Washington-Virginia Railway: The Cleanest and Quickest Way

Description:

The Washington-Virginia line was formed by a merger of the Washington, Alexandria, and Mt Vernon and the Washington Alexandria and Mt Vernon railroads.

This advertisement for the Washington-Virginia Railway highlights the lines' many connections to the neighborhoods of Arlington and downtown Washington, D.C. The advertisement boasts how the new line is "within a few minutes walk to all Theatres, Government Buildings, Department Stores," and more. This list of attractions highlights the social, cultural, and employment amenities available to Arlington residents with the expansion and opening of the trolley lines during the early twentieth century. With this increased connection to D.C. and the desire to live within suburban, single family homes the "Fort Myer, Clarendon, Ballston, and Falls Church" communities and more all continued to grow.

Collection:

Neighborhoods


Date:

1900 - 1920

Creator:

None recorded.

Source:

Vertical File, "Transportation: Trolleys, Railroads, Streetcars." Center for Local History, Central Library, Arlington, Virginia.

Subject

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Contributor

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Rights

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Citation

“Washington-Virginia Railway: The Cleanest and Quickest Way,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed March 29, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/22.
Washington-Virginia Railway ad 1900s-20s.JPG