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Before emerging as a vibrant suburb of the nation's capital in the early 20th century, Arlington was the agricultural center of Alexandria County. Global notice came after the creation and expansion of Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon and Fort Myer, site of the first airplane casualty on September 17, 1908. Add in some modern marquee employers--PBS, WETA, Nestle, the Foreign Service Institute and Amazon--and it's a recipe for accelerating change. Unsurprisingly, residents are increasingly at odds over rising housing costs and demolitions of long-valued homes and businesses. And a key ...
Before emerging as a vibrant suburb of the nation's capital in the early 20th century, Arlington was the agricultural center of Alexandria County. Global notice came after the creation and expansion of Arlington National Cemetery, the Pentagon and Fort Myer, site of the first airplane casualty on September 17, 1908. Add in some modern marquee employers--PBS, WETA, Nestle, the Foreign Service Institute and Amazon--and it's a recipe for accelerating change. Unsurprisingly, residents are increasingly at odds over rising housing costs and demolitions of long-valued homes and businesses. And a key to preserving Arlington's character is a deeper knowledge of history. Local journalist and author Charlie Clark provides a compendium of gone-but-not-forgotten institutions, businesses, homes and amusements.