Saturday, November 25, 2006

 
Welcome to MuseVision

This issue is devoted to photos from Arlington, Virginia, Falls Church, Virginia, and Georgetown, D.C. It's a nostalgia binge from beginning to end. We worked on these old photos to clean and clarify them and made a little Video we hope you will enjoy. Some of the photos are posted after the video. Be sure to click on them in order to view an enlargement. They will seem even larger if you download them for viewing. Please let us know if you find any serious errors. Thanks. Enjoy!

 

 
Scenes from Georgetown, D.C., 60's.


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The Coronet Shop, Arlington, Virginia Square, 60's
The Cellar Door, Georgetown, late 60's
The Cellar Door, Georgetown, from "M" Street
Posted by PicasaA Georgetown Street. 60's

 
J.W. Ayres, Westover, 60's
Mario's Pizza, Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Mid 60's. Check out the prices on the menu. Another place whose scent cannot be forgotten.
Burklee's Bakery, Westover, Arlington. They had the best Chocolate Cake in the State of Virginia
Posted by PicasaPeoples Drug Store, Arlington, Virginia Square. Late 60's

 
Hot Shoppes, Lee Highway and Quincy, Forties
Hot Shoppes, Rosslyn, Forties. Note Georgetown U. Observatory across the river.
J.W. Ayres, Westover, 60's
J.W. Ayres, Westover, 60'sPosted by Picasa

 
Falls Church Florist
Frozen Dairy Bar, Falls Church. One of the original havens of cool on a hot summer night.
Giant Music, Falls Church. Mid 60's
Tops Drive-In, Lee Highway, Arlington, Mid 60'sPosted by Picasa

 
State Theatre, Falls Church, fallen on hard times, late 60's, early 70's
State Theatre, Falls Church, renovated and gentrified, 80's
Gifford's Ice Cream Shoppe, Lee Highway, Arlington, late 50's. The Mecca of Ice Cream in Arlington. The couple in the photo are pointing to one of their wonderful ice cream cake rolls. Yum. The scent of the place was unforgetable in every way.
The "Great Gate" of Seven Corners, now gone with the wind. Late 50'sPosted by Picasa

 
Burger Chef, Annandale?
Burger Villa, Falls Church?
Arlington Hospital, Early 50's
Building at northeast corner of Washington and Broad Streets, Falls Church - demolished in the early 60's.Posted by Picasa

 
Arlington Mill, date unknown
Football Program, W&L High School, mid 50's. Check out number 61, a fellow named Warren "Beaty". I wonder which Beatty he could be? Buckingham Shopping Center and Theatre, Late Forties.
Tops Drive-In, 60's. I think this one was on the south side of Arlington.Posted by Picasa

 
Arlington Trust Company, Clarendon
Clarendon from the Air, 1950's
Chain Bridge Road and Old Dominion, '50's
Bailey's Cross Roads, Early '50'sPosted by Picasa

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