In numerous articles and books i read in the Virginia room in the Arlington Public library I found the issue of small, old historic type houses being knocked down and new large houses being placed in that do not go with the community. Cherrydale has many sears houses, bungalows and other old small houses. Many people moved t0 this neighborhood because of its small community feel. In June of 2005 Cherrydale residents created a neighborhood conservation plan to try to keep old homes, old trees and other historic aspects of Cherrydale. http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CPHD/Documents/4614Cherrydale_PLan_Final.pdf (Cherrydale Conservation Plan)
Cherrydale was settled over 100 years ago so keeping old homes and restoring them has proven to be very difficult since it is much easier and cheaper to build a new house or multiple new houses in place of where one used to be. Cherrydale also used to be much more diverse than it is now, but with rising home prices throughout Arlington many of the blue collar workers that used to live here can no longer afford it and Cherrydale is now mainly filled with white collar workers.
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