The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-19
LARGE EXPANSION
FOR WASHINGTON
and VIRGINIA seen
Says Year of 1850 Will
Bring Over One Million
People Here.

Like London. the City OF wash
ington is going to occupy In Its
growth an area much greater than
the Fedora. area known as the Dis
trict Of Columbia. The States Of
Virginia and Maryland win In the
long run be the most populous resi-
Dental sections Of the Capital OF the
United States which. in the course
Of year or so. win have passed
the half million mark in population.
and before 1850 will undoubtedly be
the home Of over a million people.
half OF whom will in all probability
live beyond the limits OF the District
itself. scattered over the beautiful
hills Of nearby Virginia and Mary
The trend OF population in our
great American cities seems ever
to the westward. and this tendency
10 manifesting itself In the great de-
velopment now going on across the
Potomac Just beyond the Key Bridge
In Arlington County. In elevation
above the river. graceful undulations
Of surface. splendid drainage. excel
lent supply Of pure water. abundance
OF shade trees, good roads, electric
railway service. bus lines, schools,
electric lights, gas, and all the COM
forts that make homes worth while,
no strip of territory surpasses Airing
ton County In its attractiveness for
the home-builder and the home-lover.
The fascination OF living in the open
where houses are not crowded to-
gether Is pulling large numbers Of
people from the congested sections
OF Washington to these garden spots
across the Potomac. where to the
ordinary comforts Of home are added
the garden and the ample lawn, the
shade trees and the attractive porch
life OF the summer evenings.
Beyond the Key Bridge the grad
ual slope of land toward the Airing
ton County courthouse make an
ideal location for cottage homes
and for homes of greater cost and
more pretentious construction. The
view from this slope over the Cap
ital and the Potomac Valley is
superb. 1t will not be long before
all the available building space is
taken up with attractive homes OF
a satisfied and contented population.
The old characteristics of Rosslyn
Will have disappeared and new
Rosslyn will rapidly evolve into a
commercial center which will pro-
vide for the nearby residential sec
ton. through its stores. repair
shops. supply stations. banks and
other facilities. There is no COM
munity in the Immediate vicinity
of Washington undergoing a more
rapid evolution than this village at
the Virginia end of the new Key
| Bridge. 1t is bound to become a
Inn art fa1
with increasing values of property
Old Dominion Railway, as we'll as
the Pennsylvania Railroad. hav.
freight terminals at this point
Passenger service to Washington Is
at hand through the facilities o.
the Washington and Old Dominion
Railway. bus lines. the Capital
Traction Company and the Wash
ington Railway. and Electric Com
pany just across the bridge at
Georgetown. Then, again, there Is
Georgetown and NJ street. west of
Rock Creek-perhaps the busiest
street in all Washington-busy
from early morning until late al
night. a most important avenue OF
commerce which has for its market
the northern counties OF Virginia
east Of the Bluemont ridge.
A few years ago the Washington
Golf Club occupied the plateau just
beyond the village of Rosslyn. This
land was bought by Mr.. Colin H.
Livingstone over sixteen years ago
and was subsequently dedicated with
streets and evenues as a subdivision
known as Colonial Heights" Now
that the new Key Bridge is approach
ing completion. Mr.. Livingstone and
his son Kenneth NJ. Livingstone are
developing this area OF over a million
square feet into an attractive
suburban home community and have
just completed seven attractive homes
OF the bungalow type. These homes
are just being offered for sale.