Arlington - Virginia - 4K Downtown Drive
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Published 2021-01-16
Filmed: January 2021
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From Wikipedia:
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referred to simply as Arlington or Arlington, Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county is coterminous with the U.S. Census Bureau's census-designated place of Arlington. Arlington is considered to be the second-largest "principal city" of the Washington metropolitan area.
In 2019, the county's population was estimated at 236,842, making Arlington the sixth-largest county in Virginia by population; if it were incorporated as a city, Arlington would be the fourth most-populous city in the state. With a land area of 26 square miles (67 km2), Arlington is the geographically smallest self-governing county in the U.S., and by reason of state law regarding population density, it has no incorporated towns within its borders. It is the 5th highest-income county in the U.S. by median family income, and is the 11th most densely populated county in the United States.
Arlington is home to the Pentagon, Reagan National Airport, and Arlington National Cemetery. In academia, the county contains Marymount University, George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School, the administrative offices buildings and graduate programs for the Schar School of Policy and Government and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, as well as satellite campuses of the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. It will soon house Amazon HQ2, the co-headquarters of Amazon.
The area that now contains almost all of Arlington County was ceded to the new United States federal government by Virginia, along with most of what is now the city of Alexandria. With the passage of the Residence Act in 1790, Congress approved a new permanent capital to be located on the Potomac River, the exact area to be selected by U.S. President George Washington. The Residence Act originally only allowed the President to select a location within Maryland as far east as what is now the Anacostia River. However, President Washington shifted the federal territory's borders to the southeast in order to include the existing town of Alexandria at the District's southern tip.
Map of the District of Columbia in 1835, prior to the retrocession of Alexandria County
In 1791, Congress, at Washington's request, amended the Residence Act to approve the new site, including the territory ceded by Virginia.[6] However, this amendment to the Residence Act specifically prohibited the "erection of the public buildings otherwise than on the Maryland side of the River Potomac.
On September 11, 2001, five al-Qaeda hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon, killing 115 Pentagon employees and 10 contractors in the building, as well as all 53 passengers, six crew members, and five hijackers on board the aircraft.
Arlington, regarded as a model of smart growth, has experienced explosive growth in the early 21st century.
The Turnberry Tower, located in the Rosslyn neighborhood, was completed in 2009. At the time of completion, the Turnberry Tower was the tallest residential building in the Washington metropolitan area.
In 2017, Nestle USA chose 1812 N Moore in Rosslyn as their US headquarters.
In 2018, Amazon.com, Inc. announced that it would build its co-headquarters in the Crystal City neighborhood, anchoring a broader area of Arlington and the City of Alexandria that was simultaneously rebranded as National Landing.
All Comments (21)
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Amazing how DC metro covers other cities and counties like it's their own.
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I remember Columbia Pike, Walter Reed Drive, the Arlington theatre, and Glebe Road from 1975-ish. Arlington is a big town.
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I just wanted to thank you for this video. It was a real treat for me. No one ever drives down the street I grew up on, which was Utah St. I lived there in the 60's and 70's. Of course it's different now. But I really enjoyed taking this virtual ride. Thank you so much 💗
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This is a beautiful driving tour of Arlignton, my home!!!
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I've liked it a lot since i first saw it , but now i've seen it and you're fine and i like it even more . Thanks for filming
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Thank you! People sure drive crazy there!
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A giant city many people don't even know exists. That includes a lot of people who live in the Washington area but don't have any need to go to Northern Virginia.
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Que bonito video . Ami me trae muchos recuerdo esos lugares. Yo estuve unos años en Arlington V.A.
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I really like . It is a very beautiful and modern city
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I worked here - both south side (Crystal City and Pentagon City) and north side (Arlington proper) - VA 120 (Glebe Road) connects the two, along with VA 110 (the section of Jefferson Davis Highway that is NOT US 1 - which instead exits Virginia via the 14th Street Bridge).
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looks a lot more beautiful & modern than arlington tx, that’s for sure
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Thank you Sir
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Arlington and all the DC suburbs are a twisted mess of road. The interchanges in Arlington across from DC are a nightmare.
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Dang Mike U Recorded This Video On My Birthday January 16TH,2021
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This looks like an exact replica of Raleigh. Wow.
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As a man in arlington myself i believe arlington is very small. Like literally the moment the video started i recognized the area
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Hey Mike I love all of your videos! Just wondering why do you drive so much? Do you have a job that requires it or is just for the love of the open road?
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👍👍👍👍👍
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I didn't realize how "modern" Arlington is. It's pretty big too...
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Nice City.
