Local History - Arlington Magazine

Once it was a private retreat for the rich and famous. Then it went wild.

Architect Wallace Neff's experimental postwar "bubble houses" weren't built to last.

The 14th Street Bridge was a popular spot for plane-watching in the 1920s (even if it wasn't always safe).

Rosslyn's hills were alive with the sound of Civil War music 150 years ago.

How the manhunt for Timothy Wilson Spencer led to the first U.S. conviction using DNA evidence.

The Arlington estate has played host to business moguls and Hollywood stars.

Is there a logic to Arlington's street-naming system? More or less.

Motor lodges epitomized luxury travel before Arlington’s skyline went vertical.

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How did senators resolve their differences before the filibuster? With live ammo.

They form the lexicon of our streets, schools and other local landmarks. Here’s where these well-known monikers originated.

Those charming older homes that give our neighborhoods so much character? Many of them came from mail-order catalogs.

Before it became a final resting place (Arlington National Cemetery), this spot was a place of new beginnings for emancipated slaves.