Evening star., 1951-11-14
Hoyt Report Urges
Regional Arlington
Shopping Center

Arlington must firmly establish
a regional shopping center before
a rival center is set up in booming
Fairfax County. the Homer Hoyt
report recommends. 1
The Hoyt survey. made for the
Arlington County Board, predicts
that Fairfax County's 1850 popu-
lation of l06,022. including Falls
Church, will reach 200, 900 by 1860
and 100000 by 1880. The board
released its summary of the re-
potr yesterday.
Meanwhile, total population of
the Metropolitan Area, according
to Hoyt estimates, will rise from
1,462,951 in 1850 to 1,740, 1000 in
1860; 100000 in 1870, and 2,040.-
900 in 1880.
Fairfax Seen Taking Lead.
Fairfax is expected to outstrip
In growth all c,her areas, although
Montgomery County. Md. is esti-
mated to increase from 1853, TAG in
1850 to 225 900 in 1860 and 300,-
900 in 1880, passing its neighbor,
Prince Georges County, which had
l93,696 and is expected to have
225,000 in 1860 and 275,000 in
1880.
Population of the District. the
survey predicts, will rise from
S02,178 in 1850 to 825, 900 in 1860
and $4,000 DIN 1880. In Alex i,
andria, the population will in
crease from 61.7S7 to 5000 inI
1860 and $4,000 in 1880, exclusive
OF any annexation gains.
"As Arlington County becomes |,
filled with houses and apartments.
the zone of rapid growth will pass
on to Fairfax or Montgomery
counties" the report says.
Prediction for Arlington.
The Hoyt prediction for Airing
ton is from 135,449 in 1850 to-
100000 in 1860 and 100000 in
1880.
In 1910. Arlington's population |.
was officially listed by the Census
Bureau as $1,000 and Fairfax.
40,929. In 1900, Arlington had
6,430 and Fairfax. 1850. |,
The survey notes how increas-
ingly important are Fairfax Coun- :
ty purchases in Arlington County /;
as its undeveloped areas become
settled" +;
A full line of merchandise. avail I
able at developed regional shop {
ping center in the Hecht-Kann
area Of Arlington, the Hoyt survey |
says, will draw customers not {
only from Arlington and Fairfax {
County but also from Alexandria {
and Fauquier. Loudoun, Prince. p.
William, Culpeper. Frederick, Rap
pahannock, Clarke and Warren 1
Counties. I
Other Information in Report.
Other information in the report "
includes: v
Cross-county transportation is
most pressing need.
There is surplus of l68 acres
now 1oned commercial that can 4
not be used for business before .
1880.
A regional shopping center in
the Hecht-Kann area could sup v
port stores of other large Wash C
ington firms and also branches of f
some New York speciality apparel ;
stores, such Saks Fifth Avenue
and Bonwit Teller.
If Lansburgh's and Woodward !,
Lothrop will build in the Hecht- =
Kann neighborhood. Clarendon !,
Ballston will become the worlds =
largest shopping center supported :
chiefly by auto traffic. =
The average family income in ,
Arlington in 1851 was $6 600. Only :
l0.7 per cent of the families in y
the county earned less than $4,000, D.
and only 9 per cent earned more
than $4,000. I
In July, 1851, the average daily S
two-Way traffic on the four Po- a
tomac River bridges was 211, ,768 c
vehicles, which was greater than IN
the combined traffic over the Z
Hudson River bridges, ferries and
tunnels between New York and U
New Jersey, and was the highest lI
IN the world. The Fourteenth 9,
Street twin bridges carried 102,- n
BIS as daily average throughout n
August, 1851, which is the highest .
volume over any bridge or tunnel =
In the world, Y