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The Tannery Yard townhomes sit where the C C Smoot and Co. Tannery used to be. Smoot owned the Tannery, a lumber yard, and was...
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The Friendship Fire Company was established here in 1774 and was the first volunteer fire company in Alexandria. The building is now a museum dedicated...
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The Vowell-Smith house is the largest house in Old Town Alexandria. And from this angle it looks reeeeal spooky.
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They love their arches here.
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I wonder if they need a parking permit for the moped?
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The Ramsay House is the oldest house in Alexandria. Built in 1749 by William Ramsay, a founder of Alexandria and the first mayor. It was...
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The wife snapped this on our evening walk with the dogs. King Street looking west from the waterfront towards the George Washington Masonic Memorial.
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Today is Presidents‘ Day, officially Washington’s Birthday to the federal government. It would be Washington’s 292nd birthday. It’s also the 275th year since Alexandria was...
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The Old Dominion Boat Club was founded in 1880. In 1947 they started a high school rowing program at the city’s high school. It’s the...
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We were supposed to get snow last night. 501 Duke St was built in 1780 and once owned by George Washington’s nephew. As you can...
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This downspout is marked with the TW & RC Smith foundry name and “Alexandria DC”. Alexandria was returned to Virginia in 1846, so the downspout...
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The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks (BPOE) headquarters was built in 1910. In the 80s it was sold to developers and turned into...
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Little Theater of Alexandria (LTA) is the local community theater. Founded in 1934, they’ve produced almost 400 shows.
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The Columbia Firehouse on South Saint Asaph was home to the Columbia Steam Engine Fire Company in 1871. In 2009 it became the Columbia Firehouse...
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We have a lot of brick sidewalks in Old Town. And most of them are NOT flat.
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Nothing especially historic about these homes that I’m aware of. Just a whole lotta brick and cute doors.
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Gadsby’s Tavern sits on the corner of Royal and Cameron streets. George Washington was a frequent visitor and the tavern has hosted other famous people...
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Underneath the Woodrow Wilson bridge at Jones Point Park.
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There’s always a cause to fight in Old Town.
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Originally the Second Presbyterian Church, built in 1840, the building at 601 Prince St has also housed a civil war hospital, the Virginia Tech Washington-Alexandria...
