandria Community Remembrance Project, Joseph McCoy, lynching
2020/04/16Alexandria's early public transportation  Alexandria Passenger Railway company, horse-drawn cars, public transportation
2020/04/09The Freedom House MuseumDuke St, 1315Freedom House MuseumSlave Pen, Franklin & Armfield, African-American History, Historic Preservation
2020/04/02'Wrought, Knit, Labors, Legacies'King StWaterfront ParkArt, sculpture, African American
2020/03/26#HistoricALX2U  Education, activities, at home
2020/03/19St. Patrick's Day in Alexandria  Irish, parade, celebration
2020/03/12Annie B. Rose served where needed  Annie B. Rose, African American, civic leader
2020/03/05Honoring women of the Civil War  Civil War, women, soldiers, Red Cross,  
2020/02/27George Washington's Birthday in Alexandria  Holiday, George Washington, Celebration
2020/02/20Parker-Gray's NBA pioneer  African American, Earl Lloyd, Basketball
2020/02/13Alexandria celebrates George Washington  Celebration, George Washington, parade, Gadsby's Tavern
2020/02/06Moss Kendrix: pioneer, trailblazer, visionary  African American business, advertising
2020/01/30Alexandria's postmaster and the American West  Nicolas Trist, postmaster, Westward expansion
2020/01/23MLK Day is a day on not a day off  Martin Luther King, Jr., Lillian Patterson, Gwen Day-Fuller
2020/01/16The George Washington Memorial ParkwayWashington StThe George Washington Memorial ParkwayTransportation, highways 
2020/01/09The bright lights of Alexandria, continuedMount Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High School StadiumPresident Kennedy, campaign rally
2020/01/02The bright lights of AlexandriaMount Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High School StadiumJoe Namath, Kena Temple Shriner's Circus
2019/12/19The Germans of Alexandria: part twoKing St, 518-524  German immigration, Lutherans, Jews, Adam Lynn, Isaac Schwartz
2019/12/12The history of Kwanzaa  Kwanzaa, holiday
2019/12/05Saint Nicholas and German immigration to AlexandriaKing St, 522-524 German immigration, Christmas
2019/11/21Thanksgiving in Early Alexandria  Thanksgiving, holiday
2019/11/14Alexandria and Cider  Cider Festival
2019/11/07Civil War veteran's organizationsBraddock Rd, W, 4301Fort Ward Museum and Historic ParkCivil War, Grand Army of the Potomac, United Confederate Veterans
2019/10/31That Pitt Street ghost againPitt St, S 228St. Paul's ChurchyardFemale Stranger, ghosts, Gadsby's Tavern
2019/10/24A long history of healthcare firstsWashington St, S, 277Alexandria Hospital Health, hospital
2019/10/17The Alexandria Stoneware ManufactoryWilkes St, 601Wilkes Street PotterySwann, Milburn, Smith, manufacturing, Jarbour
2019/10/10The Sun Fire Company  Fire fighting, Friendship Fire Company
2019/10/03Julio Duran: The role of Impacto  Hispanic Heritage Month, publisher 
2019/09/26The Mount Vernon Cotton Factory, cont.Washington St, S, 515Mount Vernon Cotton FactoryFactory, industry, prohibition, Portner's Brewery
2019/09/19The Mount Vernon Cotton FactoryWashington St, S, 515Mount Vernon Cotton FactoryFactory, industry, Civil War
2019/09/12The day the hurricane came to Alexandria  Weather, storm, disaster, Cedar Keys Hurricane, Third Baptist Church, 124 S. Fairfax St, 1896.
2019/09/05All aboard at Alexandria Union StationCallahan Dr, 110Alexandria Union StationRailroad, transportation, historic preservation Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Southern Railway and Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad. 
2019/08/29Alexandria's role in the labor movementOronoco St, 614Lee-Fendall HouseJohn L. Lewis, AFL/CIO, labor, strike
2019/08/22Before there was a Target at Potomac Yard Potomac Yard Alexandria and Washington Railroad, Transportation, Civil War
2019/08/08The Equal Justice Initiative in Alexandria  African American history, lynchings, Equal Justice Initiative, Joseph McCoy, Benjamin Thomas
2019/08/01Alexandria and ice cream  Gadsby's Tavern Museum Ice Well, Louis Beeler, Christian Schafer, Brengle's Ice Cream Saloon, Bossart's Ice Cream Saloon
2019/07/25Above the Apothecary: What the customers didn't seeFairfax St, S, 105-107Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Pharmacy, historic preservation
2019/07/18A look back at Alexandria's 200th birthday celebrationUnion St, S, 501Windmill Hill ParkCommemorations, Bicentennial, theatre, theater
2019/07/04Alexandria's July 4 celebrations  Warwick Village, Independence Day, Frank Hume
2019/06/27Alexandria's Emancipation Day celebrations  Magnus L. Robinson, Juneteenth, African American, Black History
2019/06/20Sullivan's Miracle Concrete Block PressAlexandria Ave, E, 205 Construction, residential, Del Ray, Slaymaker
2019/06/13The Rodgers Suction EngineAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFirefighting equipment
2019/06/06Alexandria's Sister City Caen  D-Day, Normandy, France
2019/05/30Prism, Prism: Light through a lensWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumJones Point Lighthouse, Fresnel Lens
2019/05/23A local family's involvement with Friendship FirehouseAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumE.E. Downham, Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company, firefighting
2019/05/16Historic Easements in Alexandria  Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission
2019/05/09The history behind Alexandria's Freedom HouseDuke St, 1315Freedom House MuseumAfrican American, Slave Pen
2019/05/02If walls could talkPrince St, 517Murray-Dick-Fawcett HouseHistoric Preservation
2019/04/25Alexandria's Union Station, a historic hub Callahan Dr, 110Alexandria Union StationTransportation, Railroad, National Register
2019/04/18Powerful labor leader lived in AlexandriaOronoco St, 614Lee-Fendall HouseJohn Lewis, United Mine Workers of America
2019/04/11Phrenology at Lyceum HallWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at the LyceumPhineas T. Buell, Nelson Sizer, lectures, The Lyceum Company
2019/04/04The 1858 Prettyman hose reel carriageAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFirefighting, conservation
2019/03/28More than 20 years of baseball at Baggett’s FieldKing St and CommonwealthBaggett's FieldBaseball, recreation
2019/03/21Alexandria's first woman registered voterPrince St, 907 Women's History, vote, suffrage, Dolly Peyton Shepperson
2019/03/14Remembering two Alexandria trailblazers  Women's History, Vola Lawson, Patsy Ticer
2019/03/07Virginia’s first Prince Hall Masonic LodgeOxford Ave, EPrince Hall Masonic LodgeAfrican-American history, Hayti, S. Royal Street
2019/02/28Remembering Eudora LylesFayette St, N Parker-Gray High School, Inner-City Civic Association, urban renewal, housing issues, African-American history
2019/02/21Columbia FirehouseSt. Asaph St, S, 109 Columbia FirehouseFire fighting
2019/02/14Samuel Tucker's 1939 library sit-inWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumRobinson Library, Samuel Tucker, 1939 Sit-in, Civil Rights, African American history
2019/02/07The tradition of George Washington's Birthnight BallRoyal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern MuseumGeorge Washington, Birthnight Ball, dancing, entertainment
2019/01/31Alexandria was part of the sordid history of lynchings Alexandria Black History MuseumAfrican American history, lynchings, EJI, Equal Justice Initiative, Joseph McCoy, Benjamin Thomas
2019/01/24Novelty and attractions at the LyceumWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumMagicians 
2019/01/17Martin Luther King Day: Past to presentWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumMartin Luther King
2019/01/10The Alexandria Post Office: A history of more than stamps  Post office, Postmaster Daniel Bryan
2019/01/03The romance of a stampPrince St, 517Murray-Dick-Fawcett HousePhilately, postage, James Wallace Hooff, Janett Brown
2018/12/20Christmas and the Civil War  Christmas, Civil War, Harper's Weekly
2018/12/13The Alexandria-Scotland Connection  Scotland, Dundee, Sister Cities
2018/12/06"Our Alexandria" dollhouse collection offers glimpse at black history Alexandria Black History MuseumDollhouses, black history 
2018/11/29More about early movie theaters in Alexandria  Reed, Ingomar, Shirley-Duke, Foxchase, movies, cinema, theater
2018/11/22Moving pictures in Alexandria: the early years  Reed, Ingomar, Nicholodeon, Richmond, movies, cinema, theater
2018/11/15Early Thanksgiving in Alexandria  Thanksgiving
2018/11/08An Alexandrian in France at the end of the Great War  World War I, Anna Lewis Jones, American Red Cross, nurse, Christmas
2018/11/01The orphaned "doughboy" who found a home in Alexandria  World War I, Joseph Koffler, Jewish soldier, Koffler's Market, 529 Oronoco Street
2018/10/25The Great Fire of AlexandriaRoyal St, SGreen's Furniture FactoryFire fighting, 1827
2018/10/18The female stranger and her hold on AlexandriaPitt St, S, 228St. Paul's ChurchyardFemale Stranger, ghosts, Gadsby's Tavern
2018/10/11Leadbeater Drug Corporation was a family businessFairfax St, S, 105-107Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary MuseumApothecary, pharmacy, John Leadbeater
2018/10/04October is Archaeology Month  Archaeology, ships, waterfront
2018/09/27The day that shook Alexandria  Earthquakes
2018/09/20An early history of Alexandria's Waterfront The WaterfrontPrehistory, waterfront
2018/09/13America’s first protest singers: The Hutchinson FamilyWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumLyceum Hall, Music, Hutchinson Family
2018/09/06What I did this summer: Travelogues at the LyceumWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumThe Lyceum Company, Lectures, travel
2018/08/30Weather observations at the Alexandria MuseumKing St, 301Market SquareAlexandria museum, Mountford, Market Hall, weather
2018/08/23A colonial garden: one-stop shoppingFairfax St, S, 121Carlyle HouseGardens, Carlyle House
2018/08/16Alexandria's electric railway  Transportation, railroad, Mount Vernon
2018/08/09Collingwood Beach: an early African American resort  Collingwood BeachFrederick Douglass, African American, recreation
2018/08/02Look Sharp: Uniforms of the Friendship Fire CompanyAlfred St, S, 107 Friendship Firehouse MuseumFire company, uniforms
2018/07/26A park fit for a president George Washington ParkShuter's Hill, George Washington Masonic National Memorial, President Taft
2018/07/19Wayne's three sistersWayne Ave, 1405-1409Cottage ParkDel Ray, residential
2018/07/12Get to know Del RayMount Vernon Ave, 2000-2008John Carpenter's StoresCommercial, business 
2018/07/05Jefferson, Hamilton and an Alexandria overnight stayRoyal St, N, 134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumThomas Jefferson, City Hotel
2018/06/28Pistols and dressing gowns  Dueling, John Gadsby, John Randolph, Henry Clay
2018/06/21Virginia barbecue: a slice of history  Barbecue, food
2018/06/14Fort Ward: Preserving a local landmarkBraddock Rd, W, 4301Fort Ward Museum and Historic ParkFort Ward, historic preservation
2018/05/31Caring for masonry buildings  Masonry, historic preservation, building techniques
2018/05/24Historic Alexandria, brick by brick   Masonry, historic preservation, building techniques 
2018/05/10Our 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
2018/05/03National Register historic districts in Alexandria  Historic Districts, Historic Preservation, Rosemont, Fairlington, Parkfairfax, Old Town, Old and Historic District, Uptown/Parker-Gray, Town of Potomac
2018/04/26Sprucing up The LyceumWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumRenovation, historic preservation
2018/04/18Women performing at The LyceumWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumEntertainment, women, musicians
2018/04/12Play ball: Evidence of baseball in 19th-century AlexandriaKing St, 300 and 500 blocks Baseball, archaeology
2018/04/05The saga of Belle the Houdini fire horse  Relief Hook and Ladder company, fire fighting, fire company
2018/03/29Matriarchal Mysteries: The Carlyle HouseFairfax St, N, 121Carlyle HouseSarah "Sally" Fairfax, African-American
2018/03/22Julia Wheelock: teacher, sister, nurse, authorWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumCivil War hospital, women's history
2018/03/15Reese led early preservation effortsRoyal St, N, 134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumHistoric 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
2018/03/01Alexandrian Charles Freemont West: sports hero and doctor  African American, sports, football, medicine 
2018/02/22The Washington Birthnight Ball, for George in PerpetuityRoyal St, N, 134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumGeorge Washington, Birthnight Ball
2018/02/15Origins of an Alexandria TraditionRoyal St, N, 134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumGeorge Washington, Birthnight Ball
2018/02/08Alexandria's Own: Magnus Robinson  Black History, African American, education, The National Leader, The Weekly Leader
2018/02/01The Presidents' Day storm of 1979  Storm, Snow
2018/01/25Alexandria's ice well was a cutting edge amenityRoyal St, N, 134 Gadsby's Tavern MuseumIce, City Tavern
2018/01/18Thomas Jefferson's 1801 InaugurationRoyal St, N,134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumCharles Simms
2018/01/11The history behind celebrating MLK in AlexandriaWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumMartin Luther King, Jr;  African American, Black History Month
2018/01/04Alexandria Canal culvertSt Asaph St, N ,900 blockAlexandria CanalSpa Spring, canal
2017/12/21A Christmas evolution  Christmas, advertising, commerce
2017/12/14A look back at Christmas in the 1920s  Christmas
2017/11/16The origins of the Dixie Pig restaurantPowhatan StDixie PigRestaurant
2017/11/09The origins of Alexandria  John Alexander, Belhaven
2017/10/26When Old Town had numerous factoriesQueen St, N, 200 blockField Lumber Yard factory, business
2017/10/19Flooding in Alexandria, Past and Present Potomac Riverflood, storm, disaster, Hunting Creek, waterfront
2017/09/28Soldiers Rest compound formed a small Civil War cityDuke St and Fayette StSoldiers' RestCivil War
2017/09/21Mount Ida property served as residence, convent and schoolRussell RdMt IdaHousing convent, school, education
2017/09/14Carr's innovations at Yates GardensRoyal St, SYates GardensHousing, architecture, Carr, development
2017/08/31Interior influences at Yates GardensRoyal St, SYates GardensHousing, architecture, Carr, development, interior design
2017/08/24Yates Gardens developer was a typesetter turned builderRoyal St, SYates GardensHousing, architecture, Carr, development
2017/08/17Yates Gardens design and cohesiveness were carefully plannedRoyal St, SYates GardensHousing, architecture, Carr, development
2017/08/10Yates Gardens dates to Yeates the gardenerRoyal St, SYates GardensHousing, gardens, Civil War, development
2017/07/27Robert Townsend Hooe Warehouse and StoreDuke St, 2Hooe WarehouseRobinson Terminal South, archaeology
2017/07/13Athenaeum has a long and varied historyPrince St, 201AthenaeumBank of the Old Dominion, Civil War hospital
2017/07/06The discovery on Gibbon StreetGibbon St at S Pitt St Municipal fire well, cistern, water pump
2017/06/29Janney's invention saved lives of rail yard workers  Eli Janney, rail yard
2017/06/15Ramsay House finally becomes city's visitor centerKing St, 221Ramsay HouseHistoric preservation
2017/06/08Preservation in Alexandria gets off to a slow startKing St, 221Ramsay House Historic preservation
2017/06/01Alexandria's first foray into preservationKing St, 221Ramsay HouseHistoric preservation
2017/05/18Historic tree located in Old TownWashington St, N, 220The Lloyd HouseTree
2017/05/11Alexandria cotton mill that became a Civil War torture chamberWashington St, N, 515Mount Vernon Cotton FactoryCivil War, prison
2017/05/04Union seized and used churches as Civil War hospitals based on ideologyWashington St, S, 115Washington Street Methodist Church HospitalCivil War, Union Hospitals, church
2017/04/27Revisiting another Civil War era hospitalKing St, 622-626Washington Hall HospitalCivil War, Union Hospitals
2017/04/13Hallowell Hospital utilized during Civil WarWashington St, N, 200 block Old Hallowell HospitalCivil War, Union Hospitals, Hallowell, school 
2017/03/30Rebel homes, confiscated for Union woundedWashington St, N, 414Grosvenor HospitalCivil War, Union hospitals, Lee-Fendall House
2017/03/23Two homes key in Alexandria's Contraband historyWashington St, S, 321-323Contrabands HospitalCivil War, Union hospitals, Contrabands
2017/03/16The Lyceum: From salon of learning to makeshift hospitalWashington St, S, 201 Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumCivil War, Union hospitals, Hallowell
2017/03/09How a church became a Civil War hospitalWashington St, S, 212Downtown Baptist ChurchCivil War, Union hospitals, church
2017/03/02The racial divide of local Civil War medicineDuke St, 1315L'Ouverture HospitalCivil War, Union hospitals, medicine, African American, U.S. Colored Troops
2017/02/23The little mysteries along Alexandria's streets  Signs, plaques, downspouts
2017/02/09A temporary bridge across the Potomac  World War II, Long Bridge, Marbury Point, North Old Town
2017/01/26From D.C. jail to Alexandria slave bazaarSt. Asaph St, N 401Alexandria JailSlavery, Anti-Slavery Society, abolition, Alexandria jail
2017/01/19The center of Alexandria's slave trading operationsDuke St, 1315Franklin and Armfield Slave PenSlavery, Anti-Slavery Society, abolition
2017/01/12A key Potomac River slave trading port  Slavery, Anti-Slavery Society, abolition
2017/01/05A 19th century society formed against slavery  Anti-Slavery Society, slavery, abolition
2016/12/15A small slice of automotive historyKing St, 1100Aero ChevroletCar dealership, Camaro Z-28, Hugh Heishman
2016/12/08The city's slow recovery after World War 1  Great Depression, early 20th century, historic preservation, municipal improvements, 1935 aerial view of King Street
2016/11/24The long road back to prosperityWashington St Parade, Tercentennial, 150th anniversary
2016/11/17World War II and redevelopment in the westBraddock Rd and King StBradlee Shopping CenterMenokin, Morven, Torthorwald, Shirley Highway, Fairlington, Aerial photo
2016/11/10A view of Alexandria's crossroadsBraddock Rd and King St Bradlee Shopping CenterAerial 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
2016/10/27The Port City takes its moniker as downtown takes shape  1748 map, tobacco warehouse, Ralph's Gut, Rolling Road
2016/10/20A growing city's growing water supplySt. Asaph St, N, 107Alexandria Water CompanyPublic health, water supply
2016/10/13Alexandria's favorite son takes the oath of officeWashington St, N, 118Christ ChurchGeorge Washington, inauguration, Friendship Fire Company
2016/10/06Another 19th century city panorama  Map, panorama, Palmatary, Lee Corner, Mount Vernon Cotton Mill, Lee-Fendall House
2016/09/29A Civil War landmark destroyed by fireKing St and S PittMarshall House HotelCivil War, Ellsworth, Jackson, fire
2016/09/22Multimodal transportation in 20th century Alexandria  Transportation, George Washington Memorial Parkway, car barn, railroad
2016/09/08The expansion west and its impact on street names  Street names
2016/09/01What's in a street name?  Street names
2016/08/25Getting streets ahead on city planning  1748 plat map, street names
2016/08/04A fine home with a long historyDuke St, 601Dulaney HouseResidence, architecture, Benjamin Dulaney
2016/07/21A tavern and bath house ahead of its timeCameron St, 405 Tavern, bath house, Thomas Shields, Frederick Shuck
2016/07/07When Alexandria had a jockey clubFranklin St, 814Jockey clubSports, horse racing, race track, Gadsby's Tavern, John Carlyle, Elisha Cullen Dick, George Washington
2016/06/30A multipurpose City Hall for an evolving cityKing St, 301City HallAdolf Cluss, Architect
2016/06/23The city almshouse that became a baseball fieldMonroe AveSimpson FieldMaskell C. Ewing map, Almshouse, Simpson Field 
2016/06/16The south of the city starts to grow   Maskell C. Ewing map
2016/06/09All roads lead to, and around, Alexandria  Maskell C. Ewing map, roads, transportation 
2016/06/02The “Red Architect” and his role shaping City HallKing St, 301 City Hall Adolf Cluss, Architect
2016/05/26Alexandria struggles as part of the nation’s capital   Maskell C. Ewing map, Alexandria Canal, Retrocession
2016/05/19A photographic documentation of Jones Point’s evolutionJones PointJones Point, Virginia ShipyardVirginia Shipbuilding Company, waterfront, George William Harris, Martha Ewing, Photography, Gunston Hall, Betsy Bell
2016/05/12A local photographer who started youngJones PointJones Point, Virginia ShipyardVirginia Shipyard, waterfront, George William Harris, Photography 
2016/05/05A World War 1 era photographic documentation of the cityJones PointJones Point, Virginia ShipyardVirginia Shipyard, waterfront, Andrew J. Russell, Francis Benjamin Johnston, Harris and Ewing, Photography
2016/04/28Gone from the city, but not forgotten  James O'Leary, waterfront
2016/04/21A notable waterfront family has an impact on the Port City  James O'Leary, waterfront, The Chicago, The Reliant
2016/04/14Old habits die hard in post-Civil War AlexandriaRoyal St, S, 404George Seaton HouseCivil War, Reconstruction, African American, Contrabands, George Seaton
2016/04/07The effects of emancipation in Alexandria  Civil War, Reconstruction, voting, African American
2016/03/31The struggle begins for post-Civil War freedoms  Civil War, Reconstruction, African American
2016/03/24Civil War heralded a shift in Alexandria's societal normsKing St, 400 block Civil War, Reconstruction, African American
2016/03/17A post-Civil War population explosion  Reconstruction, Civil War, Contrabands, Freedmen's Bureau, African American
2016/03/10Alexandrians struggled before and after the warUnion St, S Reconstruction, Civil War, waterfront warehouses
2016/03/03Some of those who helped rebuild the city's economy  Portner's Brewery, Warfield's Drugstore Robert Portner, Edgar Warfield, Reconstruction, Civil War
2016/02/24The economic recovery from Civil War begins  Civil War, Reconstruction, Gen. John Schofield
2016/02/17An occupied city and the misfortunes of warFairfax St, N,121Mansion House HospitalCivil War, Occupation, James Green
2016/02/11From Del Ray to Monterey Pop  The Mamas and the Papas
2016/02/04Two Port City musicians with flowers in their hair  The Mamas and the Papas, Scott McKenzie, Philip Blondheim 
2016/01/28At GW High School, some California dreamin’Commonwealth Ave, 1520 Mama Cass, The Mamas and the Papas, George Washington High School
2016/01/21From grand old homestead to local bankDuke St, 700 Jonathan Janney
2016/01/14Before the Doors, and possibly after Mt Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High SchoolJim Morrison, The Doors
2016/01/07Jim Morrison and the Alexandria ArenaSt Asaph St, N, 801Alexandria ArenaRoller Rink, Jim Morrison, The Doors
2015/12/17A look to the north of Civil War Alexandria  Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, Civil War
2015/12/10A commemoration of the 1855 fireKing St, 100 blockDowell China ShopFire, Friendship Firehouse
2015/12/03The 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
2015/11/26A blessing and a meal with a future pope  Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant, Parkfairfax
2015/11/19The firehouse steeple brought down by weatherAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumCharles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, architect Robert Mills
2015/11/12The German descent upon AlexandriaKing St Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, Civil War, German immigration
2015/11/05A Civil War print of the Union-occupied city Market Square Marshall House, Civil War, Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View
2015/10/29Alexandria’s Evolution as Seen by an Illustrator  Charles Magnus, Bird's Eye View, Civil War
2015/10/22A hotel important in peace and warFairfax St, N, 121Carlyle HouseFounding of Alexandria, French and Indian War, Civil War 
2015/10/15The Civil War's beginnings in AlexandriaCallahan Dr, 101Shuter's HillFort Ellsworth, Civil War
2015/10/08The desire for streetcars in Alexandria Del RayDel Ray, street car, transportation
2015/10/01Del Ray's love of cookie-cutter homesDeWitt Ave, 2707 Emmanuel Temple Seventh Day Adventist ChurchDel Ray, Churches 
2015/09/24The growth of education in Del RayMount Vernon AveMount Vernon SchoolDel Ray, George Washington High School, education
2015/09/17City growth brings a need for city educationMount Vernon AveMount Vernon SchoolDel Ray, St. Elmo, education
2015/09/10New roadways to a new capitol cityMount Vernon AveDel RaySt. Elmo, street car suburb
2015/09/03The West End finally joins AlexandriaDuke St West EndWest End neighborhood, annexation
2015/08/27The wild West EndDuke StWest EndWest End neighborhood
2015/08/20The road to Alexandria's commercial successCommerce StTing Moi Laundry BuildingBusiness
2015/08/13From military barracks to an unsanitary military hospitalCallahan Dr, 101Shuter's HillSlough Barracks, Civil War hospital
2015/08/06The West End emergesWest EndWest EndWest End neighborhood
2015/07/30The history of Alexandria's own beef industryKing StHooff's MeadowSlaughterhouse
2015/07/23The West Family and the city's West EndWest EndWest EndWest End neighborhood
2015/07/16A gem of a house on Prince StreetPrince St, 517Murray-Dick-Fawcett HouseResidential
2015/07/09A renovated City Hall for expanding city servicesKing St, 301City HallCity Hall in the 1960s
2015/07/02Expansion of City Hall to reflect changing uses in new centuryKing St, 301City HallCity Hall in 1907
2015/06/25City Hall, but not as we know itKing St, 301City HallCity Hall
2015/06/11A Masonic influence at City HallKing St, 301City HallArchitect Adolf Cluss
2015/05/28Rebuilding the devastated City HallKing St, 301City HallMarket House
2015/05/21A devastating fire brings sweeping changesKing St, 301City HallMarket Square, fire
2015/05/14The Port City's first seat of governmentKing St, 301City HallLatrobe, Court House, City Hall
2015/05/07The origins of Alexandria's most famous buildingKing St, 301City Hall1749 map, Market Square
2015/04/30A dyed-in-the-wool AlexandrianKing St, 400-402Gregory BuildingsUrban renewal
2015/04/23The local origin story of Robert E. LeeCameron St, 611General Henry Lee HouseRobert E. Lee, Henry Lee
2015/04/16A city decimated by the Civil WarDuke St, 1000Rail BarnsCivil War, railroad
2015/04/09A model Alexandrian for the Model T coupe  Ford Motor Company, Ramey
2015/04/02A temporary home for a revolutionary heroSt. Asaph St, S, 301Lawrason HouseLafayette
2015/03/26A Civil War photographer who died in destitution WaterfrontCivil War, photography, James F. Gibson
2015/03/19The evolution of Volusia from the Civil War into the 20th centuryDuke St, 4513VolusiaCivil War, Aerial photograph 1937, Felix Richards
2015/03/12Amidst the hustle and bustle, a piece of Civil War historyDuke St, 4513VolusiaCivil War, Aerial photograph 1937, Felix Richards
2015/03/05A replacement bridge over the PotomacCapital BeltwayWilson BridgeRoads
2015/02/19Concrete solutions to growing traffic congestionGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway Roads
2015/02/12A direct route to George Washington's homeGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway Roads
2015/02/05All dried up Cameron RunHunting Creek
2015/01/29Finding the right location for the Port City  Map
2015/01/15Expanding power for an expanding citySlater's LanePotomac Electric Power CompanyPublic utility
2015/01/08A historic property with a bright futureWashington St, N, 329Old Leadbeater HouseResidence
2014/12/18A part of the Port City is relocated to New York CityRoyal St, N, 134Gadsby's Tavern MuseumAerial photography, 1919, Gadsby's Tavern Museum
2014/12/11A vital waterfront property in peace and warUnion St, N, 105Torpedo FactoryAerial photograph, 1919, Alexandria Naval Torpedo Station
2014/12/04The long history of Lloyd HouseWashington St, N, 201The Lloyd HouseAerial photograph, 1919, Lloyd House
2014/11/20A home for Alexandria's criminalsSt Asaph St at Princess StAlexandria JailAerial photograph, 1919, Alexandria Jail
2014/11/13Taking inventory of Market SquareKing St, 301Market SquareAerial photograph, 1919, Market Square
2014/11/06Viewing the Port City from on high  Aerial photograph, 1919
2014/10/30A place for the wounded in Civil War AlexandriaPendleton St at N. Payne StSickel HospitalCivil War, Photography
2014/10/23Rolling on the riverUnion StRailroad WharfCivil War, Photography
2014/10/16The true cost of warWilkes StAlexandria National CemeteryCivil War, Photography
2014/10/09Photography on the front lines Government Hay BarnsCivil War, Photography
2014/10/02A view of warPrincess St at N. Lee StU.S. Fire DepartmentCivil War, Photography
2014/09/25A tailored piece of property on South Royal StreetRoyal St, S, 113 Urban renewal
2014/09/18Under a football field, a reminder of Alexandria's pastMount Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High SchoolBicentennial
2014/09/11Forming one of Alexandria's most iconic parkwaysWashington St Roads
2014/09/04Dedication of memorial marks end of long journey for cemeteryWashington St, S, 1001Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialAfrican American history
2014/08/28Remembering the British invasion of Alexandria  War of 1812
2014/08/21An unlocked corner of Alexandria's historyWashington St, S, 520Demaine's Funeral HomeFuneral home
2014/08/14The evolution of Market SquareKing St, 301Market SquareUrban renewal
2014/08/07A military mansionSt. Asaph St, S, 209Slough HeadquartersCivil War
2014/07/31The short golden age of streetcarsFranklin St at S. Royal St Streetcars
2014/07/24Levity in a time of warLee St, S at FranklinBattery RodgersCivil War
2014/07/17A bland building with rich commercial historyKing St, 420Samuel Miller BuildingUrban renewal
2014/07/10From Russia with love  Civil War, Russian frigate
2014/07/03A long time home for man's best friendOronoco St, 614Lee-Fendall HouseMuseum
2014/06/26King Street's victims of urban renewalKing St, 416-418The Kennedy BuildingsUrban renewal
2014/06/19Local railroad tycoon once set sail, sort ofJones PointVirginia Shipbuilding CorporationShipbuilding
2014/06/12Friendship Fire Company's suction pumpAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumMuseum, Firehouse
2014/06/05The many transformations of the Alexandria High SchoolColumbus St, S, 218St. John's AcademySchool
2014/05/29A place of learning and a place of healingQueen St, 601-603Brockett School, Queen Street HospitalCivil War Hospital; School
2014/05/22A building where a President and Chief Justice once stoodFairfax St, N, 200Wise's TavernTavern
2014/05/15Capitol Theatre once served as sole black movie theatreQueen St, 1101Capitol TheatreTheater; African American
2014/05/08From opulent home to military hospital and back againWolfe St, 510Wolfe Street HospitalCivil War Hospital
2014/05/01A dyed-in the wool AlexandrianKing St, 400-402Gregory BuildingsUrban renewal
2014/04/24From cutting edge to obsolete in a decade: Hotel George MasonWashington St, S, at Prince, NE cornerGeorge Mason HotelHotel
2014/04/17The road to Alexandria's commercial successCommerce StTing Moi Laundry BuildingBusiness
2014/04/10When Johnny Bull came to town  War of 1812
2014/04/03Alexandria's role in the Poor People's Campaign  Civil Rights
2014/03/27A Port City suffragette  Suffragist, Caroline Hallowell Miller
2014/03/20Alexandria's Invincible womanSeminary Rd at N. HowardVaucluseCivil War, Constance Fairfax Cary Harrison
2014/03/13A champion of Alexandria's most underserved residents  Civil Rights, Annie B. Rose
2014/03/06The first lady of AlexandriaCrown View Drive, 514Gerald R. Ford HouseBetty Ford
2014/02/27Admiring the determination of black refugees in Civil War-era AlexandriaWashington St, S, 1001 Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialAfrican American history
2014/02/20Recalling the final resting place for escaped slavesWashington St, S, 1001Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialAfrican American history
2014/02/13What happened to one of Washington's local watering holes?King St, 301Arell's TavernTavern
2014/02/06The house that George didn't buildCameron St, 508George Washington TownhouseResidence
2014/01/30A victim of urban renewalKing St, 503-507First National BankUrban renewal
2014/01/23Tracing the history of the 'Gilpin Map'  Map
2014/01/16Odd Fellows Hall served as Alexandria's rationing headquarters during WWIIColumbus St, N, 218Odd Fellows HallClub
2014/01/09A church for presidentsWashington St, N, 118Christ ChurchChurch
2013/12/26King Street at ChristmastimeKing St King Street
2013/12/19Looking at the history of the Janney HouseDuke St, 404Janney HouseResidence
2013/12/05From rural to urban: the West End's rapid transformationShirley Highway Roads
2013/11/26National Fruit Product Co. goes up in flamesWythe St, 1100 blockNational Fruit Product CompanyBusiness
2013/11/21Tracing the rise of Alfred Street Baptist ChurchAlfred St, S, 301Alfred Street Baptist ChurchChurch, African American
2013/11/14How the Civil War paved the way for Beulah Baptist ChurchWashington St, S, 320Beulah Baptist ChurchChurch, African American
2013/11/07Notorious local slave dealer had hand in Solomon Northup's kidnappingDuke St, 1315Alexandria Slave PenAfrican American history, Slavery
2013/10/31King Street of yesteryearKing St, 600 block King Street
2013/10/24The silent sentinel of North Washington StreetWashington St, N, 515Mount Vernon Cotton FactoryBusiness
2013/10/17A city home to architecture of 'no equal'Prince St, 100 and 200 blocks Residence
2013/10/10Alexandria's lost oasisWashington St, SBroomilaw PointParks
2013/10/03Unique example of architecture sacrificed for urban renewalKing St, 312 Urban renewal
2013/09/26The real-life Long John SilverSwift's Alley Pirate
2013/09/19The long road to public use for The LyceumWashington St, S, 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumMuseum, Civil War Hospital
2013/09/12How a bank building became a hotel and Civil War hospitalFairfax St, N, 133Bank of AlexandriaCivil War Hospital; bank; hotel
2013/09/05City's first mayor considered Washington a close friendPrince St, 200Robert Townsend Hooe HouseResidence
2013/08/29Prominent resident hit hard by Panic of 1819King St, 532Adam Lynn, Jr. Silver ShopSilversmith
2013/08/22The rise and fall of an early AlexandrianKing St., 518-520Adam Lynn, Jr. HouseResidence
2013/08/15Storied stadium wasn't always a ball fieldMonroe Ave, E, 426Eugene Simpson Memorial StadiumParks
2013/08/08Return to 'The Blue Door'Wolfe St, 708 Residence
2013/08/01New Woman' captures city's historic buildingsWolfe St, 708 Photography
2013/07/25Post-war shopping center gave Arlandria its nameMount Vernon Ave at S. GlebeArlandria Shopping CenterRetail
2013/07/18From paperboy to politicianFairfax St, S, 111James Randall Caton HouseResidence
2013/07/10Testing facility led the way to railway improvementsHenry St, S, 409Southern Railway System HeadquartersRailroad
2013/07/03Got milk? Alexandria didPitt St, N, at PrincessAlexandria DairyBusiness
2013/06/27Home of early mayor saved just in the nick of timePitt St, S, 700Taylor-Fraser HouseResidence
2013/06/20Innovative school served local black studentsWashington St, S, 418Lancastrian SchoolSchool, African American
2013/06/13Towering ode to first president finally completedCallahan Dr, 101George Washington Masonic National MemorialMuseum
2013/06/06Alexandria's tribute to George Washington takes shapeCallahan Dr, 101George Washington Masonic National MemorialMuseum
2013/05/30After devastating fire, Alexandria's Masons rebuild in grand fashionCallahan Dr, 101George Washington Masonic National MemorialMuseum
2013/05/23After the war, Alexandrians flocked to shopping centersPowhatan StPowhatan Shopping CenterRetail
2013/05/16Curtains closed on Virginia Theatre after 29-year runFirst St, 601Virginia TheatreTheater
2013/05/09Del Ray's one-time love of cookie-cutter homesDeWitte Ave, 2707Emmanuel TempleChurch
2013/05/02Bidding adieu to VaucluseSeminary Rd at N. HowardVaucluseResidence
2013/04/27Alexandria architect leaves his markQuaker Lane, N, 514Charles Goodman HouseResidence
2013/04/18The Old Club served up fine dining in a city hungry for choicesWashington St, S, 555Old ClubRestaurant
2013/04/11From trash to ashPayne St, S, 801IncineratorPublic building
2013/04/04Tracking the history of Alexandria Union StationCallahan Dr, 110Alexandria Union StationRailroad
2013/03/28HoJo's made inroads in Alexandria for a timeWashington St, N, 825Howard Johnson'sRestaurant
2013/03/21Early fast-food joints made North Washington Street homeWashington St, N, 828Little TavernRestaurant
2013/03/14When polar bears overlooked North Washington StreetWashington St, N, 901Beck's Frozen CustardRestaurant
2013/03/07Before hotels, magnate dabbled in restaurantsWashington St, N, 905Hot ShoppesRestaurant
2013/02/28Alexandria's descent into the slave tradeDuke St, 1707Bruin Slave PenAfrican American history; Slavery
2013/02/21Port City's short-lived bid to become 'children's capitol of the nation'Jones Point Parks
2013/02/14The mysterious origins of the seminary post officeSeminary Rd, 3737Seminary Road Post OfficePublic building
2013/02/07Love blossoms on Lee CornerPrincess St, 607 Lee
2013/01/31Life with the LeesPrincess St, 609 Lee
2013/01/24From byway to highwayShirley Highway Roads
2013/01/17Highway project fueled West End early developmentShirley Highway Roads
2013/01/10A jack of all tradesWashington St, N, 515Mount Vernon Cotton FactoryBusiness
2013/01/03Storied home lost in 1960s urban renewalRoyal St, S, 109 Urban renewal
2012/12/20When ‘Broadway Joe’ came to townMount Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High SchoolJoe Namath, Football
2012/12/13An Alexandrian's day of infamy  World War II
2012/12/06Lloyd House becomes home to Alexandria's historyWashington St, N, 220The Lloyd HouseResidence
2012/11/29'George Washington Bathed Here!'Washington St, N, 220The Lloyd HouseResidence
2012/11/22Old Town home's similarity to Gadsby's Tavern no surpriseWashington St, N, 220The Lloyd HouseResidence
2012/11/15California dreamin' rock stars once called Alexandria homeMount Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High SchoolSchool
2012/11/08Old Town home housed several notable residentsKing St at N Washington StJohn Gordon HouseResidence
2012/11/01Calling all AlexandriansMount Vernon Ave, 1306C&P Telephone BuildingBusiness
2012/10/25Historic photograph captures the signs of the timeKing St, 300 block, north side Urban Renewal
2012/10/18When 'Carpenter Gothic' was the rage in AlexandriaPrince St and S Washington St Architecture, residence
2012/10/11Old Town fountain didn't hold water with residentsCameron St and N Royal St Fountain
2012/10/04From Confederate soldier to prosperous shopkeeperKing St and N Pitt StWarfield BuildingShopping
2012/09/27Edmund Jennings Lee HouseWashington St, N,426Edmund Jennings Lee HouseResidence
2012/09/20There were lords among us in AlexandriaCameron St, 607The Lord Fairfax HouseResidence
2012/09/13Savvy marketing to a motorized societyPatrick St, S, 701Gateway MarketShopping
2012/09/06Funerals, jockeys, horses and George WashingtonFranklin St, 815Alexandria Jockey ClubSocial club
2012/08/30The parkway that never was  Roads
2012/08/23The magnificence of First and Citizens Bank National BankKing St and S Saint Asaph StFirst and Citizens National BankBank
2012/08/16Home to one of Edward R. Murrow's 'boys'Pegram St, N, 1226Eric Severeid HouseResidence, Severeid
2012/08/09The Union Army's bread and butterPrincess St and S Fayette St Civil War, bakery
2012/08/02Friendship Fire Co. celebrates 238-year anniversaryAlfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFire fighting
2012/07/26Alexandria's floral companies in full bloomFayette St, N, 114 Business
2012/07/19Summering with the Washingtons -- yes, those WashingtonsFranklin StArch HallResidence
2012/07/12Next-door neighbors and nothing alikeKing St, 322-324 Architecture
2012/07/05A home's history at 213 S. Pitt St.Pitt St, 213 Residence
2012/06/28Child labor laws were too late for Alexandria Glass employeesMontgomery StAlexandria Glass CompanyChild labor
2012/06/21Stockades built by escaped slaves bolstered Union causeDuke St Civil War
2012/06/14Silver shop shined and then faded in downtownKing St, 318 Silversmith, John Adam
2012/06/07The life and lessons of the Alexandria AcademyWashington St, N, 311Alexandria AcademySchool
2012/05/31Duke Street home witnessed city's booms and bustsDuke St, 210Dr Craik HouseResidence, Dr. Craik
2012/05/24Painting the history of a hard-nosed union leaderOronoco St, 614Lee-Fendall HouseJohn Lewis, union leader
2012/05/17The Royal: Alexandria's informal seat of power for more than a centuryRoyal St, N, 109The Royal RestaurantRestaurant
2012/05/10Explore Huntley Meadows Park, a former Mason homeHarrison Lane, 6918Historic Huntley (Fairfax County)Residence, Mason
2012/05/03AAA historic signs point back to the early motoring crazeWolfe St, 500 block Roads
2012/04/26The Woodrow Wilson Bridge: What's in a name? Woodrow Wilson BridgeRoads
2012/04/19Cassius Lee's summer home found itself at center of warBraddock Rd and King StMenokinResidence, Lee
2012/04/12The USS Alexandria: from seaworthy to scrap metal  USS Alexandria, shipbuilding
2012/04/05Timberman's Drug StoreWashington St, N, 106Timberman's Drug StoreShopping
2012/03/29Hayman's anchored the fashion hub of Northern VirginiaKing St, 526-530Hayman's Department StoreShopping
2012/03/22The history of Hunting Towers on the Potomac's banksWashington St, S, 1200-1204Hunting TowersApartment building
2012/03/15The mysterious '57' monumentWheeler Ave, north side Monument
2012/03/08Strawberry fields, but not foreverDuke St and Fendall AveStrawberry HillResidence
2012/03/01Establishing Ivy Hill CemeteryKing St, 2823Ivy Hill CemeteryCemetery
2012/02/23The 'megastructure' at Northern Virginia Community CollegeBeauregard St, NNorthern Virginia Community College, Alexandria CampusSchool
2012/02/16Where's the beef? On the corner of Cameron and HenryCameron St and N Henry StArmour Meat PlantIndustry
2012/02/09The Swann-Daingerfield mansion along Prince StreetPrince St., 706Swann-Daingerfield HouseResidence
2012/02/02Before a private residence, 415 Prince St. headquartered a wartime governmentPrince St, 415Bank of PotomacBank
2012/01/26Montgomery Ward and the ‘Spirit of Progress’King St, 906-908Montgomery Ward Department StoreShopping
2012/01/19Before CVS and Diversions: Fairlington Centre in 1950Quaker Lane, N and Fern StFairlington CentreShopping
2012/01/12Stale beer: Alexandria's sudsy historyDuke St, west of Diagonal RdShuter's Hill BreweryBrewery, Shuter's Hill
2012/01/05The Hugo Black HouseLee St, S, 619Hugo Black HouseResidence, Hugo Black
2011/12/22Meigs Lodge and the Alexandria National CemeteryWilkes St, 1450Meigs LodgeCivil War, cemetery
2011/12/15An 'unusually attractive' art deco structure on Washington StreetWashington St, S, at Prince StVirginia Public Service CoArchitecture
2011/12/08The order of the Knights of PythiasCameron St, 319Knights of PythiasSocial club
2011/12/01Hill House, aka Shadow HouseWashington St, S, 617Hill HouseShadow House
2011/11/22Baggett Stadium, an early stage for local athletesKing St, at Harvard StBaggett StadiumSports, baseball
2011/11/17Once the best place for thieves to make a buck (or several)King St, 320Alexandria PawnbrokersShopping
2011/11/10Ever wonder where Wonder Bread began? On Lee Street.Lee St, N, 200 block Civil War, bakery
2011/11/03When the police force got too big for its britchesPitt St, N, 400 Police
2011/10/27Home, home on the Union's fortressCallahan Dr, 101Fort EllsworthCivil War, Shuter's Hill, George Washington National Masonic Memorial
2011/10/20Tiny tots and busy beesRichards Lane and Malcolm Place School
2011/10/13Friendship and fires have gone hand in hand for 173 years Alfred St, S, 107Friendship Firehouse MuseumFirehouse
2011/10/06Pave Harlow House, put up a parking lotAlfred St, N, 100 blockHarlow HouseResidence
2011/09/29The best fruit, 'segars' and military training aroundDuke St and S Columbus St, southeast cornerSt. John's AcademySchool
2011/09/22The simple estate of a Confederate veteran and physicianFairfax St, S, 113-115Bedford Brown BuildingCivil War
2011/09/15Flooding is an old problem in AlexandriaFour Mile RunFour Mile RunFlooding
2011/09/08Reed Theater: from community venue to X-rated movie houseKing St, 1700 blockReed TheaterMovie theater
2011/09/01Torpedo Factory was Alexandria's foray into the defense industryUnion St, N, 105Torpedo FactoryWorld War I, World War II
2011/08/25Soldiers' Rest: a respite for troops of the Civil WarDuke StSoldiers' RestCivil War
2011/08/18Iron mill ornamented the White House, Masonic Temple before becoming SafewayRoyal St, S, 500Alexandria Iron WorksIndustrial
2011/08/11Shared Street, varied historiesSt. Asaph St, S, 209-211 Residence
2011/08/04Zion Church's anti-establishment pastLee St, S, 714Zion ChurchChurch
2011/07/28Old firehouse still provides community servicePatrick St, N. 115Reliance Fire CompanyFirehouse
2011/07/21How sweet it is: from military HQ to bank to bakeryKing St, 520Provost Marshal's OfficeCivil War
2011/07/14Gerald and Betty Ford once called Alexandria homeCrown View Drive, 514Gerald R. Ford HousePresident Ford, Betty Ford
2011/07/07The Hydraulion Engine HouseRoyal St, N, 209Hydraulion Engine HouseFirehouse
2011/06/30The center of Alexandria's wholesale districtKing St, 100Corn ExchangeCommerce
2011/06/23Alexandria's mom-and-pop grocery stores  Grocery stores
2011/06/16Capitol Theatre once served as City's sole black movie theaterQueen St, 1101-1103Capitol TheatreAfrican American movie theater
2011/06/09Despite popular design, local octagon home fell on hard timesKing StOctagon houseResidence
2011/06/02Designed to teach girls, it now houses a design schoolPrince St, 1001Lee School for GirlsSchool
2011/05/26Arch Hall: from Alexandria to Fairfax to street nameFranklin St, 815Arch HallResidence
2011/05/19Michelbach House and Mount IdaRussell Rd, 2400 blockMount IdaMichelbach House, Mount Ida
2011/05/12Before being hanged for treason, Mary Surratt was educated hereDuke St and S. Fairfax St, southwest cornerAcademy for Young LadiesSchool, Dr. Murphy House
2011/05/05Electricity was overrated at West End SchoolDuke StWest End SchoolSchool, George Washington National Masonic Memorial
2011/04/28Walking through history with the Paff Shoe CompanyFairfax St, S, 200Green Steam FurniturePaff Shoe Company
2011/04/21510 Wolfe Street: deserted and reclaimedWolfe St, 510Vowell-Smith HouseResidence
2011/04/14Odd Fellows Hall, home of secret societiesColumbus St, S, 411Odd Fellows HallSocial club
2011/04/07Lighting the Way for $400 a YearJones PointJones Point LighthouseJones Point
2011/03/31Colross: Made in Alexandria, remade in New JerseyOronoco St, 1100ColrossResidence
2011/03/24Journey's End on Virginia AvenueVirginia Ave, 4Journey's EndResidence
2011/03/17Electric railway created streetcar suburbs Washington, Alexandria & Mount Vernon RailwayStreetcar
2011/03/10The Lloyd House: from Lee family fame to educational institutionFontaine St, 400Belmont FarmSt. Stephen & St. Agnes School
2011/03/03Cameron Station: From depot to dogs to developmentDuke StCameron StationMilitary
2011/02/24A Changing of hands at the French-Lawler HouseWashington St, S, 517French-Lawler HouseResidence
2011/02/17Maury Elementary School's bumpy roadRussell Rd, 600Maury Elementary SchoolSchool
2011/02/10Woodies on Washington StreetWashington St, N, 615Woodward & LothropDepartment store
2011/02/03'An Artistic Little' Rosemont StationCommonwealth AveRosemont StationStreetcar, Rosemont
2011/01/27Early motoring along Washington StreetWashington St Motoring
2011/01/20St. Paul's Church and a rebel reverendPitt St, S, 228St. Paul's ChurchChurch
2011/01/13Alexandria coroner's body of workBraddock Rd, W, 1500Wheatley Funeral HomeCoroner, Funeral home
2011/01/06Mighty Midget Kitchens  Restaurants
2010/12/16The controversial John L. Lewis and the Lee-Fendall HouseOronoco St, 614Lee-Fendall HouseJohn L. Lewis
2010/12/09Mount Ida, spared from Union occupationCharles Alexander Ct, 305Mount IdaNorth Ridge, St. Mary's Academy, residence, school
2010/12/02Catching Fire: West Marine and Salvage Company Western Marine and Salvage CoMarine salvage, ships, World War I
2010/11/23An obstruction for some, a gem for othersFairfax St, N, 121Braddock HouseCarlyle House, Green's Mansion House, hotel, Civil War hospital, bank
2010/11/18National Fruit Products Company burnsWythe St, 1100 blockNational Fruit Product CompanyCider vinegar mill, White House Brand, fire
2010/11/11Mount Vernon and George Mason SchoolsCommonwealth Ave, 2901Mount Vernon SchoolGeorge Mason School, education
2010/11/04From hogs to Hitler's advisor, Bush Hill saw it allEisenhower Ave, 4800 blockBush HillCivil War, World War II, Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstane
2010/10/28Hallowell-Carlin HouseWashington St, N, 215Hallowell-Carlin HouseCharles Creighton Carlin, William H. Taft, Civil War hospital
2010/10/21The dawn of public transitWashington St, S, 100 block AB&W bus line, transportation
2010/10/14The inception of ParkfairfaxPreston RdParkfairfaxWorld War II housing, Parkfairfax Historic District
2010/10/07Old Town's red light district of the pastLee St, N, 300 block Police, red light district
2010/09/30The Bluemont BranchRussel RdBluemont BranchRailroad
2010/09/23A unique example of American architecture on Fairfax StreetFairfax St, N, 209-211Jonah Thompson HouseResidence, school, Hallowell's Alexandria Female Seminary, St. Mary's Academy
2010/09/16Alexandria City HallKing St, 301City HallMarket, government
2010/09/09Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire RailroadFairfax St, N, at Princess StAL&H RailroadRailroad, train station, Civil War, Quartermaster Department; Alexandria, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad.
2010/09/02Lyles-Crouch during desegregationSt Asaph St, S, 530Lyles-Crouch SchoolEducation, school, desegregation, Wilkes Street School, Silk factory
2010/08/26Mount AuburnMt. Vernon Ave, at Sanborn PlMount AuburnResidence, aerial photograph
2010/08/19Citizens National Bank BuildingKing St, at St. Asaph StCitizens National BankBank
2010/08/12Bellevue and berriesSlater's LaneBellevueResidence
2010/08/05Unfit for murderersSt. Asaph St, N, 400 blockAlexandria JailJail, Charles Bullfinch, architect
2010/07/29George Washington ParkCallahan Dr, 101George Washington ParkShuter's Hill, George Washington National Masonic Memorial, residences
2010/07/22306 North Washington StreetWashington St, N, 306 Residence, Xaverian Brothers School for Boys
2010/07/15Alexandria was always a little scrappyMill Rd, 2324Alexandria ScrapJunkyard
2010/07/087-Eleven Store No. 55Glebe Rd, W, 17-Eleven Store No. 55People's Choice AME Zion Church, Freedom Way Missionary Baptist Church, Civil unrest
2010/07/01Warwick, a destination for Independence DayLandover St, 2900 blockWarwick VillageIndepence Day celebration
2010/06/24Old Dominion Glass CompanyMontgomery St, 200 blockOld Dominion Glass CompanyIndustry, glass factory
2010/06/17Do-Nut DinetteMount Vernon Ave, 4121Do-Nut DinetteRestaurant
2010/06/10Establishing St. Joseph ChurchColumbus St, N, 711St. Joseph's Catholic ChurchChurch, African American
2010/06/03Battery RodgersLee St, S at FranklinBattery RodgersCivil War, Defenses of Washington
2010/05/27D.C. Boundary MarkersKing St, 2932D.C. Boundary MarkerDistrict of Columbia, boundary stones, DC
2010/05/20Franklin and Armfield OfficeDuke St, 1315Alexandria Slave PenSlavery, Civil War prison, Franklin & Armfield; Price, Birch & Company
2010/05/13Little Country ChurchQuaker Lane, NLittle Country ChurchChurch
2010/05/06Lynhaven CommunityReed Ave, ELynhavenHousing, Lynhaven neighborhood
2010/04/29711 Prince StreetPrince St, 711 Residence
2010/04/22Lee-Jackson SchoolDuke St, at S Quaker LnLee Jackson SchoolSchool, Education
2010/04/15Stone’s MotelKing St, west of Shirley HighwayStone's MotelMotel, Patton's Motel, Quality Courts
2010/04/08Aspinwall HallSeminary Rd, 3737Aspinwall HallSchool, education, Virginia Theological Seminary, Civil War hospital
2010/04/01Alexandria High SchoolCameron St, at N West StAlexandria High SchoolSchool, education
2010/03/25Odd Fellows HallColumbus St, N, 218Odd Fellows HallSocial club, Muirs Court townhouses, St. John's Academy, school, Civil War
2010/03/18Old Lincolnia RoadVan Dorn StOld Lincolnia RoadTransportation, roads
2010/03/11Richmond TheaterKing St, 801Richmond TheaterEntertainment, movies, bowling, billiards, school
2010/03/04Banner LaundryOronoco St, 909Banner LaundryLaundry
2010/02/25Kennedy campaign visitMount Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High School StadiumJohn F. Kennedy campaign, Lyndon Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, school
2010/02/18515 North Washington St.Washington St, N, 515Mount Vernon Cotton FactoryIndustry, Civil War
2010/02/11Knickerbocker storm in AlexandriaKing St, 400 block Knickerbocker Storm, snow
2010/02/04Pendleton Street CenterWythe St, 901Pendleton Street CenterRecreation, African American, USO, World War I, Segregation
2010/01/28The Alexandria ArmoryRoyal St, S, 200 blockArmorySpanish American War, World War I
2010/01/21Alexandria: Always a dog town  Dog catcher, government, Animal Welfare League
2010/01/14R.E. Lee Camp HallPrince St, 806R.E. Lee Camp HallCivil War, Prince Street Hospital, museum, Confederacy
2010/01/07Alexandria plane crashMonroe AveSimpson Fieldtransportation, plane crash
2009/12/22Hoffman Sugar HouseWashington St, N, 200 blockHoffman Sugar HouseHallowell School, Sugar refinery, business, slave labor
2009/12/17Fort Ward Home for Convalescents Braddock Rd, W, 4400Lynn HouseFort Ward Home, Lynn House, Christian Science convalescent home
2009/12/10Carver TheaterQueen St, 1120Carver TheaterEntertainment, African American movie theater, Antioch Church
2009/12/03Shirley-DukeDuke St, 4513Shirley Duke Shopping CenterShopping, housing, Foxchase
2009/11/24First City PoolsCameron St Swimming pool, segregation
2009/11/19Mount Vernon Ave TheatersMount Vernon Ave, 2402 and 3707The Palm and the Vernon TheatersEntertainment, movies, Del Ray
2009/11/12Alexandria Golf ClubCallahan Dr, 101Alexandria Golf ClubShuter's Hill, George Washington Park, George Washington National Masonic Temple
2009/11/05508 Wolfe StreetWolfe St, 508Agudas Achim SynagogueSynagogue, Wolfe Street Hospital, Civil War, Social Club
2009/10/29Alexandria Courthouse Columbus St, N, 300 blockAlexandria CourthouseCourthouse
2009/10/22Health Crusaders on Mount Vernon AvenueMount Vernon AveColasanto Center (Del Ray Artisans)Jefferson District Welfare Center, Public Health, Del Ray Artisans
2009/10/15Old Virginia HouseKing St, at Peyton StVirginia House HotelOld Virginia House, tornado, Negro Men's Business League, African American hotel
2009/10/08George Washington High School StadiumMount Vernon Ave, 1005George Washington High School StadiumJoe Namath, sports stadium, school
2009/10/01The Durr HomeSeminary Rd, 4018Durr HomeResidence, architecture, Lyndon Johnson, Jessica Mitford
2009/09/24Restored Virginia's CapitalRoyal St, N, 138 Civil War, Restored Virginia government
2009/09/17Beachcombers RestaurantPrince St, 0Beachcombers RestaurantRestaurant, waterfront
2009/09/10Briggs AeroplaneSt. Asaph St, N, at Pendleton St Brigg's Aeroplane, War War I, seaplanes, airplanes
2009/09/03Early Years of AppomattoxPrince St, at S. Washington StAppomattox statueCivil War, confederate statue, art
2009/08/27Cameron Valley ConstructionDuke St, 3000-3200 blocksCameron ValleyWorld War II housing, public housing
2009/08/20Landmark CenterDuke St, 5801Landmark Shopping CenterShopping
2009/08/13Bank of Del RayMount Vernon AveBank of Del RayBank, Del Ray
2009/08/06Great Blizzard of 1899King St Storm
2009/07/30Trinity Second Meeting HouseWashington St, S, 100 blockTrinity Second Meeting HouseChurch
2009/07/23West End Chicken Farming  Chicken farming
2009/07/16Potomac Town Hall and FirehouseWindsor Ave, E, 202Potomac Town HallTown of Potomac, Fire Department, Del Ray
2009/07/09Brown's MillWheeler Ave, 3610Brown's MillMill
2009/07/02The Doniphan BuildingColumbus St, N, 101Doniphan BuildingApartment building, office building
2009/06/25Columbia FirehouseSt. Asaph St, S, 109Columbia FirehouseFirefighting
2009/06/18Rural LincolniaLittle River Turnpike, near I-395 interchangeLincolniaLebanon Union Church, farming
2009/06/11Still BustersSt Asaph St at Princess St Prohibition, Police, Jail
2009/06/04Seminary Hill StakeoutSeminary Rd Journalism, Justice Hugo Black
2009/05/28414 North Washington StreetWashington St, N, 414 Civil War, Grosvenor House Hospital, Anthony Cazenove, Leadbeater
2009/05/21Upper King StreetKing StUpper King StreetBusiness, shopping
2009/05/14VolusiaDuke St, 4513VolusiaFox Chase Shopping Center, slaves, plantation
2009/05/07Key MotelDuke St, 6022Key MotelMotel
2009/04/30Old Custom House and Post OfficePrince St at St. AsaphOld Custom HouseCustoms House, Post Office
2009/04/23201 North Fairfax StreetFairfax St, N, 201Wise's TavernTavern
2009/04/16Fruit Growers ExpressQuaker Lane, SFruit Growers ExpressRailroad,, business, Dash Bus
2009/04/09Taylor-Fraser HousePitt St, S, 109Taylor-Fraser HouseResidence, architecture
2009/04/02Shuman's BakeryKing St, 516Shuman's BakeryBakery, business
2009/03/26Early Construction of the Masonic MemorialCallahan Dr, 101George Washington Masonic National MemorialMemorial, Masons, Shuter's Hill
2009/03/19Old Dominion BankPrince St, 201Old Dominion BankBank
2009/03/12Old Alexandria HospitalWashington St, S, 277Alexandria HospitalHealth, hospital
2009/03/05Old Presbyterian GraveyardFairfax St, S, 323Old Presbyterian CemeteryCemetery, church
2009/02/26Alexandria Home BakeryHenry St, S, 500 blockAlexandria Home BakeryBakery, business
2009/02/19George Washington BicentennialRoyal St, S, 309St. Mary's ChurchGeorge Washington Bicentennial, church
2009/02/12George Mason HotelWashington St, S, at Prince, NE cornerGeorge Mason HotelHotel
2009/02/05Braddock CannonBraddock Rd, at Russel RdBraddock CannonFrench and Indian War, Braddock, monument
2009/01/29Lincoln's Railroad CarDuke St, at S. Alfred StUSMRRLincoln train car, railroad, Civil War
2009/01/22Traffic TrainingWest St, N, at Queen StJefferson SchoolTraffic training, Education
2009/01/15War Village in AlexandriaKing St, 3210Chinquapin VillageWorld War II housing
2009/01/08First National BankKing St, 503-507First National BankBank
2008/12/22Westminster BuildingPrince St, 521-523Westminster Building 
2008/12/18Virginia Shipbuilding CorporationJones PointVirginia Shipbuilding CorporationIndustry, ship building
2008/12/11213 South Pitt StreetPitt St, S, 213 Residence, architecture
2008/12/04Ford PlantUnion St, S, at Fords Landing WayFord PlantIndustry, automobile factory
2008/11/25Mushbach HouseWashington St, N, 418Mushbach HouseResidence, architecture
2008/11/20Robinson LibraryWythe St, 902Robinson LibraryAlexandria Black History Museum, Library, Civil Rights, African American
2008/11/13Jarbour Jar  David Jarbour, African American, Wilkes Street Pottery, stoneware
2008/11/06Temple Trailer VillageTelegraph Rd, near Duke StTemple Trailer VillageTrailer park, housing
2008/10/30Soldiers' Cemetery and ProtestWilkes StAlexandria National CemetryCivil War, African American, Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
2008/10/23Belle Pre Bottle CompanyBelle Pre Way, 1111Belle Pre Bottle CompanyIndustry, glass company
2008/10/16Cameron Mills and FarmTelegraph Rd near Cameron RunCameron Mills and FarmFarm, mill
2008/10/09Alexandria AlmshouseMonroe Ave, E, at Route 1AlmshouseSocial services, almshouse
2008/10/02Alexandria Roller RinkSt. Asaph St, N, 807Alexandria Roller RinkEntertainment
2008/09/25Reliance HomesDuke St, 3700 blockReliance HomesResidence, architecture
2008/09/18Lannon's Opera HouseKing St, 500-508Lannon's Opera HouseEntertainment
2008/09/11Reality TV   
2008/08/28Shuter's HillCallahan Dr, 101Shuter's HillCivil War, NY44th
2008/08/21Hayman's Flood SaleMount Vernon Ave near Four Mile RunHayman's Department StoreShopping, flood
2008/04/17TorthorwaldFairlingtonTorthorwaldResidence
2008/04/10Seminary SchoolKing St, 3300 blockSt. Asaph Race TrackHorse racing, entertainment
2008/04/03The Potomac Police DepartmentWindsor Ave, E, 202Potomac Town Hall 
2008/02/21Luna ParkFour Mile Run areaLuna ParkAmusement park, entertainment
2007/12/27Prehistoric PointsWashington St., S, 1001Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery MemorialPrehistoric, cemetery, African American
2007/12/20Rare ceramic pitcher on displayBraddock Rd, W, 4301Fort Ward Museum and Historic ParkEllsworth Pitcher, Civil War
2007/12/06Cloud's MillCloud’s Mill Way and N. Paxton St.Cloud's MillMill
2007/11/22Alexandria’s bands  Entertainment
2007/11/15Abolitionist accessoriesWythe St, 902Alexandria Black History MuseumAfrican American, slavery, Abolition
2007/10/18An elk presides over Prince StreetPrince St, 318Elk ClubSocial club
2007/10/11Poison BottleFairfax St, S., 105-107Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary MuseumApothecary, poison bottle
2007/10/04October is Archaeology MonthUnion St, N., 105Alexandria Archaeology MuseumArchaeology, Lafayette, ceramics
2007/09/27WAVES played major role in war at homeWashington St, N., 220The Lloyd HouseWorld War II, WAVES
2007/09/13Jamestown exhibition at the LyceumWashington St, S., 201Alexandria History Museum at The LyceumJamestown, Eyler collection
2007/09/06Alexandria Canal Tide LockCanal Center PlazaAlexandria CanalCanal, commerce
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