Then and Now's

 Tomb of the Unknown Dead (1896, 2011)

 Arlington House Built in 1861 (sketch made prior to building, the building now)

Map of Arlington (During the Civil War, 2011)

Columbia Pike History

Ashton Heights Photo Comparison--General Ashton Heights area

On the left is a picture of the Ballston and Ashton Heights area in the 1950s. The Parkington mall had just been built and was the newest attraction.

On the right is the Ballston and Ashton Heights area in the 21st century. It has become more industrialized and a lot more apartment buildings have gone up making it more city-like.

Sources:

Arlington Historical Society: www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org Arlington in the Civil War: www.arlcivwar.net www.vahistorical.org exhibit through 12/30 Old Arlington photos: www.flickr.com/groups/old_arlington/ Arlington County Library: Virginia Room

And a special thanks to Ms. Mangis for letting me use her amazing powerpoint of Ballston history.

Ashton Heights Photo Comparison--Murray school

On the left is the Murray school in 1950. It was an elementary school built in the 1920s.

On the right is the Arlington Arts center. It is no longer a school even though it does look very similar.

Sources:

Arlington Historical Society: www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org Arlington in the Civil War: www.arlcivwar.net www.vahistorical.org exhibit through 12/30 Old Arlington photos: www.flickr.com/groups/old_arlington/ Arlington County Library: Virginia Room

And a special thanks to Ms. Mangis for letting me use her amazing powerpoint of Ballston history.

Ashton Heights Photo Comparison--Murray school playgound

On the left is a picture of the Murray school playground. It was a fenced in grass field.

On the right is todays public tennis court. It is in the same place as the playground was but it is now behind the Arlington Arts Center instead of the Murray school.

Sources:

Arlington Historical Society: www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org Arlington in the Civil War: www.arlcivwar.net www.vahistorical.org exhibit through 12/30 Old Arlington photos: www.flickr.com/groups/old_arlington/ Arlington County Library: Virginia Room

And a special thanks to Ms. Mangis for letting me use her amazing powerpoint of Ballston history.

Ashton Heights Photo Comparison--Virginia Shopping center

On the right is the Virginia Square shopping center where there was a food store, drug store, and fashion store. The Virginia Square shopping center was around in the 1950s.

On the left is the same place in 2011. It is now the FDIC building and a Giant supermarket. The Giant is in approximately 60 years ago.

Sources:

Arlington Historical Society: www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org Arlington in the Civil War: www.arlcivwar.net www.vahistorical.org exhibit through 12/30 Old Arlington photos: www.flickr.com/groups/old_arlington/ Arlington County Library: Virginia Room

And a special thanks to Ms. Mangis for letting me use her amazing powerpoint of Ballston history.

Clarendon Then and Now Pictures

1020 N Highland St Then (1980s)

1020 N Highland St Now

1041 N Highland St Then (1980s)

1041 N Highland St

1046 N Edgewood St Then (c1922)

1046 N Edgewood St Now

Then and Now's

The Cherrydale Library from 1952 to today

The Crystal Plaza Apartments off Jefferson Davis Highway from 1967 to today

The Arlington Courthouse from the 1930's to today

Then and Now

Chain Bridge today.

Chain Bridge during the Civil War.

Washington-Lee in the 1950s.

Washington-Lee in 1924.

Cherrydale Library today.

Columbia Heights, DC Photographs: Then and Now

This photograph, from 1948, shows the Tivoli theater and the street car on 14th street. This theater was important because it was one of the only theaters in a largely African-American neighborhood in or around DC. Today, as the Latino population of the neighborhood grows, many performances are given in Spanish, and modern metro buses run past the same spot:

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This is the corner of 14th and Park in 1949. After the riots, the area was for a time an empty lot prior to the recent construction of a shopping center:


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This is a photograph of a mansion at 3101 14th St. in Columbia Heights in 1904. This later became the financial area of Columbia Heights following the introduction of the streetcar. As best I could determine, the site is very close to the current metro and is the location of many new stores and is very close to the metro:

Sources

"Columbia Heights Brochure." DC Preservation League. Available from

http://www.capitolhillstudio.com/portfolio/print/CH%20Brochure.pdf. Internet; accessed 3 June

2011.

Miller, Alexandra. "Streetcar to the Arts: Transit-Oriented District in Columbia Heights, DC." GeoWeb: Virtual

Worlds as Public Infrastructure. Available from

http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/pbcote/courses/archive/2010/gsd6447/amille/index.htm. Internet; accessed 3

June 2011.

"Resolution 68-19." Laserfiche Weblink. Available from

http://docs.ci.columbia-heights.mn.us/WebLink8/0/doc/126230/Page1.aspx. Internet; accessed 31 May

2011.

Rodrigues, John. "District of Columbia Policy Decisions and the Redevelopment of the Columbia Heights

Neighborhood." Ohio LINK ETD Center. 16 May 2005.