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Pub. Date
1958
Language
English
Description
PG 400 contains appraisal photographs taken for the Virginia Department of Highways in July 1958. The photographs were part of the Departmentof Highways' real estate appraisal process used for the valuation of the Washington and Old Dominion right-of-way prior to the construction of Interstate 66. The images depict views of the tracks and the land parcels along the tracks. PG 400 also contains a report and map detailing the boundaries and fair market...
Author
Pub. Date
1962
Language
English
Description
Laurence Potter (1916-1998) lived at 1904 N. Johnson St. His correspondence begins in 1962 with the concern that his home is in the path that I-66 is going to take through Arlington. The collection consists of letters he wrote to staff at the Virginia Department of Highways and staff in Arlington County. In these letters he discusses the concerns for his home and how he believes the Virginia Department of Highways has not handled the I-66 matter appropriately....
Pub. Date
1958
Language
English
Description
RG 43 houses materials concerning the issues surrounding the construction of Interstate 66 through Arlington. The collection includes many types of materials such as excerpts from congressional hearings, court cases, correspondence from concerned citizens, newsletters from "Arlington Coalition on Transportation" (ACT) as well as many reports generated by individuals and organizations involved in the Interstate 66 controversy. Record Group 43 also...
Author
Pub. Date
1908
Language
English
Description
The bulk of the record group focuses on the efforts of the company's second president W.P. Ames Sr. in taking the company from the embers of its lumber yard following a fire in 1951 to an enterprise encompassing four branches and the Ames Building, one of Rosslyn's first highrises. RG 51 contains blueprints, transcripts of zoning meetings, promotional radio ads, and photographs detailing family successes. Other types of material include correspndence,...
Author
Pub. Date
1958
Language
English
Description
RG 43A consists of the work done by ACT as they fought against the construction of I-66 and the accompanying road projects such as I-266. The material includes correspondence, tesitmony at public hearings, reports on technical aspects such as noise control. newsletters, and newspaper articles.
Author
Pub. Date
1960
Language
English
Description
The Rock Spring Civic Association was founded in 1950 with the goal of serving as a forum for the discussion of local problems and civic affairs. The organization stated its objective to work together as a collective to make the neighborhood views known and given proper consideration. The civic association also planned to work on projects that would improve the neighborhood including public services, facilities, and recreational opportunities.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1905-2019.
Language
English
Description
RG 338 is approximately 3.25 linear feet including one box of small artifacts. The material dates from 1905 to 2019, with the bulk of the dates from 1960-2010. There are publications and flyers, correspondence, funeral programs and other event programs, reports, clippings, photographs, and small artifacts.
Author
Pub. Date
1938
Language
English
Description
RG 118 contains bits of history of the Parkway Citizens Association dating from before World War II until the last decade of the 20th Century. The Association, first known as the Maywood-Woodmont Improvement League, and later as the Thrifton Village Improvement League, took its present name in 1943. Among the major concerns of the Association during these years were zoning issues including development of the Hendry Tract, usesof the Woodmont school...
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