Tubing down US 29/50 in Fairfax
How much rain has there been this week? If my memory serves, that is US 29/50 Fairfax Boulevard (nee Lee Highway) just east of University Drive. View Larger Map Now, I don’t think that quite reaches...
View ArticleBicycling: That time I crashed the National Triathlon (briefly)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sunday mornings typically include a bicycle ride, often around the Mount Vernon Trail near the Potomac River. Yesterday’s ride was no exception. Driving up from Alexandria, I learned...
View ArticleFairfax’s 29 Tastee Diner is closed, but for how long?
29 Diner in Fairfax Has Closed; It Opened in 1947 – Burke Patch UPDATED 7:42 PM @doubleuefwhy We're told it's reopening under new ownership. — Tom Jackman (@stateofnova) June 4, 2014 Via my brother, I...
View ArticleFairfax’s 29 Diner saved
After I initially became aware of the closure of the 29 Diner (nee 29 Tastee Diner, my photo above is circa 1995), I CC’ed a couple of loval Post columnists about the demise. Both indicated that 29...
View ArticleVDOT releases 1949 footage of US 29 in Arlington
The Virginia Department of Transportation found footage of US 29 (Lee Highway) from Key Bridge to Cherrydale filmed in 1949. VDOT recreated the same drive and combined that and the 1949 footage into...
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