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Little Saigon Booklet Now Available

Little Saigon Booklet Now Available

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After two well-attended public unveiling events this fall, a new booklet about Arlington’s former Little Saigon is now available to the public. Called Echoes of Little Saigon, the full-color booklet was authored by Kim O’Connell with support from Arlington County’s Department of Cultural Affairs, Historic Preservation Program, and Center for Local History and a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. After the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, the commercial center…

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LOST: May 2014 Snapshots

LOST: May 2014 Snapshots

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In May 2014 a total of 22 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County, 21 of which were for single-family homes and one for a commercial demolition. Of the 21 new demolition permits, two were re-issues. Of the remaining 19 permits, all were in North Arlington. Three of the homes are in the Cherrydale National Register Historic District (4011 17th Street North, 4300 18th Street North, and 1805 North Monroe Street). At least 50% (and possibly 75%) of the…

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LOST: April 2014 Snapshots

LOST: April 2014 Snapshots

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In April 2014 a total of 22 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County, 20 of which were for single-family homes and two were for a commercial demolitions. Of the twenty new permits, all but one are located in North Arlington. Five of the homes are in National Register Historic Districts: 19 North Highland Street (Lyon Park), 3501 17th Street North (Cherrydale), 1810 North Cleveland Street (Lyon Village), 5808 22nd Street North (Highland Park/Overlee Knoll) and 2009 North Madison…

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LOST: March 2014 Snapshots

LOST: March 2014 Snapshots

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In March 2014 a total of 13 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County, 11 of which were for single-family homes and two were for a commercial demolitions. Two of the residential permits are resubmissions of projects that had not yet started and one is for demolition of an unfinished project. Therefore, only eight of the residential demolition permit applications were new. Of the eight new permits, all but one are located in North Arlington. Two of the homes…

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