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Alexandria City Marina and Gazebo is adjacent to Founders Park.
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Christ Church at sundown. Located at Washington St and Cameron St. It’s been the church of many influential people in the past and several presidents have attended services.
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I love the roof on this townhome on S Fairfax St.
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George Washington’s Town House was where he stayed when in Alexandria for business. This is a reproduction built in the 1960s based on the original and on the same lot. Mick Fleetwood rented it in the 90s while he ran his blues club called “Fleetwood’s”.
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These two townhomes on N Fairfax have a rat’s nest of cables in front of it.
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Brick work in need of repair at this business.
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This stretch of homes on S Pitt St is color coordinated well.
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I found the entrance to Diagon Alley on King St.
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Vaso’s Kitchen on Bashford Ln is a Greek and Mediterranean food restaurant. They kept the original, historic, and iconic Dixie Pig BBQ sign of the former owners; which opened in 1924.
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View towards King St from my attic office. I couldn’t get a picture without the screen showing up. /shrug
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This brick wall clearly needs to be shored up.
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The ice well at Gadsby’s Tavern is located at the corner of Royal and Cameron. It offers a glimpse into how ice was kept cold in the 18th century.
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I was recently reminded that this little house on Wilkes, wedged in the middle, was in an episode of the local PBS affiliate (WETA) show called “If You Lived Here.” Look it up if you want to see inside!
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A row of white townhomes on S Lee St.
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Today is the Library of Congress National Book Festival in DC. A free event featuring exhibits, activities, a book store, and author events and book signings at the Washington Convention Center. This year’s authors included Rebecca Yarros, Sandra Cisneros, James SA Corey and more.
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I love the color of this house on the corner of Jefferson and S Fairfax streets. The Internet says it was built in 1900.
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Sunrise over the Potomac from Windmill Hill park. You can see the MGM casino in Maryland.
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The Jones Point Light is one of the last riverine lighthouses in the US and the last one in the Chesapeake Bay area. It was operational from 1856-1926 and could be seen up to nine miles away. Near the river, the first boundary cornerstone for the original District of Columbia can be seen.
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This building (in the middle with the cool second floor windows) on Cameron St was once the Pythian Temple. The Order of the Knights of Pythias was a fraternal organization founded in 1864 and disbanded when interest waned after WWII. It’s now a personal trainer.
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Hotel Heron recently opened at the corner of Prince St and S Washington. They have a rooftop bar with great views of Alexandria, Washington DC, and the Potomac. The building was originally the George Mason Hotel built in 1926.
